Drcehber 5, 1912. 



The Florists' Review 



25 



Rose Mrs. George Shawyer. 



the winter, which is the season. when 

 flowers are needed. In repotting them, 

 sand should not have been used, and 

 old cow manure or fine bone would 

 have been better than the hotbed 

 manure. The latter is too often full 

 of worms and in no way compares with 

 cow manure in the benches. Then, 

 again, there was no need to shade the 

 plants in the frames, as this would only 

 weaken them and make them more sus- 

 ceptible to mildew. To get returns 

 from the benches which the plants are 

 now occupying, it would pay you to 

 plant them with gladioli, snapdragons 

 or some other crop which would be 

 sure to give a good cut in spring, 

 which you cannot expect from the 

 roses. C. W. 



HOUSE OF SUNBURST. 



The photograph was taken November 

 29, 1912, at Myers & Samtman's, Chest- 

 nut Hill, Philadelphia. The house is 

 22x167 feet. It is planted with 1,677 

 Sunburst roses, which are all on their 

 own roots. The stock was purchased 

 from Charles H. Totty last March. De- 

 spite a check from black spot that car- 

 ried off the foliage early in their career, 

 the young plants did well, and July 2 

 the first house was planted from the 

 pick of the stock, then in 3-inch pots. 

 The second house, the one shown in the 

 photograph, was planted July 18, from 

 the remainder of the 3-inch plants. The 

 first house is now coming into its third 

 crop of bloom, and the second house 

 into its second crop. In both houses 

 the plants are on raised benches. There 

 is little to choose between them in ap- 

 pearance. Mr. Samtman considers Sun- 

 burst as free blooming as My Mary- 

 land. Phil. 



ROSE MRS. SHAWYER. 

 At nearly a score of the autumn 

 flower shows one of the principal cen- 

 ters of attraction for the growers was 

 the vase of the new rose, Mrs, George 

 Shawver, the variety shown in the ac- 

 companying illustration. It was ex- 

 hibited as far west as St. Paul and its 



condition in each case demonstrated 

 that it possesses shipping and keeping 

 qualities, important attributes in com- 

 mercial forcing roses. Mrs. Shawyer is 

 an English seedling that attracted the 

 attention of Charles H. Totty and to 

 which he has given a thorough trial 

 at his place at Madison. He thought 

 well of it in the beginning and the 

 farther he has gone with it the more 

 enthusiastic he has become, until now 

 he thinks it will take rank as the 

 leading pink forcing rose when it be- 

 comes widely known, even displacing 

 Killarney as a money-maker, just as 

 Killarney displaced Bridesmaid be- 

 cause of its greater freedom of bloom. 

 Mr. Totty says that the only disquali- 

 fication he has been able to find is a 



susceptibility to mildew and that this 

 is no greater than is characteristic of 

 Killarney and White Killarney. 



TO EIEEF BOXWOOD SPRAYS. 



What are the best methods of keeping 

 boxwood sprays? This inquiry is so 

 frequently made that we believe some 

 remarks on this matter would be of 

 value to many a florist. 



To obtain the best results, boxwood 

 sprays should be unpacked as soon as 

 possible, after arrival and placed in 

 water, the same as flowers, and, if con- 

 venient, keep them in a cool atmos- 

 phere. 



This treatment will keep boxwood 

 sprays for months, and improve them 

 also. It will make them more lasting 

 after they are exposed to the air. A 

 large tub, half-barrel or any similar 

 vessel will answer as a container. Im- 

 mersing them will not injure them in 

 the least. 



Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co. 



GENISTAS FOR EASTER. 



Can you give us any cultural details 

 for genistas? We have some that we 

 should like to bloom for Easter. J. C. 



Keep" the plants in a cold pit or 

 greenhouse until early in January. Then 

 place them in a temperature of 48 to 

 .50 degrees at night and they will be in 

 flower on time. If they appear to be 

 coming on a little too early, remove 

 them to a colder house when the flowers 

 start to open. Do not try to force these 

 plants, or you will completely spoil 

 them. Neither should they be sprayed 

 over like azaleas and camellias. 



C. W. 



ORIENTAL FOFPY FROM SEED. 



I want to find out whether oriental 

 poppy sown last August will flower next 

 summer. H. K. 



The strongest plants of the poppies 

 will probably flower a little, but if you 

 had sown in June instead of August 

 they would have bloomed much better. 



C. W. 



House of Sunburst Roses at Myers & Samtman's, Chestnut Hill, Pa. 



