.Jir.v 22, IDOl). 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Bouquets of Ninety Flowers Each for a Nonagenarian. 



. !■ Soupert, Mmc. Abol (JlKiteiuiy, .Mnic. 

 1 iivary, etc. 



Por new seedling roses, lliigli Dickson, 



' Belfast, topped the list, receiving two 

 _'il(l medals, one for Lady Pirrie, hybrid 

 : -.I, a salmon red ■with a tint of orange in 

 ■ iie petals, and the other for Connte.ss of 

 "liaftsbiiry, a rich, deep, rosy carMiinc 



-lirid tea. 



The R. H. S. Exhibit. 



At the R. H. IS. show, roses were su- 



: iibly shown by Alex. Dickson & Sons, 



iio had fine stands of ucav varieties; also 



i\ Hobbies, Ltd., who again excelled with 



■' magnificent show of ramblers, and by 



Merry weather & Sons, Southwell, with 



lioir new rambler, Jessie. The Lyon 



"Se was a grand feature in the groups 



! many exhibitors. 



Sweet peas from Sutton & Sons were 

 ii].erb, and E. W. King & Co., seed 

 :,i(>wers, Coggeshall, arranged one of the 

 ' 'veliest stands in the show. Then there 

 <.'re charming groups from Jarmaii & 

 ' 'I., Chard, and W. Unwin, of Cambridge, 

 irs. Townsend, a white flower with a 

 olet margin, from Jarman & Co., re- 

 ived an award of merit, as did also Col- 

 ■n, from Wm. Deal, Kelvedon, a fine 

 wer, showy, crimson standard with 

 '•am base and mauve wings. Several 

 lier varieties received awards. 

 In carnations there is nothing new to 

 'ord, except that the number of grow- 

 s continues to increase and there were 

 'ire groups of this flower than on any 

 ''vious occasion. The leading exhiljitors 

 "le C. F. Waters, Balconilie; A. R Dut 

 n, Iver; W. II. Page, llam|itnii; Si nail 

 'W & Co., Bush Hill l':trk, wim li.-id 

 "■ pyramids of Eucliaiit ress and ba^ 

 '> of Britannia, and I'.clj \ Sli,.l,|,,ii. 

 'HTiiscy. 



Some Leading Features. 



I'll singli' out a few leading featun>. 

 might mention {ho cxiiibit of J. \'eitcii 



Sons, Ltd.. which included a dwarf 



lowing, compact, double* scarlet begoiii;i 



'uied Washington ; the Muu'. Loise Meie 



"uy, with large, lovely pink llowers. 



"in Jackmau & Son, Woking; grain! 



"liinen (ialadiums in iniuimerable lo\ely 



Its and shades, from Peed & Son, lion 



'U, and Primula Littonia from Bees, 



'd., Liverpool. Tliis received an aw.ard 



•' merit. 



'J'he liardy ilower section ^vas a great 

 I'eature. In addition to Perry's and 

 Prichard's groups, referred to in my 

 opening note, there were fine garden 

 scenes from Artindale t& Son, Shetlield ; 

 Wallace & Co., Colchester, and Carter ic 

 Co., London, with a Jai)anese garden ; 

 also peonies in profusion from Keiway & 

 Sons, Langport, and R. II. Bath, Ltd., 

 Wisbeck, and nmssive banks of bloom 

 from Barr & Son, London; Gibson & 

 Co., Bedale, and Frank Lilley, Guernsey. 

 Delphiniums, eremuri, irises, liliums and 

 early flowering gladioli were couspicuou.s. 



The show was visited by a party of 

 German horticulturists, numbering about 

 ninety, who were entertained at lunch by 

 the R. II. S. The members of the party 

 are studying styles of landscape garden- 

 ing in Lngland, by visiting nmny leading 

 parks in and around London, also several 

 noblemen's establishments and the nurs- 

 eries of James Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 



The fruit and floral committees of the 

 R. II. S. celebrated their jubilee by a 

 dinner in Loudon, July 6. 



On the same day I met scncral repre- 

 sentatives of the Dutch bulb fraternity 

 in London, all in good liuiiuu' o\er their 

 season's bookings. The bulb trade seems 

 to be going all right. Owing to the late 

 season, they report that shipping will 

 Iiegin ten or twelve davs late. Bee. 



DISEASE ON GLADIOLI. 



I lia\i' sent ycni uiidi'i- sciiaralo coser a 

 >:iiiiple ot' diseased glacliidl grown oul 

 ddois. The disease is scalloi'i-d all over a 

 liaH'acrr |>alcli. Please state wli;it lln' 

 lr(Mil)|i' is aii'l what to do I'or il. 



w. j:. 



Tliis disease i.s init at all uncoiiimou on 

 gladioli outdoors and is found alsn on one 

 or two of the forcing \aiieties. Without 

 knowing something of tin* character of 

 your soil and other c(Uiclit ions, it is ditli 

 cult to say what the cause of the trduble 

 is. The use of fresh Ijariiyanl niaiiure, 

 ('.'Specially when it eouies in direct contaet 

 with the conns, is the most I'eilile cause 

 (if the disease. .Manure shnnl'l be thio 

 eiij^lily decayc'l and, it' |Missilile, sIkmiM 

 be ploweil ill (luring the fall prcw ions t" 

 |dantiiig. I'litting plants dewn (dose t" 

 lla^ grouiiil when taking off the llowei 

 s|iik( s tends to crij)ple the ccn'ins and 

 make llieiu come Aveak and siiddy the next 

 season, as does removing the lops directly 

 after lifting, before they li,-i\-e had time 

 to dry. 



I Would advise pLilling uiit the diseased 

 plants now ami destroying them. Give 

 your conns a change of ground, if pos- 

 sible, next season. If the land is heavy, 

 add plenty of sand and grit to lighten it. 

 Gladioli seem to do best in rather sandy 

 ground, which has been liberally manureil 

 the preceding fall. Wood ashes, thor- 

 oughly leached, are useful in heavy soils. 

 In planting, avoid any corms which have 

 dark blotches, signifying disease. I do 

 not think the trouble need cause you any 

 worry, as you can overcome it by selec- 

 tion and care another season. ('. W. 



GERANIUM PESTS. 



Can you tell me what to do for the bug 

 on geraniums? It is a green and black 

 striped bug about the size of the squash 

 bug. The geraniums are bothered the 

 most with it, but it is also working on 

 foliage and asters. W. E. G. 



Outside of hand picking, which is a 

 good remedy where the bugs are not too 

 iiiaiiy, the best way to clean out the pest 

 in question is to spray your plants with 

 a poisonous solution. Paris green at the 

 rate of one ounce to twelve gallons of 

 water, sprayed over the foliage, will be 

 found etifectual. Use a little lime in the 

 water, to prevent scorching of the foliage. 



C. W. 



Lebanon, X. II.— The Haskell Floral 

 <'o. is building an .addition to its green 

 houses. 



Florist's Outfit Decorated with Thousands of Shasta Daisies. 



