. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. bark? We have not lost many so far, but the trouble seems to be continuing. W. N.—Minn. cnt^K -0 '^' ?'?I It is reasonably sure that sow bugs are not the cause of the trouble. No doubt, the cutworm may cause this trou- ble, although, usually, the cutworm will crawl up the stems of the roses at night and eat off the buds. It will then drop off at daylight and will hide under the loose soil near the plants on which it has been eating. On that account, the cutworm is usually easily found. The writer does not know of any other in- sect that itiay cause
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. bark? We have not lost many so far, but the trouble seems to be continuing. W. N.—Minn. cnt^K -0 '^' ?'?I It is reasonably sure that sow bugs are not the cause of the trouble. No doubt, the cutworm may cause this trou- ble, although, usually, the cutworm will crawl up the stems of the roses at night and eat off the buds. It will then drop off at daylight and will hide under the loose soil near the plants on which it has been eating. On that account, the cutworm is usually easily found. The writer does not know of any other in- sect that itiay cause this trouble. W. J. K. HICKS' RECORD OF SUCCESSES. The record of successes in rose grow- ing held by Elisha J. Hicks, of Hurst, Berkshire, England, is a most remark- able one, and the Berkshire Chronicle celebrated it by publishing photographs of Mr. Hicks and his numerous trophies in its September 2 issue. Of all his suc- cesses Mr. Hicks is most proud of his record of being the first Englishman to win the gold medal and certificate of the international rose test garden of the city of Portland, Ore., which he secured with Climbing Lady Hillingdon. Another notable success by Mr. Hicks is the winning, for the fifth time in suc- cession, of the Wigan challenge cup, pre- sented at the Royal Horticultural Soci- ety's summer show, for the most meri- torious exhibit of roses in the show. The week previous to that success Mr. Hicks exhibited at the National Rose Society's show and won the gold medal for the best exhibit of roses in the nurserymen's section. This year Mr. Hicks has won no fewer than nine med- als from the Royal Horticultural S _ He has had three awards of merit for new pedigree seedling roses from the R. H. S. These were for Margaret Hor- ton and Mrs. Hornby-Lewis, hybrid tea roses of yellow and copper shades, and Lady Verey, which is a pure white climbing rose. The winning of the National Rose Society's trophy and the Wigan cup establishes him as the cham- pion dec
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