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The Florists^ Review 



JotY 11, 1912. 



THE WHITE ROSE. 



The most important question in the 

 cut flower market today is: What is 

 the best white rose? The growers say 

 it is Double White Killarney. Their 

 representatives who have this stock (it 

 is not plentiful yet) side with them, 

 urging in support of their favorite that 

 Double White Killarney has much more 

 substance than the older White Kil- 

 larney, a point that tells tremendously 

 in hot weather, and that it is a pure 

 white. It is further urged that White 

 Killarney, be it double or not, is not 

 nearly so easily bruised as some other 

 roses, which makes it a desirable ship- 

 ping variety. Last, but by no means 

 least — in fact, most important of all — 

 Killarney blooms as no other rose has 

 ever yet bloomed. 



So much for one side. The other 

 side, led by some of the principal re- 

 tailers of the city — the "men on the 

 firing line," as they graphically de- 

 scribe themselves — charge that the 

 word white is a misnomer as regards 

 White Killarney. They say it is white 

 on the outer petals only, that when it 

 opens (in hot weather I mean, of 

 course), it might as well be termed 

 Sunrise, so many and so vivid are the 

 tints and shades of color. They pin 

 their faith on Kaiserin Augusta Vic- 

 toria and they are supported by some 

 of the wholesalers. Kaiserin, they say, 

 is worth just twice as much money as 

 White Killarney and will bring it 

 locally where the danger of bruising, 

 the bane of Kaiserin, can be avoided. 

 It must be said in fairness of White 

 Killarney that it is a cool weather rose. 

 It must be said in fairness of Double 

 White Killarney that it .has not yet 



had a trial; the first flowers from stock 

 planted this spring are only just com- 

 ing into the market. Many of those 

 who have seen these flowers say there 

 is no comparison possible and that 

 Kaiserin is easily distanced. 



Phil. 



BOSE LEAVES SCORCHED. 



Under separate cover you will find 

 samples of Killarney and White Kil- 

 larney rose leaves from own-root stock. 

 The plants were received April 8 and 

 were winter-rested in 2i^-inch pots. 

 We repotted into S^^-inch pots, from 

 which we planted, June 5, into a raised 

 bench containing good yellow loam, 

 with about one pound of bone flour to 

 a bushel of soil. The plants grew 

 nicely. On the old leaves we noticed 

 some black spots and sprayed with 

 Bordeaux ten days ago. A few days 

 ago we noticed the new leaves curl up 

 at the point and dry up where they 

 curled. We thought it was mildew, so 

 we sprayed with liver of sulphur, at 

 the rate of one ounce to five gallons, 

 but have not seen any improvement. 

 The house was not quite completed 

 until a few days ago, when it was en- 

 closed. We now ventilate as much as 

 possible by day and some at night. We 

 do not keep the benches soaked, but 

 spray twice daily. Kindly give us in- 

 formation as to cause and treatment. 



C. B. 



The most probable cause of the burn- 

 ing of the foliage is the spraying with 

 Bordeaux mixture. Ordinarily this is 

 safe to use outdoors, and also indoors 

 when the weather is fairly cool. The 

 higher the temperature, however, the 

 greater the likelihood of burning. For 

 black spot, which is usually developed 

 by allowing the foliage to hang damp 

 after nightfall, the best cure is pick- 



ing off the affected leaves, and not 

 spraying with Bordeaux and similar 

 remedies. Your treatment in the main 

 seems to have been correct. Continue 

 to leave some air on at night. Venti- 

 late freely during the day, but always 

 avoid cold drafts, which will start mil- 

 dew. With care:^jal treatment, the 

 roses should soon grow out of this 

 trouble. 



C. W. 



KILLAENEYS OUTDOORS. 



I would like a little advice from 

 some of the readers of The Review in 

 regard to Killarney roses. I have some 

 plants that I would like to flower for 

 the summer months. Would it be best to 

 flower them in pots or plant them out- 

 doors? Would they winter all right 

 with good protection? The thermom- 

 eter goes down to 20 degrees below 

 zero in this part of the country, some- 

 times lower. How would it be to put 

 them out in beds, leaving them in the 

 pots, so that they could be lifted in 

 the fall and stored in the cellar? We 

 have never handled Killarney before. 

 Any information on this subject will be 

 most welcome, as we would like to do 

 the right thing to avoid loss. F. C. 



You will get much better results by 

 planting out the Killarneys than by 

 keeping them in pots. Plant out in a 

 well prepared piece of ground, mulch 

 with old manure after planting, and in 

 order to get the best results from them, 

 keep well watered with the hose. It is 

 really surprising how many flowers Kil- 

 larney and other hybrid teas will pro- 

 duce between June and October if given 

 proper treatment, viz.: a rich soil, good 

 mulch and plenty of water. 



This variety would not winter with 

 you outside, even if well protected. 

 The best way to carry the plants over 

 is to lift them just before the ground 

 freezes and plant closely in a coldframe 

 for the winter, or, if you have no frame 

 to spare, dig a trench and bury them 

 in ground with sufficient slope to shed 

 water. Plant out in spring just as soon 

 as the ground is open. C. W. 



ASPARAGUS IN LATH HOUSES. 



One of the leading industries around 

 the thriving little Pacific coast resort 

 of Long Beach, Gal., is the growing of 

 Asparagus Sprengeri and A. plumosus 

 for seed and greens, and the establish- 

 ment at Signal Hill, close by, which be- 

 longs to the H. N. Gage Co., of Broad- 

 way, Los Angeles, is one of the largest 

 and best known in the locality. Grown 

 on this sunny slope, open to the ocean 



Site of Asparagas-growing Establishmeat of H. N. Gage Co., Long Beach, Cal^ with Lath House to Left. 



