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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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or at planting time. You say the foliaee 

 is the same. If the foliage is exactly 

 identical, you possibly have a sport. 

 Winter Cheer, which is a lovely pink 

 variety, greatly resembles White Bon- 



naffon in the foliage, and this might be 

 your so-called sport. If I could see a 

 good leaf or if you have a flower left, 

 I can possibly identify it. 



Chas. H. Totty. 



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CONFUSION IN BOSE NAlMES. 



At the Chicago flower show last 

 month A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn., 

 exhibited a handsome vase of a shell 

 pink rose with orange center, labeling 

 it Antoine Eivoire. They now have 

 determined the name correctly to be 

 Prince de Bulgarie. 



Eeferring to the matter, W. K. Pier- 

 son writes: 



"We obtained stock of this rose two 

 years ago, and it was reported to us 

 at that time that the name was lost 

 in transit. Last spring we sent fifty 

 plants of this rose to Mr. Fatzer, 

 ^uessy, Tergnier, Aisne, France, to be 

 grown for identification. Mr. Fatzer 

 was one of the judges at the last 

 Paris national exposition and is a man 

 whose word is perfectly good in a mat- 

 ter of this kind. Last spring among 

 a batch of imported plants there were 

 some plants labeled Antoine Eivoire 

 which bore so strong a resemblance to 

 this rose that we decided that this 

 was the name of the rose, and labeled 

 ours accordingly. November 17 we re- 

 ceived a letter from Mr. Fatzer stating 

 that the plants we sent him are in good 

 condition, that he now has flowers in 

 all stages of development, and that 

 there is no doubt in his mind that the 

 rose is Prince de Bulgarie, sent out by 

 Pernet-Ducher in 1902. We have ac- 

 ' cepted Mr. Fatzer 's statement as cor- 

 rect, and are giving the rose its proper 

 name. 



"We wish you would write this up 

 as a little notice in The Eeview, ex- 

 plaining how we came to show this rose 

 under the name Antoine Eivoire, as we 

 had no intention of showing this rose 

 under anything but its right name." 



ANOTHER HILL BOSE. 



The E. G. Hill Co., of Eichmond, ap- 

 pears to have now arrived at the time 

 for reaping the rewards of the years 

 spent in the hybridizing of roses. True, 

 introductions have been not infrequent 

 in the past, but the number of seed- 

 lings now approaching the period of 

 flissemination far exceeds anything of 

 the past. Most important at the mo- 

 ment are Eose Queen, the pink Eich- 

 mond, and Sunburst, the variety the 

 judges at Chicago thought a silver cup 



was not sufficient recognition for, so 

 that they added honorable mention. Of 

 one of them, planted for test with other 

 new varieties at the Bagatelle Gardens 

 at Paris last summer, the Horticultural 

 Advertiser (English) says: 



"A tea hybrid from America, named 

 May Miller, raised by E. G. Hill, should 

 be described, the variety being one that 

 we shall hear more about as time goes 

 on; a valuable rose for cut bloom, with 

 a noble appearance and long, firm stems 

 of great strength. We must make up our 

 minds to meet with roses raised on the 

 other side of the Atlantic in greater 

 numbers than hitherto. Certainly the 

 tastes of the two continents sometimes 

 differ greatly; but in the States they 

 quickly come to understand those that 

 agree with European wishes. Moreover, 

 with their Wichuraiana hybrids the 

 Americans have broken new ground, and 



found practical and new uses for the 

 same, in directions in which we are a 

 long way behind." 



BAMBLEB BOSES. 



We are now getting more severe 

 weather, and if the ramblers in pots 

 are outdoors it will be necessary to 

 cover the pots well to prevent break- 

 ages by frost. Of course, it is easily 

 possible to keep plants for forcing out- 

 side all winter if necessary,' where they 

 will be in a perfectly dormant state, 

 but it is disagreeable work when frost 

 and snow are in the ascendant. A far 

 better plan is to store them thickly in 

 a cold pit or cellar, where they will be 

 just clear of freezing. If the soil is 

 tolerably dry, a few degrees of frost 

 cannot do any injury to pots, much less 

 to the plants. 



Plants which were pot-grown all sum- 

 mer and have been held on the dry side 

 for some weeks back, now have their 

 canes well ripened, and in the case of 

 Crimson Eambler and Baby Eambler all 

 foliage has gone. If an early batch is 

 desired, some of these may now be 

 housed and given a night temperature 

 of 45 degrees. It is better not to give 

 too much heat at first. The breaks 

 come more slowly in the lower tempera- 

 ture, but are stronger. Cut away any 

 weak or useless wood, reserving the 

 strong canes, which can be bent over 

 horizontally or circularly, to insure 

 more even breaks. The various pink 

 ramblers do not cast their foliage as 

 early as Crimson Eambler and it is bet- 

 ter not to start any of them until after 

 Christmas. 



Winnipeg, Can. — The Gordon-Mitchell 

 Drug Co. is planning to open a cut 

 flower and plant department. 



FUMIGATING CABNATIONS. 



Will it harm carnations if I put liquid 

 nicotine on the heating pipes? I fumi- 

 gated with tobacco stems, but it discol- 

 ored the carnations. H. E. 



Discontinue using tobacco stems for 

 fumigation. They are getting obsolete. 

 Try some of the manufactured nicotine 

 papers, which can be purchased by the 

 gross in cans. They are neat, cleanly, 

 do not discolor any flowers and leave no 

 disagreeable odor behind them. Put- 

 ting nicotine on the heating pipes will 

 be less effective than using it as a spray 

 on the plants. Many growers now rely 

 on spraying in lieu of fumigation. 



A VAEIEGATED ENCHANTBESS. 



I noticed on page 16 of The Eeview 

 for November 24 that L. M. B. mentions 

 a variegated sport of Eose-pink En- 

 chantress. In 1909 I had several White 

 Enchantress plants that gave varie- 

 gated sports, not heavily variegated, 

 but beautifully penciled with bright 



pink, making an exceptionally attract- 

 ive flower. I propagated a large num- 

 ber and this season they are doing well. 

 The flowers are as large as the parent, 

 and so far are as productive and vigor- 

 ous. As I have no intention of having 

 them registered, L. M. B. can have the 

 right of way. W. C. S. 



ENCHANTBESS TEMPEBATUBE. 



Would it be better to keep Enchant- 

 ress carnations in a temperature of 

 over 55 degrees, or not? Since I have 

 been firing I notice that the flowers are 

 much larger. When the temperature 

 gets up to 60 degrees I open the venti- 

 lator. H. E. 



If you mean 55 degrees as a night 

 temperature, this is too high. For all 

 the Enchantress family, 50 degrees will 

 suit much better. It will be all right 

 to have the temperature run up to 60 or 

 65 degrees on sunny days, with ventila- 

 tors open. On dull days a maximum of 

 56 to 58 degrees wiU suffice. You can 

 grow Enchantress as warm as 55 de- 

 grees, but at 50 degrees you will get 

 stronger stems and larger Jind better 

 colored flowors. D. W, 



