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TheWeckly Florists' Review. 



May -J'i 



'.Ml. 



KILLARNEY SPORTS. 



I li;i\f ]\ill;n'iii'y rose ]il;ints tlircc 

 vc.-irs old on tlicir own roots. Tlicx' al 

 w.'iys li;i\(' liad tlic iisiinl type of lilooni 

 until this Aviiitcr, when on one plant 

 a lon^; shoot caiuc out from the main 

 -talk about two iiirlics from the yrouml 

 ami hail tlircc hca\ \' liuds. 'fhcsc 

 o|it'ncd into full, doul)lc and laryc pink 

 roses and now it is in Idooin aj^aiii. 

 The loses on tliat shoot arc lar<ic, point 

 ed liuds and tlic roses on the ri'st 

 of the plant arc the eoiiiinon straiylit 

 liuds. half-sinjile l\ illarucy. Is that 

 what you call a sport? Is it the douljle 

 Kiilarney now on th(» market? JIow 

 can I <it't a larj^e stock of the douldc 

 rose? Tlic shoot is about three feet 

 hiyli. J do Miy own rootino from out- 

 tinys, also yraft. I-. J"^. P. 



This is uudoulitedly a sjiort. There 

 ai'c several double ]>ink Killarneys of 

 \ ar^•in^r shades of color. The doulile 

 pink beiiii; (dfered is identical in color 

 with the old Kiilarney, the type wlii(di 

 yours probably is. I'rojiayat ion of 

 sports is not always a complete succ(>ss, 

 as these lia\'e a tendency to revert. 

 Vou can root cuttings, but ;;raftiny 

 would be an i'Xc(dlent \\ a \ t<i in<-rease 

 vour stock. The |prescnt, however, is 

 not the liest season for this work. 



GROWER AND COMMISSION MAN. 

 l'i(tt\- ncaily e\eiyiini' who attends 

 tlio conventions of the trade societies 

 knows William .1. liadoley. shown in 

 the apconipanyinjf illustration as stand 

 tug in o!ve of liis hcnises of Killaiiie\ 

 at Madison. X. .1. Mr. Itad^iley is one 

 of the men who makes ac.pia inta nces 

 easih'. for lie is the soul ot' ^ood fel 

 lowslii|p. In addition to bciny a rose 

 grower at Madison, Mr. P.adeJcy is in 

 terested in the wholcs.ale business in 

 Ni'W" Vorl'C city, his tirni bein^- P.adyley. 

 Ried(d \ MevVr. Inc. 



PANSIES FOR CHRISTMAS. 



At A\li:it time -honld pan-y sci'd be 

 pl:ilited to li:i\.' llower- .as e:irl\- as pos 

 siblf, say by ( 'lirist mas. in ei,.ciili(,uses ? 

 I li\ e 111 I 'eiiii-~y l\ ania. • II. K. II. 



Sow the -eed the lir'-t w.M'k ill .luly. 

 If outdoors, it will rc(|uii-c u .ateri .il;. 

 ;iiid a lath shade r.ai-ed o\ er it :i foot 

 or -o will '^'wr necessary sh;ide. .\ cidd 

 trame i- also ;i suit.able place in which 

 to -ow the -cc<l. As the weather i~ in 

 ten-elx hot. as ;i rule. carl\ in .inly. d<i 

 not ne;ilect the shade and w.atcrin;:. .\ 



nioiitli Later in your hililude wduld 

 answer for idaiil- needed I'm' -piaiiu 



I , W. 



CUT WORMS AND SOW BUGS. 



The a\i'rai;e cut llower •grower knows 

 the uood things of this wdilil none ol 

 the simple life fol' liini; h<' sets his ta 

 ble with all of the season's dcdicarics. 

 Why, then, should he expect i-iit worms 

 to aci-ejit a iliet of bran in preference 

 to succulent youn^ ^r<iwtli-.' .\s a mat 

 ter (d' fact, bran is a failure a- a lure 

 for anv |iest one seeks to pois(Ui. 



Colli iiie;il is what shmild be u-cil to 

 entice the cut worms, according to the 

 exiierieiK-e nf l-'rank l-'elk<'. w li!>se place 

 at Wilinette. 111., now is free from this 

 ]i(>st. It was not alw.-iys so; while Mr, 

 Felke used bran in his poison mash his 

 st0(d\ was devastated. < ariiat ions, 

 mums. ]!aiisies — indeed, about everythinir 

 he yrew — seemed to a pjiea I to t lie |ialat(> 

 of the destroyer iiioii' potently than 

 did the prepared food. Watching: his 

 cohuiy ot' unwelcome boarders steadily 

 increase, Mr. I''(dke comlndcil to set a 

 better table for them, so he tricil poi- 

 soning corn me.al. The destruction w;is 

 wonderful. Nc\er since then has he 

 had a \isitatioii ot' cut worms but that 

 he ]iroin|!tl\' ydt the upper liatid. 



■'I'sc corn meal, mix with it I'.aris 

 yreeii. Just enough to cidor; ;it ni;^ht- 

 fall scatter amon;^ the infe-tcil |i|aiits; 

 dfui "t water t'or six or ci^lit hoiiis b(> 

 fore or after and \oii will lia\e no 



further trouble from cut worms," 1;. 

 says. 



b'M' tloiir is ,a d(dicac-y much relislic ■ 

 b\ sow buys, s.unetiilies called win.. 

 lice; accordinj: to .Mr. Felke, the littl. 

 |iies will yorye themselves with it, if i 

 ha-- been sweetened to their taste, an 

 loll up .and die of the poison also in 

 rliidcil. lie uses two parts rye lloui 

 twd p.arts -iiuar and oih> part l*ari 

 yreeii. inixine only so iiiiicli as is to b 

 used at one time, as it deteriorates i 

 it stands any lenyth of time. The mix 

 tore is scattered aloii^r flie top of; thi 

 edye lioard of the beiuh in the evening 

 beiny caret'ul to see that the board i: 

 dry. else the mixture will become 

 lumpy and uiip.alatable to even the most 

 \oracious of jiiiij^y bu<4s. ''Try it," 

 says .Ml. I'ldke, ''and you will be sur- 

 priseil to find how niaii\- it will kill; 

 you wouldn't lia\e btdieved there were 

 that nianx' on \our place.'' 



THE WATER GARDEN. 



Interest Is Increasing. 



The h.ardier iiyiuplucas are now <.;row 

 ing (juite a little, ;uid as the water in 

 tanks, jionds and lakes has become (piite 

 warm, any of the more tender aquatics 

 i-an now be set out. 



Water lilies are a eautiful feature 

 on ;niy ]daee and it is pleasing to 

 note the increased interest lieinj; taken 

 in them. There is soinethin<j 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. 

 .Ml a()uatics -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 nyiajduea culture. Even 

 the vigorous nehnnbiums do better 

 when they ha\e not over a foot of 

 water above their crowns while in 

 actixt' growth. 



Providing the Place. 



I'or those who have no ponds, a com- 

 mon jdan is to \ise half barrels sunk in 

 the ground. These answer wtdl for 



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



