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The Weekly Florists^ Re vie w^ 



Jim: imj, 1!)1-_'. 



ROSES ON THEIR OWN ROOTS. 



Will VdU kindly tell iis which ol' t h(> 

 licst iiuiiloui- j'oscs iiKiko !i sat isi'actory 

 yi'dwih (111 their iiwii roots, and \\hicli 

 it is hcttcr 1o Imil on stioni^cr jirowiiiy 

 stuck.' We desire 1o try i-ootinji ciittiniis 

 ill a t'raiiie .•ilmiit the end ot' .lime ac 

 ciinliny to the method dc^scrilied in The 

 Jv'e\ iew some weeks au"- ''iH' location 

 is .I<Msey. C. \'. \V. 



All the lainliler types ot' idses, such as 

 l.ady l!a\. ( riiiison ln'amliler. Hiawatha, 



• 'ainiine I'illar. Aiiieric-an I'ilhir, IJaiti- 

 niorr r.i'lle. l>oi'otliy Perkins, 'raiisciid- 

 «-hoii. ('t<-.: the W'ichniaianas. ru;^osas. 

 ilariisoii's ^'('|low , I'ersiaii ^'ellow. Aus- 

 trian <'o|i|ier, the \arioiis I'en/.ance 

 ■-w eet In i( IS, limit illoia and some otiier 

 iidiiist i^rowin^ iij^es are (|iii1e s.'itisl'ac- 

 tiiiy on their own rool^. < >ii the ot hei' 

 hand, all the hyliiid |ier|ii't nals ;md 

 ]i\liiid teas are more \ i porous and haniy 

 when liiic|de<l on lh<' seedliii;;' liriei' or 

 .Manetti stoid\s. TJiis is jia rt iciilai ly Irne 

 of tlie cidder states. I'laiits mi their own 

 louts do well ill some sections and will 

 Mici-i'i'd I'airly well I'or a lime oxen in 

 onr c(dd states, imt caiimit compare witii 

 smdi ;is are liiidded. The eml of .Iiiih' 

 will lie a snitalile time to root cnttinys of 

 niaiiN' of the outdoor roses in a mild liot- 

 l.ed." (,'. AV. 



POOR ROSES. 



( >nr idses liaxc hail an awful lot of 

 mildew this spring. Would yoii advise 

 |iiittin<i' snl|iliiir on ;iii oil stoxc until it 

 imdled.' What wonhl lie 1 he (dl'ect .' It' 

 that isn't ^^orxl. what is,' These roses 

 are ;^i\iii;^ lis only short stems, .Most of 

 the wood is small. Imt there is some lar^e 

 growth coming mi. It is startin"' from 

 the lioitom. How \\(nild you adxise tieat- 

 iiiu ami cuttin;^ them to make jiood plants 

 for next fall .and winter, ;is \\ e ^v;^llt to 

 carry them o\er another year oi- two? 



• Mir s(,d is low.a Mack loam. W(> liaxe 

 only L;i\en them a few fee(|s this \vinter. 

 Two wc'cks ;i^o they were yiveii ;i 1o]p- 

 dressin;^ ot' cow manure. It was sjiread 

 on liy water. The rose plants in one end 

 nl' the house are droppiiii^ their leaves. 

 What would caiiso that .' W. ]!. 



• alcliss \ clil ilat in;4 will develop mil 

 dew. .\s a Mile, it is tiacoalde to 

 draiiulils. if yon use steam heat, a little 

 sniphnr on the pipes will keep mildevv 

 ill idicck. Whore hot w.ater is iise<l. the 

 siilphiir c;iii he lilowii o\er the jilants 

 throilj^ll jpowder liellows. IJoiliii;.; sulphui' 

 o\rr au oil stove is all rij^lit. Imt ymi 

 never want to leave the house while it is 



j^uinj;. I lia\i' sihmi many distressin}; 

 eases where operators left the house and 

 ill their aliseiicc the suljdiiir boiled over 

 tiiid took iire, \vith disastrous results to 

 the ]ilaiits ill the houses. 



Without knowinjf anything about the 

 varieties and tlie way they have been 

 treated, it is dillieult to give advice on 

 how to troat tlieiii. The eausc of leaves 

 tailing lieavily is jiossibly an ex- 

 cess of cow iiiamire. If this ^vas fresh 

 Avheii applied, followed by a soaking 

 watering, with insudicient ventilation to 

 allow aiiimoiiia to escape, it is the ju'ob- 

 ;ible cause of the leaves falling. The 

 jdaiits should lie kept somewhat drier for 

 six or eight weeks, then jniined back and 

 started up again. ( iit the weak, dead 

 .and dying wood when juuiiing. Avoid 

 keeiiing the ]daiits too dry at the root 

 ;iiid, e\en when you do Tiot watiM'. use the 

 hose freely on tlu^ jilants. b'oses rather 

 ]irefer a heavy soil; one containiug clay 

 is especially g<io(l, Imt even in light soil 

 t hev can be grown well when Jinlicioiisly 

 fed' ami carefullv treated. ' C. W. " 



GODFREY CALLAS. 



