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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



OCTOBKE 13, 1910. 



TWO NEW ROSES. 



Of Famoxis Irish Blood. 



There are two new roses at Sharou 

 Hill, Pa., in the greenhouses of Robert 

 Scott & Son, that will interest florists 

 all over the country. Both these roses 

 are of famous Irish blood and both will 

 be sent out next spring. The following 

 descriptions are the result of a stroll 

 through the rose houses with Alexander 

 B. Scott a few days ago. Mr. Scott is 

 a true lover of roses and an excellent 

 judge of their merits. 



Melody. 



Melody is a yellow rose of the famous 

 Dickson strain, from Newtownards, Ire- 

 land, that has been on trial for three 

 years. It is a hybrid tea of rapid 

 growth, extraordinarilj' free flowering 

 and apparently possessing all the re- 

 quirements of a good forcing variety. 

 The flowers are yellow, shaded to a 

 deeper color, that may be described as 

 apricot, in the center. The buds are 

 long and pointed, of moderate size in 

 mild weather and increasing as it 

 grows colder. In fact, Melody is de- 

 scribed as a cold weather rose, requir- 

 ing Bridesmaid temperature, one that 

 can be depended upon to bloom under 

 good treatment and bloom freely from 

 October to April. The stems are of 

 good length and willowy, perfectly able 

 to support the bud, but not of poker- 

 like stiflfness. This quality will appeal 

 to floral artists who know the value of 

 a willowy stem that lends itself readily 

 to any arrangement. 



Melody is iret considered a good 

 warm weather rosfexbut its wonderful 

 freedom in cold weather more than 

 makes up for this limitation. Edward 

 Swartz, who has had charge of Melody 

 since its arrival at Sharon Hill, 

 says it is the freest bloomer he has 

 ever grown. Figures are given of the 

 wonderful cut from each plant in De- 

 cember and again in February that 

 speak more strongly than words of this 

 most important virtue. Like many 

 other yellow roses, Melody does better 

 on its own roots than when grafted on 

 Manetti and Mr. Scott will not graft 

 any more of this variety for his own 

 use, preferring to depend entirely on 

 own-root stock. Apart from any busi- 

 ness interest in the matter, Mr. Scott is 

 enthusiastic over Melody, believing, as 

 Mr. Dickson's agent, he will be instru- 

 mental in brinijing out the best yellow 

 rose that has ever been grown in 

 America. 



Double Killamey. 



Double Killamey is a pink sport from 

 the pink Killarney and originated at 

 Sharon Hill three years ago. The name, 

 Double Killarney, exactly describes this 

 rose. The standard set by Mr. Scott is 

 that it must have at least five more 

 petals than Killarney. The parent 

 rose has, let us say, fifteen petals; 

 Doiible Killarney has from twenty to 

 thirty, giving the flower size and sub- 

 stance that are most desirable. There 

 is one other difference between Double 

 Killarney and Killarney; the new va 

 riety is a shade lighter in color than its 

 parent. This shade is considered an 

 advantage by tliosc who have seen it; 

 it is certainly not a disadvantage. 



The Killarney range at Sharon Hill 

 contains about 22,000 plants; of these 

 ten per cent, or 2,200, are Double Kil- 

 larney. No difference in habit or 

 growth could be noticed between the 

 parent and the newer variety. Edward 

 Swartz, who has grown Double Killar- 

 ney since first noticed at Sharon Hill, 

 believes that if there is any difference 

 it is of stronger growth. It will be 

 sent out in March, 1911. So carefully 

 is the reputation of the new variety 

 guarded that each plant is marked for 

 propagation as it blooms; should the 



flowers of any plant fail to reach the 

 20-petal standard set by Mr. Scott, it 

 will not be marked and no cuttings will 

 be sent out from it. Phil. 



PEOTECTING OUTDOOR BOSES. 



Will you tell me the best method of 

 protecting hybrid tea rose plants 

 through the winter? The plants are 

 small, having been planted late in the 

 spring. Occasionally the thermometer 

 falls as low as 10 degrees below zero 

 here. These plants were not planted 

 where wanted. Can they be lifted and 

 put in a permanent bed next spring* 

 If so, please let me know how best to 

 go about replanting them. C. E. H. 



If you have a coldframe, the best 

 plan will be to lift the roses just before 

 the ground freezes up. Plant them quite 

 closely in the frame, being sure to wet 

 the roots well, and pack the soil about 

 the roots. Leave the plants fully ex- 

 posed until quite severe weather sets 

 in, when the sashes can be placed over 

 them. A scattering of dry hay, straw 

 or leaves over them to exclude direct 

 sunlight can also be given. Air the 

 plants freely during mild weather and 

 plant out in the spring as soon as the 

 ground is in a working condition. 



If you have no coldframe, bury the 

 plants in a trench on ground with a 

 gentle slope, laying them on their sides 

 and placing a coating of strawy manure 

 on the surface to help exclude frost. 



W. N. C. 



BOSE MANETTI. 



What is the color of the Manetti 

 rose? Is it single or double? When is 

 the best time to sow this rose? R. G. 



This is a form of R. Chinensis, the 

 well-known China or Bengal rose. The 

 flowers are pink in color, usually single, 

 but occasionallv semi-double. C. W. 



FALL SEEDING OF SWEET PEAS. 



We are growers of sweet peas and 

 have been quite successful in early 

 spring planting, but have had little 

 success in fall planting for the next sea- 

 son 's outdoor crop. Will you kindly 

 advise us when to plant in the fall and 

 how? Also how to protect through the 

 winter? Would you have them come up 

 several inches and then cover with 

 mulch or dry straw to protect the green 

 vines, or simply plant the seeds in a way 

 to have them lie dormant for early 

 spring? If the latter, will they not rot? 



S. F. G. 



While some growers have good suc- 

 cess with sweet peas sown in the fall, 

 the method has not met with the ap- 



proval of many growers. Seed should 

 be sown only a short time before the 

 ground freezes. Cover the seeds about 

 three inches. The ground should, of 

 course, be well prepared in advance. 

 The growths should not come up before 

 freezing-up weather. When the ground 

 has been hard frozen, mulch with straw 

 or meadow hay. If you do so while the 

 ground is still soft, mice are liable to 

 destroy the seeds. Remove the mulch as 

 soon as possible after frost has left it, 

 and stir up the ground well. It is nec- 

 essary to plant on ground where no 

 water can stand. Run the rows north 

 and south. 



I think you would find, however, that 

 by starting the seeds in small pots in a 

 coldframe early in March and planting 



