Sbftbubeh 3, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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Bed of Kate Motilton Soses at Elitch's Gardent, Denver, Colo. 



good hard clay, about three inches; then 

 aboat tiro inches of rough cinders for 

 drainage, and then four inches of good 

 rose BoiL We have a concrete wall twelve 

 inches high, which leaves about three 

 inches of space to fill in with soil later. 

 Should we cut back the young stock to 

 make them break from the bottom? If 

 so, how soon could we expect to cut Beau- 

 ties? What treatment shqirfld they have 

 from now on until spring? Should we 

 put aid© Tentilation in the house? When 

 should we dry them oflf to carry them 

 over for another year? Any information 

 will b« greatly appreciated. U. G. 



Beauties handled as these have been 

 should under favorable conditions give a 

 good cut for the holidays or sooner. In 

 order to have nice, bushy plants, the top» 

 should be cut back to a good ripe eye. 

 This rose, being a rank feeder, requires 

 mulching earlier than most other roses, 

 and toward spring, when the days begin 

 to lengthen, it can stand a lot of liquid 

 feeding. 



There is really no necessity for side 

 ventilation, if the top ventilation is 

 ample. 



Carrying Beauties over a second sea- 

 son is not a profitable experiment, except 

 under the care of an expert, and even 

 then it is risky. 



In the meantime cultivate once a week ; 

 keep all weeds in subjection, give plenty 

 of water and air and keep the house 

 clear of insects and fungous pests. 



RiBES. 



MOULTON ROSE AS A REDDER. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 a bed of the rose. Miss Kate Moulton, 

 originated by John Monson, of the Min- 

 neapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, photo- 

 graphed at Elitch's Gardens, Denver, by 

 J. H, Langer for the Denver Post. 



This presents a circular bed of twenty- 

 five Moulton roses, which has been a 

 mass of bloom during the whole summer. 

 It is the most attractive bed among a 



number of fine collections of blooming 

 plants, and enthusiasts in floriculture are 

 delighted with this addition to outdoor 

 blooming roses. 



It is found that the Colorado climate 

 is peculiarly adapted to this rose, and 

 the growth of stem and perfection of 

 flower are seen better here than at its 

 birthplace in' Minnesota. M. E. M. 



THRIPS IN ROSEBUDS. 



We inclose a few samples of rosebuds 

 that are blasted, and should be pleased 

 to learn the cause of their acting in this 

 way. We are cutting them from stock 

 carried over from last year 'and have the 

 glass shaded with a light coat of white- 

 wash. The plants are in a healthy con- 

 dition and are producing good'stock, but 

 about five per cent are like these samples. 

 J.^ H. C. 



These buds are badly infested with 

 thrips, one of the worst pests that can 

 get into a rose house and very diflicult to 

 eradicate. It is usually introduced into 

 the house with • manure that has been_ 

 neglected by being overrun with weeds. 



Keep the walks, the space beneath the 

 benches and the soil on the benches clear 

 of weeds, as these- are the breeding 

 places. Fumigate lightly and ptersistently 

 with tobacco, to which has been added 

 some red pepper. 



It is a mistake to have shading on the 

 glass. This is bound to make both buds 

 and foliage soft and an easy prey to any 

 trouble. Sunshine and light are the life 

 of the rose. Eibes. 



DISBUDDING ROSES. 



Will you please tell me something 

 about disbudding roses? When two or 

 three leaves are cut from the top of a 

 long ground shoot, how many of the 

 shoots that follow are to be left, and 

 which ones? When a lot of blind wood 

 comes, is that to be left on ? E. E. G. 



The method of disbudding, as prac- 



ticed by experts where teas or hybrid 

 teas are concerned, is to cut off about 

 half of the flower stem. This is done 

 with the object of leaving only the best 

 and most mature eyes to form the future 

 flower stem. 



With young plants it is not good pol- 

 icy to denude the plant of too much 

 foliage at one time, as this has a tend- 

 ency to weaken the plant and cause a 

 crop of blind wood. " 



The shoots which follow this cutting 

 back most invariably are flower stems, 

 and, if the stock is vigorous and well 

 attended to by way of feeding, watering 

 and ventilating, will produce a good crop 

 before Thanksgiving. Ribes. 



AFTERTHOUGHTS. 



Seated alone, on a swiftly moving, 

 west-bound train, with every revolution 

 of the wheels bearing me nearer home 

 and its multitudinous duties, I was in 

 a mood to think back over the few days 

 just past and remember some of the 

 delights of them. 



Mighty Niagara! Who can tell of 

 thy varying moods, under sunny skies 

 or gray, enveloped in mist or spanned 

 by jL-iainbow, whose end could never 

 J^reacnfed, so hazardous were the at- 

 tempt? It seems to me I saw Niagara 

 from eve/y point of vantage, caught 

 langing aspect, listened to the 

 the Infinite as it rolled on its 

 irons way, seething and gobbing, 

 ig and tossing, until after a 

 'mighty crescendo it died away to a faint 

 diminuendo on its way down the gorge. 

 But not for long, for again the Master 

 Organist changes the stops and we see. 

 it seething, foaming, tumbling, hasten- 

 ing on, its mighty diapason now changed 

 to a vox humana, and we almost hear it 

 say, "Come on with us; we're only 

 playing. The rocks will do you no 

 harm. ' ' 



Resisting the call Of the siren, we fol- 

 low the tumultuous stream until it speeds 



