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October 3, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



15 



Bebin Hood. 



In this rose we had hoped to find a 

 better red roS6 than we have had, but 

 were disappointed. It is similar in color 

 and form to Helen Gould, and no better. 

 Not so free, so bright, or so good in 

 shape as Ehea Reid. 



Alice Lemon. 



After two seasons ' test, we pronounce 

 this rose not a robust grower and not a 

 tree bloomer. The bud is rich salmon, 

 of elegant form. 



Mrs. O. W. Kershaw. - 



This rose has proved to be only ordi- 

 nary in every way. 



Aline Schneider. 



A truly yellow rose that is a fair 

 grower and a fairly free bloomer. Its 

 color makes it worth growing, as it is 

 hard to get. It is the best rose of its 

 color we have ever seen. 



Mme. Savary. 



Not so free a grower as we would de- 

 sire, but a good bloomer. The buds are 

 a decided copper, fading to a coppery 

 pink on opening. This is one of the 

 new roses that are worth keeping. 



Zelia Bourgeois. 



For those who desire a white baby 

 rambler this leaves little to be desired, 

 it is white, free and as good a grower 

 as the original baby. 



Cardinal. 



We are about to decide this to be the 

 best red rose for the open ground in 

 this part of Tennessee, Ehea Eeid being 

 its only real rival. It could be described 

 as an everblooming Mme. Charles Wood. 

 It is hardy, blooms all of the time, and 

 is red — not crimson red. 



Floyd Bralliar. 



CINCINNATI. 



SPOT ON OUTDOOB BOSES. 



Enclosed find several leaves of an 

 outdoor rosebush. Can you let me 

 know through your columns what 

 causes the spots on the leaves? 



A. F. K. 



This spot on the foliage of outdoor 

 roses is common; in fact, there are 

 few seasons when more or less varieties 

 are not similarly affected in about 

 every collection. It usually appears 

 in late summer and early fall on well 

 matured foliage, and weather condi- 

 tions are responsible for it. When we 

 get hot days followed by quite cool 

 nights with heavy dews it starts to 

 spread rapidly. To counteract it, 

 spraying with Bordeaux mixture or 

 sulpho-tobacco soap is helpful. Some 

 varieties are more susceptible than 

 others to its attacks. Some yellow 

 or coppery-tinted roses, such as Soleil 

 d'Or, Persian Yellow and Harrison's 

 Yellow, are often badly affected, 

 while the more vigorous hybrid per- 

 petuals are immune. While it gives 

 the roses an unsightly appearance, it 

 comes late and does not apparently im- 

 pair their vigor. It can scarcely be 

 avoided here, even when remedies are 

 used prior to its appearing. C. W. 



South Bend, Ind. — The last meeting 

 of the St. Joseph Horticultural Society 

 was held at the home of C. P. Bradley, 

 near this city. Mr. Bradley was also 

 one of the principal speakers. 



The Gateway to the South. 



The demand is keeping up steadily; 

 in fact, it seems to be increasing, for 

 the receipts of flowers, though larger 

 than a week ago, are taken up quickly. 

 With the cool weather has come a much 

 better quality of blooms, giving them 

 a midwinter aspect. Stiff prices rule 

 throughout most lines. Eoses are the 

 flowers now most in demand. The sup- 

 ply of all kinds, except American 

 Beauties, has been increasing steadily 

 and is in a fair way to take care of 

 all requests. The Beauties meet with a 

 heavier demand than the limited supply 

 can take care of. 



The chrysanthemum season is at the 

 threshold. The supply for last week 

 was regular and was sold at good 

 prices. Carnations, too, came in for 

 their share of popularity. They are 

 getting better each week. Other offer- 

 ings are Easter lilies, valley, a few 

 sweet peas, cosmos, dahlias and orchids. 

 All of these sell well. The quantity 

 of valley coming in can hardly take 

 care of the call. The green goods line 

 is ample and is selling well. Some fine 

 leucothoe is coming to the wholesale 

 houses. 



September 28, at the Flower Market, 

 all the florists who had cut flowers dis- 

 posed of them long before the closing 

 hour. 



Various Notes. 



C. E. Critchell has been receiving a 

 good supply of orchids. He is also 

 finding a good market for his Ameri- 

 can Beauties. 



E. G. Gillett has been getting fine 

 October Frost from the greenhouses of 

 the W. E. Miller estate, in Covington. 

 Mr. Gillett says that all the mums at 

 this place are good and clean from the 

 ground up. They also have a fine lot 

 of pompons that are coming along 

 nicely. 



