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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Mat 25, 1911. 



EIIiliABNEY SPORTS. 



I have Killarney rose plants three 

 years old on their own roots. They al- 

 ways haye had the usual type of bloom 

 until this winter, when on one plant 

 a long shoot came out from the main 

 stalk about two inches from the ground 

 and had three heavy buds. These 

 opened into full, double and large pink 

 roses and now it is in bloom again. 

 The roses on that shoot are large, point- 

 ed buds and the roses on the rest 

 of the plant are the common straight 

 buds, half-single Killarney. Is that 

 what you call a sport? Is it the double 

 Killarney now on the market! How 

 can I get a large stock of the double 

 rose? The shoot is about three feet 

 high. I do my own rooting from cut- 

 tings, also graft. E. E. P. 



This is undoubtedly a sport. There 

 are several double pink Killarneys of 

 varying shades of color. The double 

 pink being offered is identical in color 

 with the old Killarney, the type which 

 yours probably is. Propagation of 

 sports is not always a complete success, 

 as these have a tendency to revert. 

 You can root cuttings, but grafting 

 would be an excellent way to increase 

 your stock. The present, however, is 

 iaot the best season for this work. 



C. W. 



GBOWEB AND COMMISSION MAN. 

 Pretty nearly everyone who attends 

 the conventions of the trade societies 

 knows William J. Badgley, shown in 

 the accompanying illustration as stand- 

 ing in one of his houses of Killarney 

 at Madison, N. J. Mr. Badgley is one 

 of the men who makes acquaintances 

 easily, for he is the soul of good fel- 

 lowship. In addition to being a rose 

 grower at Madison, Mr. Badgley is in- 

 terested in the wholesale business in 

 New York city, his firm being Badgley, 

 Riedel & Meyer, Inc. 



PANSIES FOR CHRISTMAS. 



At what time should pansy seed be 

 planted to have flowers as early as pos- 

 sible, say by Christmas, in greenhouses? 

 I live in Pennsylvania. H. K. H. 



Sow the seed the first week in July. 

 If outdoors, it will require watering, 

 and a lath shade raised over it a foot 

 or so will give necessary shade. A cold- 

 frame is also a suitable place in which 

 to sow the seed. As the weather is in- 

 tensely hot, as a rule, early in July, <io 

 not neglect the shade and watering. A 



month later in your latitude would 

 answer for plants needed for spring 

 sales. C. W. 



CUT WORMS AND SOW BUGS. 



The average cut flower grower knows 

 the good things of this world — none of 

 the simple life for him; he sets his ta- 

 ble with all of the season's delicacies. 

 Why, then, should he expect cut worms 

 to accept a diet of bran in preference 

 to succulent young growths? As a mat- 

 ter of fact, bran is a failure as a lure 

 for any pest one seeks to poison. 



Corn meal is what should be used to 

 entice the cut worms, according to the 

 experience of Frank Felke, whose place 

 at Wilmette, 111., now is free from this 

 pest. It was not always so; while Mr. 

 Felke used bran in his poison mash his 

 stock was devastated. Carnations, 

 mums, pansies — indeed, about everj'thing 

 he grew — seemed to appeal to the palate 

 of the destroyer more potently than 

 did the prepared food. Watching his 

 colony of unwelcome boarders steadily 

 increase, Mr. Felke concluded to set a 

 better table for them, so he tried poi- 

 soning corn meal. The destruction was 

 wonderful. Never since then has he 

 had a visitation of cut worms but that 

 he promptly got the upper hand. 



"Use corn meal, mix with it Paris 

 green, just enough to color; at night- 

 fall scatter among the infested plants; 

 don't water for six or eight hours be- 

 fore or after and vou will have no 



further trouble from cut worms," ho 

 says. 



Rye flour is a delicacy much relished 

 by sow bugs, sometimes called wood 

 lice; according to Mr. Felke, the little 

 pigs will gorge themselves with it, if it 

 has been sweetened to their taste, and 

 roll up and die of the poison also in- 

 eluded. He uses two parts rye flour, 

 two parts sugar and one part Paris 

 green, mixing only so much as is to be 

 used at one time, as it deteriorates if 

 it stands any length of time. The mix- 

 ture is scattered along the top of the 

 edge-board of the bench in the evening, 

 being careful to see that the board is 

 dry, else the mixture will become 

 lumpy and unpalatable to even the most 

 voracious of piggy bugs. "Try it," 

 says Mr. Felke, "and you will be sur- 

 prised to find how many it will kill; 

 you wouldn't have believed there were 

 that many on your place." 



THE WATER GARDEN. 



Interest Is Increasing. 



The hardier nymphaeas are now grow- 

 ing quite a little, and as the water in 

 tanks, ponds and lakes has become quite 

 warm, any of the more tender aquatics 

 can now be set out. 



Water lilies are a .. eautiful feature 

 on any place and it is pleasing to 

 note the increased interest being taken 

 in them. There is something fascinat- 

 ing, refreshing and satisfying about 

 even small pools of water in the warm 

 months and these are full of interest 

 when planted with suitable aquatics. 

 All aquatics want full sunshine and 

 meadow muck two-thirds and cow ma- 

 nure one-third, or good pasture loam 

 and cow manure makes an excellent 

 compost. Deep water is not advisable 

 for successful nymphsea culture. Even 

 the vigorous nelumbiums do better 

 when they have not over a foot of 

 water above their crowns while in 

 active growth. 



Providing the Place. 



For those who have no ponds, a com- 

 mon plan is to use half barrels sunk in 

 the ground. These answer well for 



William J. Badgley in one of His Houses of Killarney Roses. 



