May 18, I'Jli. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



23 



EUROPEAN NOTES. 



Kemarkably fine collections of nar- 

 cissi have been shown recently at tiie 

 leading English shows in Loudon and 

 Birmingham. The leading hybridizers 

 exhibited thoir latest novelties and sev- 

 eral awards were made. 



At a conference in Birmingham, the 

 consensus of oi)inion sliowed disapproval 

 of the lines on which the hybridizers 

 are working, as they are neglecting gar- 

 den decorative varieties and varieties 

 of commercial value for cut flower pur- 

 ])oses, and introducing such as arc onlv 

 of value to fanciers wlio grow for ex- 

 hibition. Some of the hybridizers pres- 

 ent admitted that among their seedlings 

 they discarded many on account of 

 their not being "show" flowers, and 

 promised to consider the question of 

 running a second department in tiieir 

 trial grounds, to meet popular demands. 

 This view will commend itself to com- 

 mercial growers, as there have been few 

 narcissus introductions of commercial 

 value in recent years. The word "com- 

 mercial" is intended to be read in its 

 full sense. True, the seedlings intro- 

 duced have commercial value, but their 

 sale is limited, at £3, £5 and £10 per 

 bulb, to narcissus fanciers, and they do 

 not pass through the hands of seed mer- 

 chants. 



W. Lewis, who formerly represented 

 (.'librans, nurserymen, Manchester, will 

 now represent .lohu Waterer & Sons, 

 Ltd., Bagshot, Surrey, of rhododendron 

 fame. Thomas Lewis, his lirother. has 

 been a successful representative of the 

 Messrs. Waterer for several vears. 



' Bee. 



TROUBLE WITH CATERPILLARS. 



Enclosed find a moth which is caus- 

 ing us considerable annoyance while 

 still in the caterpillar form by eating 

 the under side of leaves. We have tried 

 heavy fumigating and spraying with- 

 out results. Do vou know of any 

 remedy? " H. F. C. 



The caterpillar of the enclosed moth 

 is quite annoying, being specially bad 

 on chrysanthemums, cinerarias and 

 marguerites, also attacking geraniums 

 and some other plants. Some sticky 



Memorial Day Slock Wreath of Galax. 



( Miulr II 1 1 III (| Hit lit it y ill ii(lv:iii<-f; iiisl lii'furi' ilclivciy Iriiiiiiied to ^uit 

 sc'ilitiir piiiT :iiiil till' I'usloiiici's liisti'. I 



fly papers hung around will attract and 

 catch many of the moths and fniuiga 

 tion should also destroy llicm, but is 

 usually ineffectual agaiii-<t the cater 

 pillars themselves. Kill all the ninths 

 you possibly ctin l)y haiul. destroy the 

 larva' in the same way and you will 

 soon exterminate them. < '. W. 



MILDEW AND LEAF ROLLERS. 



Can you tell me what to do with my 

 rose bushes.' I think they are troubled 

 with mildew, 'i'he leaves curl up, with 

 .'i white, dry dust underneath and some- 

 times on the buds. 1 ha\o used dry 

 sulphur, but it does not seem to have 

 any effect. Also, what shouhl I do for 

 slugs on roses.' 1 enclose ;l leaf in- 

 fested with rust. i\ .1. II. 



Sulphur dusted on the folj.-ige when 

 it is a little dami» with dew will be 

 found the best renunly for mildew. 

 There are a number of special remedies, 

 among which Hammond's Grape Dust 

 is one of the best. Blow the sulphur 

 on with a pair of jiowder bellows. To 

 destroy the leaf ndler, or slug, dust 

 hellebore on the foliage as soon as tin' 



second lea\('s ajtpcar. More than one 

 application may lie necessary, as rains 

 will sometimes wash away the poison. 

 If white thrips njipear. force of water 

 is the best remeily. while an>- of the 

 soap solutions or iKcrosene emulsion will 

 care for 1)laclc or green aphis if it aji- 

 pears. If you h.-ixc a yood water pres- 

 sure convenient to your luishes, use it 

 freely and you will have little trouble 

 with insect pests. Tliry always lir.'ed 

 faster when the jilaiits ;ire sulVcriiig 

 from a lack of moistiirc W". \. C. 



ROSES IN ALABAMA. 



Will Kill.-iriicy. I'.ridc. M;ii,i. \ruh- 

 mond and lleaiities do better on 

 benches than on lu'ds composed of six 

 in(dies of soil o\cr nliout the s;iiiie 

 dcjith of ciinlcr-.' \\|i;it i-; the licvf 



night tenipertiture for Richmond? 

 (ould it lie grown successfully in the 

 same lioust' with Killarney .' Is it 

 treated like Killarney.' If not, in what 

 respects does the treatment differf 

 My loc.itioii is Alabama. V. G. 



Killarney. liride. Bridesmaid and 

 Bithmond will all do quite well in the 

 same house. An average night tem- 

 perature of .'() degrees during winter 

 will be found about right. Unless you 

 hiive customers who continue to call 

 for Bride and Maid, you would be well 

 .advised in drojqiing these two in favor 

 of Killarney and White Killarney. 

 lioth sell iiuicli better than the older 

 sorts in iiU the markets; in fact. Bride 

 .and ^Lnid are hard to sell when Kil- 

 larney is procurable, and their numbers 

 iire being rapidly reduced. 



All the roses named will do much 

 better in solid beds than on raised 

 benches. 'i'iie latter would give you 

 jiossibly a t\'\v more flowers in mid- 

 winter, but they would not average so 

 well either in (piantity or (piality as 

 those in beds. Richmond's treatment 

 dilVers little from that of Killarney. 

 The olijection to Richmond is that it 

 is not sullicieiitly dmible. and is of lit- 

 tle value wIkui hot weather has set in. 

 There are ]iromisiiig red sjiorts of Kil- 

 larney which should lie heard from 

 later. Rhea licid is also an excellent 

 reil rose, a <^ood t'orccr, .-md with 

 greater substance tlinn Ricliinoiid it 

 wmilil certainly lie worthy vt' a trial 

 t'ldin yo;i. Q w 



