Fbbbuaby 12, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



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WINTERING KAISERIN OUTDOORS. 



We are digging some Kaiserin roses 

 which we have been growing : under 

 glass for summer blooming. We are 

 placing these outdoors and covering 

 them with pome old strawy manure. We 

 set the roses up, bank around them 

 with th^ manure and throw enough over 

 the top of them to cover them two or 

 three inches ^eep. The weather is now 

 below freezing; would it be advisable 

 to give them a good watering, or would 

 a good watering while they are frozen 

 do them harmt We are located in In- 

 diana. W. F. & S. 



If the Kaiserin roses received a good, 

 heavy watering at the time they were 

 plunged outdoors and covered, they 

 should not need any more attention un- 

 til spring. As long as the plants are 

 frozen in, they do not absorb any mois- 

 ture; therefore it is unnecessary to give 

 them any water until the weather mod- 

 erates and you are ready to plant them 

 out. W. J. K. 



ROSES LOSING FOLIAGE. 



I have a raised bench of roses that 

 are grafted on Irish Manetti. They 

 were planted last July and were 2-year- 

 old stock. The varieties are Killarney, 

 White Killarney, Richmond and Russell. 

 The grower who preceded me here never 

 syringed his roses. He had charge from 

 August until Christmas. I should be 

 glad if you could tell me what is wrong 

 with the new foliage. The leaves have 

 dried up at the tips and are drop- 

 ping off. 



When I took charge, the roses had 

 only about three inches of soil and the 

 graft" was partly exposed. Was that 

 the reason for the trouble? There was 

 no drainage in the bottom of the 

 benches. The plants had some red 

 spider on them. I am enclosing some 

 of the foliage for examination. I have 

 maintained a temperature of 60 degrees 

 at night an3"^T(l^grees in the daytime. 

 My predecessor kept the temperature 

 at 64 degrees at night and 78 degrees 

 in the daytime. Perhaps this lowering 

 of the temperature may have had some- 

 thing to do with the trouble. C. C. 



The rose leaves which were enclosed 

 with the letter were completely dried 

 up and the only thing noticeable was 

 that they bad a bad dose of red spider. 

 No doubt this is the cause of the drop- 

 ping of the foliage. If, as you say, 

 there is only three inches of soil in 

 the benches and the graft is partly un- 

 covered, it would be advisable to fill 



the benches with a compost consisting 

 of two-thirds soil and one-third rotted 

 cow manure. Syringe the plants at 

 every opportunity until rid of the red 

 spider and no doubt the roses will come 

 out all right. The temperature is all 

 right, except that on cloudy days it 

 should be 62 to 64 degrees. W. J. K. 



SUNBURST AND RUSSELL. 



My rose house is so small that it is 

 impossible to keep Killarney roses free 

 from mildew, and I have about decided 

 to grow Sunburst and Mrs. Charles Rus- 

 sell next season. I have had a few of 

 both of these this year and they have 

 been free from mildew, though the Sun- 

 bursts have lost a good deal of foliage. 

 They get yellow spots and dry up, and 

 the Russells run to blind wood a good 

 deal. In this latter case I find that by 

 pinching I get a bud more quickly than 

 by cutting back to hard wood. I should 

 like to get a few general directions as 



to how to run these roses during the 

 winter months, with reference to tem- 

 perature, feeding and watering. 



F. D. B. 



If your houses, being small, are too 

 low for Killarney, they will hardly be 

 high enough for Sunburst or Russell, as 

 both of these roses are tall growers. 

 Besides, neither of them is as easy to . 

 grow as Killarney. A pight tempera- 

 ture of 60 degrees, with a temperature 

 4 degrees higher on cloudy days and 

 10 to 15 degrees higher on bright days, , 

 will be all right for these roses. By 

 reading the rose notes in The Review 

 as they appear, you will find what in- 

 formation you need for these as well as 

 other varieties of roses. W. J. K. 



ROSE MRS. F. W. VANDERBILT. 



The new rose, Mrs. F. W. Vanderbilt, 

 which is shown in the accompanying 

 illustration, is drawing much attention 

 on account of its attractive and novel 

 coloring and perfect form. Its color is 

 described by the introducers, Samuel 

 McGredy & Son, of Portadown, Ireland, 

 as "deep orange red, shaded bronze 

 apricot red, quite distinct from any 

 other rose in cultivation, a marvelously 

 attractive variety and undoubtedly the 

 finest hybrid tea existing in this novol 

 scheme of coloring.". In shape and form 

 the flower is perfect and its petals are 

 of good depth and substance. It is de-, 

 scribed as a "fine, strong, free grower, 

 blooming freely throughout the entire 

 ^season, and suitable alike for exhibition 

 purposes,- garden culture and decorative 

 work." In addition to having these 

 qualities, it is also quite fragrant. In 

 1913 it was awarded the gold medal of 

 the National Rose Society of England. 



New Rose Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt. 