The Cincinnati Cut Flower Exchange 

 was first to have sweet peas of this 

 season's indoor cut. They have had 

 them for the last two weeks. 



Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Hoffmeister cele- 

 brated their silver wedding anniversary 

 on Saturday, September 28. 



Charles Garvey, manager for Peter 

 Weiland in Cincinnati, was called home 

 to Indianapolis last week because of 

 the illness of his father. While he is 

 away. Bob Jennings is in charge. 



Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Gillett were 

 members of a party that visited Day- 

 ton September 29. 



Mrs. M. Weiland was the guest, for 

 several days last week, of her daugh- 

 ter, Mrs. P. J. dinger. 



James Caldwell, son of Tom Caldwell, 

 who was one of the best of the old 

 landscape gardeners in this city, was 

 killed September 29 in an automobile 

 accident near Venice, in Butler county. 

 He and three friends were joy-riding 

 when their auto went over an embank- 

 ment and turned turtle, throwing Mr. 

 Caldwell out on his head and breaking 

 his neck. 



L. H, Kyrk easily cleaned up on 

 heavy receipts of roses last week. 



Visitors: A. Miller, of Henderson & 

 Co,, Chicago; B. H. Klus, Anderson, 

 Ind, C. H. H. 



Freeport, HI.— The Freeport Floral 

 Co., Louis Bauscher, proprietor, had an 

 excellent exhibit at the Warren Fair 

 and took a number of premiums. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



There was a good demand for stock 

 all through the last week. In the early 

 part of the week a great scarcity of 

 flowers was noted at all of the whole- 

 sale houses, but later in the week 

 considerable stock came in and the re- 

 tailers seemed eager to pick up any- 

 thing that looked good, even at ad- 

 vanced prices. The sudden cold snap 

 caused a shortage among our Jioca,l 

 growers and little is coming in ^om 

 them. 



Chrysanthemums are coming in more 

 freely in white and yellow, and the 

 demand cleans them up daily at from 

 $10 to $20 per hundred. Eoses have 

 been more plentiful than any other 

 flowers, but scarcity of other stock 

 causes them to be in big demand and 

 at present carnations are selling well; 

 a great deal of poor stock has been 

 sent in, but anything good is placed 

 on advance orders. Easter lilies 

 have advanced to $12.50 per hundre 

 and lily of the valley sells at $4, 

 lias and cosmos are also scarcej[^__o.. 

 usually a glut at this time of the 

 year. Frost is expected to take a hand 

 at any time now, and kill off all the 

 outdoor stock. Smilax and ferns are 

 plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



B. Karlstrom, representing W. A. 

 Mapda, Inc., of South Orange, N. J., 

 called on the trade last week, Andrew 

 Peterson, of Hoopeston, 111., also was a 

 caller during the week. 



Edwin Hey, whose establishment was 

 known as the Grosvenor Gardens, at 

 627 North Kingshighway, has given 

 up his place and all his fixtures were 

 sold last week. He is looking for a new 

 location in the west end. 



Henry Jennemann, at Webster park, 

 will not cut any of his fancy dahlias 

 this season, as the summer was too hard 

 on the plants. The trade will greatly 

 miss these, as they met with a great 

 demand. 



Carpenters were busy all the week on 

 the second floor of the building of the 

 W. C. Smith Wholesale Floral Co., ar- 

 ranging for more room in the supply de- 

 partment, to receive the large ship- 

 ments that are coming in daily. 



Arthur F. Waldmann, at 5897 Delmar 

 avenue, says he had a great run on pot 

 ferns during the last month. This 

 month he will have a sale on 3,000 pot 

 mums. 



The Metropolitan Floral Co. will fur- 

 nish the decorations for the automo- 

 bile show which is to be held at Forest 

 Park Highlands. Mr. Geranios, the 

 head of the firm, is much pleased with 

 business prospects for this month. 



Conrad Bergstermann is showing a 

 fine lot of fancy-leaved caladiums in his 

 show house, fronting on Grand avenue. 

 The house also contains some fine speci- 

 men decorative plants. 



Grimm & Gorly have a new delivery 

 wagon, with round glass on the sides, 

 on which is shown the earth and the 

 inscription, "We give the earth with 

 every plant," Frank Gorly, manager 

 of the store, says they disposed of a 

 great many large ferns during the last 

 week. 



The Windier Wholesale Floral Co. re- 

 ceived some fine shipments of roses last 

 week, and also a splendid lot of lily of 

 the valley. A large shipment of rib- 

 bons and other supplies arrived during 



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