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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Maucii 



1911. 



NEW ROSES WORTH GROWING. 



I i:\l I .i.-l- ll'.h] ;i imiii r l,y S. W. ('(■••Wi-ll, "f 

 l;o-c;lc,i^. \|i^^.. Ii:ii| :il till' I ..|l\ I'lll inn 111' llli' 



li'iiiirs-iv Niir^.'i .\ MMii's A^snci.-i I i"ii in .\:islivi lie, 

 I'.iin.. •■".ni inu.-i| Imni 'riM- l;i\ii\\ ..f .\|;iii'li K',. | 



I-'. \'(iu .M;i I scli.'ill i> ;i 111 iyiil rt'il. A 

 Ircr. cdiivi ;i II' liliMiiiHT. ll;iil> ;iiiil ii|u'ii 

 lliiwris .'iri' (M|i!;;ll\- well riiiini'd. A lirst 

 .■l:i-~ IMM'. 



IliHiy Kill; is i|fc|i ■~ii I |.liiii' yellow. 

 ]i;issiii;^ iiild ;i liyliti'r sli.'iilc :is 1 he 

 lliiwcr ii|ic!i--. l.;ir;^c', I'lill. jiclt'ci-t t'liriii. 



r(i|lsl;illt .•lllli lit' '^ I sll l;-.t;| IliM'. 



llclcii (ininl i- .'I s|iiiri tiniii Maiiiaii 

 •iiclirl. I'iclly well kiiciwii, l>llt the 

 iiisc. liki' this ty|ic. slidiiM l>i' ]ilant('il 

 ill cNciN nariMii. I may he partial t(i 

 this \aiifly. (.wiiii^ tn the fact that it 

 oriy iii.'i t rd (HI iiiy yrounils at Alpika, 

 ]\riss.. ami lliriic(' was scut nut liy the 

 <l(ii)il\ Ii'rc--t' ( (1.. of S|iiiiiuli<'l(l. <). ^'('t. 

 in cNcry r('s|i,.,-t it is as yooil as Maniaii 

 < 'oclict oi- Wiiitc ('oriict. with the same 

 \i<ior aihl irc'iMloiii ot' hlooiii. .ami in 

 rolor no ro^c. to my k now h'llyc. is ('i|ual 

 to it. Till' ( olor is a ilclicatc yellow, 

 siifl'usoci with pink. e;ii-h jietal ed^icil 

 (lee]ier. 



Mayllower is cii'.amx' white, with the 

 edye of |iel;.ls laced laxciider pink. 

 I'liids ;iie lone ;nid pointed. ( )t' splendid 

 \'inor .-1 lid const it lit ion. 



An Ideal White Redder. 



.Molly Shai'nian (rawfoiii is a white 

 hcddcr that will stand in the front rank 

 of <;o()d yardcn loscs when w(dl known. 

 The (-(dor is jinrc and chaste; flowers of 

 y;oo<l snitstanee and form; \ie(ii'ons 

 lu'anchiny lialiif. An ide.al idse. 



^Iis. hndley (loss is a ppait'iit ly an 

 improved .M.aiie \'an Iloiittc. linds e.\- 

 tienudy laiye, well iiointed, oitcniny 

 into ;i in.'inimoth lilooni that stands the 

 siui well. A \ iydions yrower and con- 

 stant. 



Millie. Kilw.aid \icais is liii'jlit car 

 nnn(\ shaded lose. .\ |iiomisin^ \a 

 rioty. 



!^Il's. V>. li. < ant is not a novcdty, Init 

 the trade has the Inihit id' o\ crlooUiiij; 

 <j;oo(1 things every now .and then. One 

 of tile licst yai'den rosi's extant. <'olor. 

 darlc carmine, fliislied crimson; fr(M> and 

 constant; a rank jriower and abont tlie 

 Itesf of its color. 



i'anl.a is :\ \ itrorons. free flowering 

 \ariety. of erect h.aliit. < djor, sulphur 

 \(dlow. with deeper center. ( )f (juite 

 recent iiitiodnct ion. Imt it inoinises 



W(dl. 



\V. 1\. Sinitli, like Helen Good, is ot 

 such e.\ce|)f ional merit that it may lie 

 well to incdiide it in this list, ;is iininv 

 nnrseryinen are not acquainted wifji if. 

 It is so nni(h lik(> the <'ochet roses that 



one would (d;iss it as a true ('o(diet in 

 erowth, xiyoi. ficeiloin and formation 

 of llowcr. it ranks with the ("oeiiets 

 and Helen (iood, and this is tln^ greatest 

 piaise that any yarden ros!' can receive. 

 In cohu' it is rosciiink. salinon-])ink 

 shaded with flesii and various lii^ht 

 tints. whi(di nnike a comliinafion difh- 

 cnlt to descrilie. 



Other Classes of Roses. 



