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The Weekly Flor-ists^ Review* 



29 



Vays in Which the Rambler Rose— s May Be Attractively Shown. 



■I partial ripi-niiifr by gradually withhold 

 iiig water lor a week or so, iiiways giv- 

 ing' plenty of ventilation. After plant- 

 ing,', keep the house rather close and moist 

 ior a week, until root action connnonoes. 

 Khea Reid is no more incliiicil to shed 

 'ts folinge when properly trcatod than 

 I'villarney. It r.'(]uires \M\t \ of vetitila- 

 'ion and water. " Kibk.s. 



ROSE ANTHRACNOSE. 



• ndrr si]i;natr ro\er [ am semling 

 ■HI t\\(i rose jdants. Tlirs*' plants have 

 '''" ;.n-(iwn in a aootl. Yiiiht linnse. have 

 ■'f lii'cn ov.Tw.-iterfd ami liaw liad the 

 "-'lit MMitilatioii, f(ir tli'To lias heon mi 

 •lidinvjn 1h(> hin\^o. 'J'licy wnrr planted 

 •'" 1;"> of last year. I\'i(i< llv advise me 

 •■'t the tidulile'is. 'v. W. W. 



I iiesr rose jdant 

 '" disease known 



iro suffering from 

 AntliraiMKise rosea. 

 IS usually iiuhiccMl hy rt (dose, damp 

 •liu(is|dieri' durinfx the fjrowing season, 

 "' d IS (,nr> of the liardest <lisoasps to get 

 'd of. It (rciHM-nllv boirins to manifest 

 |^<'H dnrinrr the la'te fnll. Tlio tops of 

 ["■ slioots hejrin io blackon and die, the 

 /'■^r-ise apparently worl<in<T down the 

 •''II. .\t the same tinip young, vigorous 

 ■■"""^ "ill start from the bottom, these 

 " 'urn to b,. aftaeked in t lie same man 



irr. 



The only remcily, '»>vlicn this appears, 

 is to throw out tlif a fl'ectod plants, giv<> 

 the house a tlioroiij;ni cleaning out of 

 all decayins; leaves, etc., and keep on 

 ami»le ventilation. IJibks. 



ROSE PLANTS FCTDR THE BENCH. 



As we intend to ere rct a greoiilioiiso for 

 roses tliis sumiiHT, ' — \ve should likt^ to 

 know wliat is the best time to plant tlicni 

 in tlie beuidies, in tl lis Oregon cdimate\ 

 Would th(^ first of ^^r' litendior be too lato 

 if we oould not ;;i'! I ' 

 would be the bi'st In 

 M'.-ir olds? 



bi'in soonor? What 



|)l;uit 



Olio or two- 



:\i. G. 



The best time In ■iliiiit roscs is from 

 early in May np til! .W iily. b'oses ]il;nite(l 

 as late as Septriiilicr are rarely a paying 



erop. 



()nevrnr(dd v|i)cl'5-c - that is. stoek 

 r:iisrd during llic wiiiilcr — is ]pret'i'r;ible 

 to -^tork of anv (illiei — n;,'e. KiHi-,s. 



WHITE ANTS TIN ROSE SOIL. 



I'lhler s(>parate oi-Acr, wc aro sending 

 a sainiile of soil in»tVste>l wilb a stnall 

 white pest, which neii tlier lime watiT nor 

 toba<-co atVeets iiitli'' - li'.'ist. Oiir rose and 

 carnation soil lias millions of them. No 

 noticeable harm is d<mo to the carna- 

 tions, but the rnscsr-irc going to the liad 



I'or some reason, an(l \\f should like to 

 know w bethel- ihi^ in-^cct is in anv way 

 I fS|ponsi lile. .\I. A. B. 



These inserts are termites, ;ni(l usually 

 d.i Hot liarin the roots of growing plants, 

 tbeir t'uMctiun in life ludng the reiiuival 

 III' de.ad .'Old decaying vt'getable matter. 



The oidy remedy I know of is bisul- 

 phide of c'lrbon. This is applied by ex- 

 posing it in ;i sliallow vess(d, and as the 

 \:ipor is lie;i\ier th;in air. it sinks into 

 tlio '■idl. ( ';rre niu~;| be taken to keep 

 lighted Tiiatcbes or any kiml of tire out 

 of reacli, as it is highly explosive. Ap- 

 plied oiiee a week for three weeks, it will 

 frei|uently (dear a liou>(>. Ix'tBE."::. 



BUDDED VS. OWN-ROOT ROSES. 



• not i<-e in the b'KviKw of .Mjipcli IS 

 that "'I'liil,'' in his always intiTestiniT 

 IMiiladelphia news letter, nuotes P. f. 

 I.yncli as taking issue with me in regard 

 t(' the superiority of budded over own- 

 root roses for ont.loor culture. I am well 

 aw.are of Mr. Lynch's high standing as 

 ;i rosaid.an. but regret that 1 am lumble 

 to agr(»e with liiiu i!i his quoted state- 

 ment that rose plants I'or ontd.ior cultiu'e 

 grown from riittiii;;s .-mv better than 

 budded stock. 



1 do not doubt fur ;i moment ih.at some 

 of Mr. I.yn(di 's customers h,-i\e h,-id good 



