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The Weekly Florists'' Review* 



JtLV 8, 1900. 



TERMITES ON ROSES. 



We have been troubled with white 

 termites, similar to the White ant, which 

 eat the heart of the steip of the white 

 rose plants. Can you suggest an effect- 

 ive way of getting rid of them? We 

 have about 6,000 young rose plants, and 

 should like to know of some liquid which 

 we could pour over the plants and save 

 the roses, killing all the termites and 

 keeping them away in the future. Would 

 Nicoticide or Nieo-fume, diluted, do this 

 without being harmful to the plants? 



L. 



I am not acquainted with the pest re- 

 ferred to. Ants can be gotten rid of by 

 laying sugar in which some potassium 

 cyanide, finely powdered, is mixed. They 

 will eat this poison greedily; perhaps the 

 termites will do likewise. Nicoticide and 

 Nico-fume juice will not harm the plants 

 if applied according to the printed direc- 

 tions. What you would seem to require, 

 however, is some poison of an adhesive 

 nature. Arsenate of lead paste, thor- 

 oughly dissolved in cold water and ap-' 

 plied at the rate of one pound to ten 

 gallons of water through a fine spray 

 nozzle, should keep this and any similar 

 pests in check. It will not injure the 

 foliage, and the only objection to its use 

 is that it gives the leaves a whitish ap- 

 pearance for some time. This, however, 

 would be preferable to losing a lot of 

 plants from termites. C. W. 



ROSES WITH OTHER STOCK. 



Will you inform us what is the name 

 of the rose having bronze foliage with a 

 golden yellow flower? What sort of a 

 rose is Ehea Eeid, as to color and bloom- 

 ing qualities, in a small commercial 

 place? Our rose house is 18x60, and 

 runs east and west. We should like to 

 put in about 400 roses, using the balance 

 of the room for carnations. What car- 

 nations would do well with roses? Is Kil- 

 larney a good all-round rose, also Chat- 

 enay, and what colors? Is there a good 

 red ros^that does not open as freely as 

 the Eichmond? Can American Beauties 

 be grown to advantage in such a house 

 as ours? How should roses and carna- 

 tions be fed in winter, as regards bone 

 meal and sheep manure? E. M. D. 



The rose with golden yellow flowers 

 and bronzy foliage is probably Perle 

 des Jardins, once quite popular 'fts an 

 indoor^dse, but now little seen. Ehea 

 Eeid jpHtee of E. G. Hill Co.'s introduc- 

 tions. At Paris in 1908 it was awarded 

 a gold medal over eighty-three other 

 roses as an outdoor bedder. It has been 



quite largely grown in America under 

 glass. It has not attained Eichmond 's 

 popularity, however. Some growers like 

 it; others object to it, as the flowers, 

 after being cut a day, turn a sour color. 

 From what we have seen of it, we think 

 Eichmond will suit you much better as a 

 crimson scarlet rose. It is a rather 

 brighter color than Ehea Eeid, and is by 

 long odds the best red forcing rose in 

 sight today. 



Killarney is the most popular of pink 

 forcing roses. It also succeeds well out- 

 doors as a bedder. Mme. Abel Chatenay 

 is a fine pink variety, but if you grow 

 Eichmond and Killarney, which will do 

 nicely in a winter night temperature of 

 56 degrees, you do not want Ehea Eeid 

 or Chatenay. American Beauty wants a 

 big, special house, and it never pays to 

 grow it in a small house with other 

 roses. 



Very little winter feeding of either 

 roses or carnations is advisable before 

 January. Watch the cultural calendars 

 for these flowers in the Eeview for later 

 information on these points. Go slowly 

 with bone, which must only be used with 



one of the finest additions to teas sent 

 out for many years. It is of American 

 origin, and having tested its capabilities 

 outdoors here during the past year I can 

 with confidence recommend it. It is a 

 rose of great size and immense substance, 

 fine form and large smooth petals, and 

 will be one of the leading exhibition teas, 

 and at the same time the finest of all the 

 classes for massing in beds. The growth 

 and habit are a distinct advance on 

 Maman Cochet, one of its parents, and in 

 foliage it is much the handsomest of this 

 section. The color is creamy white, flushed 

 and suffused with bright rosy pink, open- 

 ing freely in all weathers. This is a spe- 

 cially valuable rose for forcing pur- 

 poses. ' ' 



THE NEW YORK OUTING. 



The greatest outing the New York 

 Florists' Club has ever enjoyed took 

 place July 1, at Duer's pavilion, White- 

 stone Landing. The total attendance, 

 including the babies and the late arrivals 

 by train, auto and carriage, exceeded 

 500. The committee deserves congratu- 

 lations, for all its members worked hard, 

 and some of them for weeks towards the 

 success of the annual festival. Chair- 

 man H. A. Bunyard is a great organizer 

 and his attention to details worked out a 

 harmonious conclusion. Nothing was 

 forgotten. The refreshments, the music, 

 the bowling, the games, the dancing — 

 everything was run on schedule time. 

 AH the events were well contested. The 

 fields were large, the prizes liberal and 

 the winners fought for the honors of con- 

 quest every inch of the way. The boat 

 was not overcrowded. The best of good 

 nature prevailed. The cream of the 

 trade attended, and it was pretty thick 

 cream when you realize that over half a 



Benjamin Hammond. Frank R. Pierson. 



Snapshotted at the New York Florist*' Qub's Outing. 



great caution, or much harm may result. 

 Sheep manure will be a safer fertilizer 

 for you to use. C. W. 



THE SMITH ROSE. 



The South Park Floral Co., New Cas- 

 tle, Ind., and one or two other American 

 growers have taken up the rose W. E. 

 Smith, originated by the late J. A. Shel- 

 1am, but the rank and file have been slow 

 to see merit in it. What Hugh Dickson, 

 the widely known rose raiser at Belfast, 

 Ireland, thinks of it is this: 



' * I have no hesitation in saying this is 



thousand were catered to and satisfied. 

 The dinners were ample and excellent. 

 Everything was well oiled and moved 

 like clockwork from start to finish. The 

 affair was a financial success. It sets a 

 pace it will not be easy to equal. The 

 souvenir is a work of art and will long 

 be cherished as a memento of the occa- 

 sion. 



The prizes were won as follows: 

 Ladles' bowling match, Mrs. Anton Schultbels, 

 first; Mrs. Louis ScbmutK, Sr., second; Mra. 

 Orimm third; Miss Kingston fourth; Mrs. Witt- 

 man fifth; Mrs. Masur sixth. Mrs. Masnr's 

 score was 1, and she received the booby prize 

 as her reward. 

 The baseball game, Benedicts ts. Bacbeloca, 