To this list niijilif lie added niaiiv tt'as 

 and hybrid teas that iire now beinji 

 disscmimited, Imt I .am sure that liereiii 

 are enough 1o appeal to those who de- 

 sire to try out a portion, at least, of 

 those that ;ip|icar to be th(> most coni- 

 iiiendable. I have omitted the hybrid 

 perpetual section, liaidy types ami vari- 

 ous other novelties. Fran Karl Drusrdiki 

 you all know. ,1. I!, (lark and Huj;h 

 Dickson are two splendid \;irieties in 

 this ( l;iss, and b(>yond these three va- 

 rieties I do not care to yo. In the 

 jiaby Rambler tyjie, Haby Dorothy is a 

 o(»o(i |iink, Catherine Zoinn^t a most e.\- 

 (•(dlenl white, and many others are 

 liein«i- sent out whiidi must liaxc further 

 trials b(>fore 1 I'inj;- (dassed :is cominer- 

 ci.-il \ariefies. 



.lust now the li\bridi/.er seems to <iive 



his hibor to the production of hybrid 

 teas, and so long as they give its such 

 wonderful varieties as appear from year 

 to year, wo can well dispense with less 

 desirable types, for a time at least. 

 However, there arc other desirable sec- 

 tions, suited for a wider range of ter- 

 ritory, esjiecially the colder climates of 

 our country, yet suitable for various 

 jilantings throughout the south. I have 

 reference to the hybrid rugosas and 

 liy])ri(l Wichuraiainis. These two sec- 

 tions, with the hyltrid teas, will within 

 the jnwf decade be our upper class in 

 the rose family. 



T Avas requested to end)ody within 

 this jiaper something about the growing 

 and selling end of roses. To do this, L 

 am sure, would take up too nuich time. 

 Besides, this topic should have its full 

 quota of time in order to cover all the 

 essential points. However, it should 

 be known that to secure best results in 

 the jiropagation of plants, and particu- 

 larly the rose, the work should he done 

 in a natural A\ay and under natural con- 

 ditions. All I'lant life recpiires a period 

 of rest and repose for good results. I 

 have test(>d roses that were summer- 

 jiropagafed and allowed to rest over 

 winter in cold houses, alongside of the 

 same v.arieties that had ))oen grown 

 nndei' high temperatures from for<-ed 

 sto(d\, both winter and suMimor, and I 

 am sure the difference in growth and 

 \itality of the plants by these two 

 iiH'thods could be perceived by the most 

 ignorant amateur. Overw(»rk, overstim- 

 ulation, overfeeding, everlastingly at it, 

 can not nuike a strong, vigorous garden 

 rose. A plant of this kiml, svhen re- 

 moved to the garden, usually sickens 

 and dies, ami should it survive the sum- 

 mer, a r(>st well taken, it begins its 

 growth in late fall, only to be nipjied 

 by the (irst chilling frost fi'om the 

 north. 



GERANIUMS FOR MEMORIAL DAY. 



I haxc about l-'.-'i^o geranium i>laiits 

 that are from eight to fucdve imdu's 

 high .and I am afraiil they will get too 

 big for the market by .Memorial day. 

 They are idoomiiig now (piite freely ami 

 there is not a good market here I'or 

 geraniums until -Memorial day. What 

 is the best thing for me to ilo with 

 these plants.' If I were to take top cut- 

 tings from them, would the cuttings 

 bloom for .Memoriiil day.' Would the 

 old plants be in good condition for this 

 day. or is tlieic some way in whii-h I can 

 (die(d< their growth, without injuring 

 the pl.ants.' Would it be the best jdan 

 to take cuttings from them now.' I do 

 not like to lose them, but they are 

 gro\ving too fast. ■'. H. X. 



It is getting somewhat late to to{) 

 your geraniums, but not entirely too 

 late. 1 would ail vise you to take the 

 tops out of the tallest and strongest 

 plants and insert them singly in 2 inch 

 pots of sandy loam. These will be 

 rooted in a month, iind in six weidxs will 



want a shift into oinch pots. They 

 will carry a truss of flowers each and. 

 while somewhat small and late, will 

 |)robably sell. The best geraniums for 

 Memorial sales are grown in 4-inch pots. 

 I do not know what size yours are in, 

 or in what temjierature they have been. 

 .\ night minimum of 4.1 to oO degrees is 

 ample, ^'oung stock rooting and after 

 potting c;in ha\e .") to 1(1 degrees more. 

 They should be spread out, so that they 

 cannot become drawn and leggy. Give 

 all jiossible sun and lots of fresh air. 



Starving your plants would not be 

 any remedy. Keep all flower trusses 

 jdcked off until the first week in May. 

 Avoid feeding with liquid manure and 

 do not use any strong animal manure in 

 the compost. Bone promotes firm 

 growth and floriferousness; liquid stim- 

 ulants cause a soft growth. Give a 

 small shift to any of your plants really 

 needing it, and any which you do not 

 w ish to move to larger ])ots can be'kept 

 in good sliajie by an occasional toj)- 

 dressing of Clay's fertilizer or a weak 

 watering with nitriite of soda. Do not 