\\'ill you kiiidy let us know thro jh 



The Review how to htuidle (lodfrey ea is 



that have been grown through the \' n. 

 tei? M. G. F. ( 



The blooming season now being e 

 for this most useful and valuable ea 

 the iil.-ints should be taken outdoors ;: 

 laid on their sides to ri])eii off. They 

 lie shtiken out and repotted late in ,1 

 or early in August. You can, if ; 

 wish, jilant out a lot of the small bulbl 

 ill a rich jiiecc of ground, if you want 

 increase your stock. Lift and pot tin 

 before danger of frost. The callas :; 

 of little value coiumercially at 

 Memorial day ;iiid it always is best 

 let them gradual! v rest after that d:i 



C. W 



VINCAS. 



Will you ]ile;ise infoiiu nie as to nc 

 ]iro]ier )iroc«Mlure.' in Michigan, to gi^w 

 long, full vincas for next spring's sales.' 



.1. D. L. 



Tn order to have large, full jiliint'^ of 

 the green :iud variegated vincas for next 

 spring's sales the young j>lants shoiilil 

 now be set out in nursery rows, in the 

 iield, and given fre<|iient cultivations 

 through the summer. Lift tiiid pot them 

 about the end of September. .Staml tin- 

 pots .along the edges of your ctiriiatioii 

 or other biMiches. If you have no yoimu' 

 |d;iiits, yon should ])urcliase some and 

 jilant out at once. (Juttings do not runt 

 as etisily now as earlier in the season, 

 and it is getting late to root them fm 

 jiroducing he.'ivv plants for another sea 

 son. ' C. W. 



POINTERS FOR A BEGINNER. 



Will ymi ]de;ise giv(^ some pointers 

 1 o a beginner ,' 



IIovv sliould ;i w(dl grown carnation, 

 say au Enchantress, look now, .lune 

 ]."■>,' I iiieiin. what should be the aver- 

 age height and number of shoots,' 



The buds, when showing color, turn 

 slightly lirowu on the edges, so tlnit 

 the full-blown flower has a r.ather t)\i\ 

 look. Is this caused by watering ;rt 

 night, or by overheail sjirayiiig instead 

 of among the stems, or by snpplving in- 

 sunicieiit vv.ater.' Or what is the jirob- 

 able reason.' It is not from t'limiga- 

 tion. as theii' has been no iieeil of that. 



1 see that a few big olive green cat-. 

 er|iillars hiive bored lodes in ;i fe\7 

 buds and have been lying curleil up on 

 some ojieii llovveis. What shall I use ' 



C. 1>. A. 



^'oul• eaiiiatiim pl.ants in the Hebl 

 should now have t'roin four to six voung 

 shoots on them. :iiid should be readv to 

 top the sec(Mid time before .Inlv I. 

 Then, with another topjdng about the 

 middle ot' .Inly ainl ;niotlier about Au- 

 gust I. you will htive sonii' line jdants 

 to bench early in .\ugiist. In ciise it 



is desirei] to bench the jdants extrii 

 (>arly. say before the middle of .July. 

 the plants should be somewhat farth'i' 

 along than suggested. Jn that c:isc 

 extra early- propagating is necessaiy. 

 There is no question that a medium- 

 sized plant is the ideal one for bem li- 

 ing. There is less loss of bottom foli- 

 age, cons(>quently less bibor, and h ss 

 trouble all around in getting the jilants 

 rei'stablislied than where the jdants ;mc 

 extremely large. 



Those brown edges you complain 't 

 are due to th(> ravages of th.at comm n 

 and ilestnict iv e enemy of the carnatie :. 

 tlirips. Jiistead of there having be a 

 no need of fumigating, as \ou sugge '• 

 there has not been enough ot' it. ' 

 leiist. it has not been effective. It -^ 

 now so l.ate in the season and weati ' 

 comlit ions aii- so favorable to the p' -' 

 that it would hardly jiav vnu to st:- ' 

 a crusacle jigainst them. It' thev a c 

 so numerous that you get no gi '' 

 blooms at all, I woiihl suggest tlmt _v " 

 tear out all the old jdaiits, dean o •' 

 the house and fumigate it with si I 

 liliur. 'I'heii get it ready and re|)la ' 

 with young jdauts as soon as they a ' 

 in proper sliiipe, .Next fall start 

 with reguhir spraying om-e ea<'h we 

 with the nic-otine ). repaint ions, as ' 

 jireveiitive. 



