The Weekly Florists' Review, 



459 



raised benches or beds in tlic solid soil. 

 I prefer tlie latter, as they arc more sub- 

 stantial and also cheaper. The walks 

 are lowered so as to raise the beds some- 

 what to make it more eonvenient for 

 working among the plants. For the 

 sides good planks are used and (liey are 

 held in place by small iron pipes across 

 the bed. First the soil in the bed is 

 well firmed, then gone over with Inam or 

 claj', which is also brought uj) the side 

 of the plank. Then the wliole is 

 cemented over. 



Thr lull- -li.'iiKl be about ten inches 

 deep :inil :i^ lr\cl as possible. Owing 

 to tlii' l:i:iiI' "I ihr bouse it is generally 

 impossible to liave a bed level the whole 

 length of the house, so it may be neces- 

 sary to divide it into sections of from 

 2.> to ."55 feet. The sections arc sepa- 

 rated by cemented walls, which need be 

 only an incli or two hitrlicr than the 

 tile and which do not inlnfire with 

 planting. On the suilace the l.cd will 

 be as level as any other. In a bed from 

 live to six feet wide one run of 3-inch 

 tile was found sufficient. In the center 

 of each section a tee is placed and a 

 tile attached that will rise above the 



no overdry or ovt 

 happens witli top 



et places as so often 



tiioni:!! ihi' iii|] will still look perfectly 

 ili\. <iii,. ^^alcring is sufficient for a 

 ucck and otii-n for two weeks. 



Those not acquainted with suh-water- 

 jng naturally suppose that the soil is 

 more apt to turn sour. My experience 

 has been that when properly handled the 

 Boil is not nearly so apt to turn sour 

 as on raised benches. The reason is that 

 the sun and air can always easily pene- 

 trate the soil, which can not always be 

 paid of raised benches. For roses, hybrid 

 teas in particular, sub-watering is of 

 great value. Some growers have used it 

 with great success and it is well worth 

 a trial by any grower. M. Stauch. 



BLIND WOOD. 



What is till- matter 

 They were planted tl: 

 April last in liond soil c 



.itli our roses,' 

 latter part of 

 iiposcd of rotted 



New White Carnation Hoosier Maid. 



surface of the soil to admit the water. 

 The bottom of the bed up to one inch 

 above the run of tile is filled with rough 

 cinders on which about five inches of 

 soil is placed. The soil should be well 

 firmed and the bed is ready for planting. 

 The first watering is done from the 

 top in order to help settle the soil around 

 the plants, but afterward all watering 

 is done through the tile. It is an easy 

 and at the same time a sure way to get 

 an even dcgicr of niosliiic all "through 

 the bed, cspr.iallv if tir- sections are 

 not too lont'. It the ln-il is level it will 

 also dry out evenly aud there will be 



ith a little lime 

 mainly healthy, 

 wood to a great 

 an ten per cent 



of fiower buds. 



We can think of no cause for this 

 unless it might be due to not starting 

 the fires early enough in the fall, as the 

 result of which they were badly mil- 

 dewed. Please suggest the cause and 

 remedy. J. W. M. 



Blind wood is often the result of ex- 

 hausted soil. Roses that were planted 

 hist April should by this time be sup- 



plied with plenty of nourishment, cither 

 in the form of a mulch or as liquid 



1 1 iliijr is no deficiency in this direc- 

 lioii It 1- probable that the check they 

 ic(ciM,l last fall was the cause of the 

 trouble, but if given good treatment 

 since then they should have recovered 

 from the set back by this time. 



It is likely that J. W. M. has forced 

 his roses too much at times or in gen- 

 eral, and may have kept his houses too 

 warm and close and in this way ex- 

 hausted l]i> plant-. I would advise lib- 

 eral tcfdin;;. plenty of air whenever pos- 

 sible and ail i\rii tcnii)erature not over 

 ,58 degrees at night. 



M. .STAirit. 



AMERICAN BEAUTY TROUBLES. 



My i3eauties are planted in solid 

 beds in five inches of soil, with broken 

 bricks underneath for drainage. They 

 gave me a splendid crop in December, 

 since which time I have had very few 

 flowers. They ajipear to be in good 

 health and arc -ciLliicj up ^tinrj -hoots 

 from tlir LM 'I. I lii'iiLjh I li''\ ii.iM- lieen 



llisillU -Ml,,.' ..I 1 Inn l.iwri hi|i:i^r. Some 



of tlie-r -1 (- :irr li..u -rlfiir,; buds 



when two or three feet in hei.uhl. 



i notice a ring around the neck just 

 below the bud. If allowed to remain' the 

 InuK turn black and break oil' at this 

 riiiy. There is a small cavity with a 

 hlack lining, hut I have been unable to 

 (li-rovcr any insect. Two of the beds 



They have been kept at a tempera- 

 ture of about tiO degrees at night, with 

 a rising temperature of 15 to 20 degrees 

 higher in the sunshine. Can you tell 

 me the cause of this trouble? 



T notice tliat iMr. Stanch recommends 

 lifliiiL: the ..M plaiiu and planting in 

 fn--li - il .ili.i tlir\ li.nr licen cut back 

 and |iiii|irih I, -In! i ,iii I not carry 

 ovci il.r .iM' plain-, «iiliMiit lifting after 

 they receive the proper rest, if I cut 

 them back and remove some of the top 

 soil, putting on fresh mulching the 

 same as with Hridc^ and Maids? 



.\i-e euttiicj- nf tin- i '-.■ unfit for use 

 when they ilmp ilnii |mI j-l- in the cut- 

 ting bed, pKoi.lr.l tlii\ are well root- 

 ed ? Subscriber. 



It is difficult to determine what may 

 liave been the caufe of the trouble de- 

 seiilicl. 11 i- piMliably what is common- 

 ly Uiic^Mi a- ■ lili-Iif' or "blast," which 

 is lau-.d .11 ar,,l, 'rated by the presence 

 of eitlier paiasiLic fungi or insects, or 

 by atmospheric influence. The disease 

 is fostered by a warm, moist and con- 

 fined atmosphere. I would suggest 

 keeping the house cooler, giving plenty 

 of air and syringing no more than is 

 absolutely necessary. 



The Beauties can be carried over in 

 the way described, but I have found it 

 best to transplant. 



The cuttings that have lost their fo- 

 liage but are well rooted are not unfit 

 for use, but they are inferior to those 

 that retained the foliage. A cutting 

 that has a leaf on will start to grow- 

 sooner after potting as well as making 

 a better plant, and the principal loss 

 after potting is generally among those 

 that have lost their foliage. 



M. Stauch. 



