Ar«rsT 27, 1008. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



the stock from the budded variety is 

 not by any means difficult, if pains be 

 taken to study the difference. On re- 

 quest, any gardener will cheerfully point 

 out to the amateur the points of dis- 

 tinction and, when once they are recog- 

 nized and understood, no difficulty will 

 be experienced. But there are many 

 who will insist on having own-root plants 

 and I believe their wishes should be re- 

 spected. 



Diseases and losect Foes. 



I will not take your time mentioning 

 remedies for the control of diseases or 

 the destruction of pests, but I will say 

 that if the plants are maintained in a 

 healthy condition by stirring the soil, 

 watering frequently, removing faded 

 blooms and diseased foliage, they will 

 not be troubled seriously. Weakly plants 

 are the victims of insects and diseases, 

 and it is the duty of every rose grower 

 to furnish ample nourishment and co- 

 pious waterings to maintain health. It 

 is a mistake to conclude that rose culture 

 is unsatisfactory, if not impossible, be- 

 cause of insect pests and diseases. 



Pruning. 



If there is one reason more important 

 than another for the failure of roses, Ave 

 would attribute it to faulty pruning or 

 perhaps to an entire lack of pruning 

 at planting time. Thousands of roses 

 are planted annually without being 

 pruned at all, either at the tops or the 

 roots, and consequently fail and the 

 seller has to take the blame. At plant- 

 ing time it is absolutely necessary that 

 this operation should receive attention 

 or loss will ensue. Dormant plants 

 should always be cut back to two or 

 three eyes when set out, and in this way 

 growth insured. Each year thereafter, 

 in the spring, they should be cut back to 

 two or three eyes. Some varieties need 

 hard pruning, others moderate . pruning. 



CXtt-of-door Roses. 



For growing out of doors, beginning 

 with the hardiest, those adapted to the 

 severest climates and requiring the least 

 care and attention, I would name the 

 Japan roses, rugosa and their hybrids. 

 Extra hardiness is the distinguishing and 

 most valuable characteristic of this fam- 

 ily, although their showy and handsome 

 foUage and fruit are almost as important 

 qualifications. The single red and sin- 

 gle white varieties are quite well known 

 and have been extensively used for shrub- 

 beries and hedges, as well as single speci- 

 men plants. 



Atropurpurea is a very beautiful sin- 

 gle, bearing maroon crimson flowers. Mrs. 

 Anthony Waterer, having semi-double, 

 deep crimson, fragrant blooms in clus- 

 ters, has special value. Agnes Emily 

 Carman, with semi-double crimson flow- 

 ers, is one that has been planted quite 

 largely, being much esteemed in some 

 places. Mme. Georges Bruant, bearing 

 large, double white flowers in clusters, is 

 a beautiful rose, as is Blanc Double de 

 Coubert, a large and showy double white 

 form of mgosa alba. This will be prized 

 by all on account of its large, well 

 formed blooms. Conrad F. Meyer, of 

 recent introduction, is a rose with a great 

 future. The flower is very large, well 

 formed, of a silvery rose color and highly 

 perfnmed. Continuous flowering may be 

 added^ to the list of its good qualities. 

 Of still later introduction is Nova Zem- 

 bla, equally free flowering and with well 

 formed blooms, of a pearly white color. 

 Parfavi de I'Hay produces carmine red 

 flowers and is delightfully fragrant. 



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William C. Barry. 



The rugosa roses are really shrubs 

 possessing great vigor, and their foliage 

 and fruit are so handsome that they are 

 beautiful at all times. No roses that 

 I am acquainted with are so generally 

 useful, possessing, as they do, so many 

 valuable qualities. They should be very 

 popular and may justly be styled "The 

 Rose for the Million." 



Hardy Climbiiis Roses. 



Climbing roses rank next in value for 

 general use, as they can be employed ad- 

 vantageously in so many different ways 

 to cover buildings, pergolas, arbors and 

 summer-houses, as well as to hide un- 

 sightly objects and to make them attrac- 

 tive. In all grounds of large and small 

 extent there are opportunities for their 

 employment and, when used, they quickly 

 transform an objectionable or unattrac- 

 tive view into an interesting and delight- 

 ful picture. It is simply a case of ac- 

 complishing much with a little effort and 

 at small expense. If climbing roses 

 were planted as frequently as they should 

 be, many old and unsightly buildings 

 would be changed into things of strik- 

 ing beauty. The truth of this state- 

 ment will be verified when, touring 

 through the country, we see on every side 

 opportunities for the improvements 1 

 suggest. 



Crimson Eambler, introduced some 

 years ago from Japan, became popular at 

 once and has been widely disseminated. 

 Dorothy Perkins, Lady Gay and Far- 

 quhar, pink varieties, are recent intro- 

 ductions of the highest merit; all three 

 are distinct and should be included in a 

 collection. Bubin yields ruby red flow- 

 ers in great profusion. 



Hiawatha and Other New Favorites. 



Hiawatha, a new sort, bearing large, 

 single, scarlet flowers with golden cen- 

 ters, is one of the most remarkable va- 

 rieties yet introduced, and it will un- 

 doubtedly become the greatest favorite of 

 them all. The flowers are produced in 

 great clusters, are wonderfully durable, 

 and appear in midsummer. To call it a 

 grand new rose of the greatest value is 

 not praising it too highly. Leuchtstern, 

 a German introduction, producing large, 

 single, cineraria-like flowers in bunches, 

 bright rose with large, white eye, is novel 

 and interesting. Tausendschon, or A 

 Thousand Beauties, is one of the latest 

 additions to this family. It bears abun- 

 dantly very large flowers for its class, 

 of a pale pink color, and it bids fair, 

 on account of its size, to become greatly 

 esteemed. Helene, Queen Alexandra, 

 Waltham Bambler and Wedding Bells 

 are also desirable kinds. Each one has 

 merits of its own and I might add sev- 

 eral others, but the list would be too ex- 

 tended. 



What picture could be more beautiful 

 to look upon than an arbor or pergola 

 covered with these rose^, the branches 

 hanging over in festoons and bearing 

 thousands of blooms? I do not think 

 we appreciate how valuable climbers are 

 for the embellishment of buildings and 

 garden structures, and how beautitm and 

 attractive we can make our homes with 

 them. The latest novelty is one called 

 Trier, a pale pink rose, small, almost 

 single, and borne in large elnsters. It is 

 said to be the first of a new race of 

 roses, valuable on account of its being 

 constantly in bloom. 



Hybrid Perpetual Roses. 



The so-called hybrid perpetual ro§es 



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