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Decembbb 17, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



MY MARYLAND. 



It is seldom that a new rose makes so 

 pronounced a hit in its first season as 

 has been made by John Cook's introduc- 

 tion of last season. Every grower who 

 bought My Maryland this year is enthu- 

 siastic in its praise, and those who only 

 have seen it growing have pretty nearly 

 one and all made up their minds to plant 

 it next season. There are those who as- 

 sert that My Maryland will displace 

 Bridesmaid and even Killarney, and have 

 the field in pink roses almost to itself. 

 While these predictions can hardly be 

 called conservative, still there is no 

 doubt My Maryland is a right good 

 thing. TJie accompanying illustration is 

 probably the first ever published, showing 

 a houst of it. The photograph was taken 

 last week at the establishment of Heller 

 Bros., the South Park Floral Co., New 

 Castle, Ind., where the variety is doing 

 as well as elsewhere. It is not easy to 

 get a picture of any considerable quan- 

 tity of My Maryland in bloom — because 

 those who have the plants are cutting 

 them down for propagating purposes. 

 Next year everyone will have it. 



KAISERIN WITH OTHER ROSES. 



Having a crop of Kaiserin on the 

 plants at the present time, what tempera- 

 ture should they be carried at to finish, 

 the temperature having been carried at 

 65 degrees up to the present time! We 

 also have Richmond, Kate Moulton and 

 Killarney in the same house. Will 56 

 degrees be too low? G. W. F. 



Kaiserin requires at least 65 degrees 

 to make it profitable, and as this tem- 

 perature would be unsuitable for the 

 other stock, you will have to make a 

 sacrifice. If your house contains more 

 Kaiserin than other varieties it may 

 pay to run it for the Kaiserin, but it 

 is not a very satisfactory rose for win- 

 ter work, wMle the others are. A night 

 temperature of 56 to 58 degrees is just 

 right for your other varieties. Ribes. 



CHIN CHIN CHINA. 



Chin Chin China is the name given 

 by Hobbies, Ltd., Dereham, England, 

 to a pure yellow China rose, a sport from 

 Mme. Eugene Resal. It is perpetual 

 flowering and extremely useful for dec- 

 orative and bedding purposes. The flow- 

 ers are clear sulphur yellow and retain 

 their color to the finish. Rose culture 

 is a leading feature of the firm, having 

 been considerably developed during re- 

 cent years. Beb. 



REMEDY FOR WHITE FLY. 



I have many white flies in my green- 

 house and have tried many remedies, but 

 have failed. Please let me know what to 

 use to kill them and how to use it. 



G. S. 



The most effective, in fact, the only 

 real remedy for this pest, that I know 

 of, is fumigation with hydrocyanic acid 

 gas. The methods of fumigation have 

 often been given in the Review. Consult 

 the issue of October 8, 1908, page 14, 

 where explicit directions will be found. 

 You will also find some reference to the 

 pest and the best way of combating it 

 in almost every issue of the Review. To 

 ascertain the cubic area of your house, 

 multiply the length (in feet) by the 

 breadth and this again by the average 



into bloom earlier than others. We sup- 

 pose your plants are hybrids of R, Cataw- 

 biense, such as are usually grown for out- 

 door planting and to a lesser degree for 

 indoor culture. Such plants should be 

 potted firmly as soon as received, well 

 soaked with water and placed in a pit 

 where they are just clear of freezing, or 

 in a cold greenhouse. In a temperature 

 of 50 degrees at night it will take you 

 eight to nine weeks to get them into 

 flower for Easter. In a temperature of 

 60 degrees this time can be reduced 

 nearly one-third. In the lower tempera- 

 ture they will, however, have more sub- 

 stance than if grown warm. Spraying 

 overhead once or twice a day should be 

 followed until the flowers begin to show. 

 Never allow the plants to become dry at 

 the root and when open remove to a cool, 

 shaded house. 



Easter, 1909, comes on April 11. If 

 you place your plants in heat in the mid- 

 dle of January they will be in season, or 

 if in a warmer house this can be delayed 

 until early in February. C. W. 



SOCIETY OF IOWA FLORISTS. 



The Society of Iowa Florists met De- 

 cember 9, in the Horticultural rooms at 

 the State House, Des Moines, with quite 

 a large attendance, there being about 

 seventy present, although not all werw 

 florists. The meeting was quite enthu- 

 siastic and much interest was manifested 

 in the various subjects brought up for 

 discussion. 



Rose My Maryland. 



height. Having tried this remedy for 

 some years, I can assure you that it will 

 clear out vour white fly thoroughly. 



C. W. 



RHODODENDRONS FOR EASTER. 



Please let me know when I shall put 

 rhododendrons in the greenhouse for 

 Easter flowering. I have a night tem- 

 perature of 50 degrees. I have grown 

 hundreds of thousands of rhododendrons, 

 but never forced them. L. M. 



Some varieties of rhododendrons, such 

 as Cunningham's White, can be forced 



Among the papers read were the fol- 

 lowing: "Roots," Peter Lambert, Des 

 Moines, la.; "Porch Vines," G. A. Heyne, 

 Dubuque, la.; "Some Problems in 

 Roots," G. D, Black, Independence, la.; 

 "Sod and Sodding," Professor Shimek, 

 Iowa City, la.; "Plan of Eden," F. C. 

 Pellett, Atlantic, la.; "Commercial 

 Floriculture," C. N. Page, Des Moines, 

 la. 



About twenty new members have 

 joined the society recently, and it is 

 hoped to secure the membership of every 

 live, up-to-date florist in the state. 



C. N. P. 



