March 1, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



289 



ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS 



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 by Mr. Euzicka. Such communications should invariably be addressed to the office ol HORTlCUliiUKi!-. 



The Side Ventilators 



With the days so nice and warm as they have been 

 recently some growers were no doubt tempted to touch 

 the side ventilators and by so doing help keep the tem- 

 perature down where it ought to be. We would advise 

 all to be a little careful in this respect. We seldom use 

 these side ventilators, and then only in the summer time 

 when there is but little danger of doing any harm. No 

 doubt many do use these ventilators right along and with 

 good results but we have always preferred to leave them 

 absolutely alone. 



Repotting 



The early-propagated cuttings will no doubt be ready 

 to be repotted by this time and a line or two on the sub- 

 ject may meet with approval by the majority. Use only 

 finely screened soil well enriched with well decayed cow 

 manure, and a little bonemeal. Be careful to do the 

 work well and not leave any places in the new pots un- 

 filled with earth. This will deprive the plants of just so 

 much root space and where the plants have to make a 

 certain amount of growth in the smaller pots this means 

 plants of uneven growth, which means more work, more 

 care, and the results will not be as good as if every little 

 part was done properly. 



Crocking; Pots 



Do not be afraid to use plenty of crock in the bottom 

 of the pots, especially if your soil does not drain as good 

 as it should. Where good old compost is used for soil 

 little trouble will be experienced in this respect. As we 

 luive often advocated, charcoal makes ideal material, but 

 as it is rather expensive, it must be used so as to give the 

 very best,of results. One grower near a railroad "Touys" 

 a large number of old ties and makes some of the finest 

 charcoal obtainable. With a supply like that around it 

 is not very difficult to use as much of it as is necessary. 



Charcoal in the Soil 



Where the soil is exceedingly heavy it is a good plan 

 to mix a little charcoal right into the soil. This of 



course should be very fine and no lumps should be al- 

 lowed to mix in. Try to have all the grains about the 

 size of rice. These will mix in very nicely and be of 

 the gTcatest advantage to the soil and the plants them- 

 selves. Do not overdo this, however, as too much char- 

 coal in the soil is none too good for the plants. 



Syringing the Young Plants 



Do not neglect to syringe the young plants, or you will 

 have a chance to regret it. Make it a point to syringe 

 these regularly, same as you would the old plants in the 

 greenhouses. In syringing this young stock be careful, 

 however, to use less pressure, so as not to disturb the 

 plants any. If the old leaves of the cuttings were not 

 set all one way then this will be more troublesome as the 

 water should never go against the lay of these leaves. In 

 setting the potted cuttings be sure to place all these 

 leaves one way. It matters but little which. As with 

 the old plants syringe so as to let most of the water fall 

 into the walks, and not back on the plants. This you 

 will find is very important, and should always be heeded 

 when syringing. Another very important thing is to 

 have the plants wet enough when syringing. Should 

 they be dry, the foliage is likely to be scalded, and it 

 will take considerable time for the plants to recover from 

 this. 



More Wood for Propagating 



Instead of robbing the plants that are required to 

 bloom, it is well to select the house into which the young 

 plants are to go and then cut nearly all the wood out of 

 that house. Wliere only a house or two of roses are 

 grown this can be done with a bench or two, if the plants 

 are to be housed in the same house. In selecting the 

 bench to put these on pick out the best in the house, never 

 minding the roses that have to be taken out. It will pay 

 in the long run and that is what counts. Then when 

 the old plants are syringed care must be taken not to 

 throw any of the water from the plants on to the young 

 plants, as this is bound to have spider in it. 



AN ALPINE GARDEN. 



One of the most attractive spots to 

 be found anywhere in spring time is 

 the Alpine garden and fern rocl<eries 

 at the Goodwin estate on Asylum ave- 

 nue, Hartford, Conn., laid out and 

 planted by that accomplished gar- 

 dener, J. P. Huss. The collection of 

 Alpine gems is one of the best if not 

 the best in this country and the dis- 

 play of English primroses is superb 

 in flowering time. Our cover illustra- 

 tion shows one of the rock-bordered 

 walks. We shall give some move de- 

 tails of this charming spot in future 

 issues. 



E. G. Hill of Richmond, Ind., has 

 bought out the interest of his partner, 

 Myer Heller of Newcastle, in the Hill- 

 Heller Company. It is understood 

 that the firm name will remain un- 

 changed until Ai)ril 1. 



TO COMPLETE FLOWER SHOW 

 GUARANTEE FUND. 



The Guarantee Fund of the Interna- 

 tional Flower Show, to be held April 

 .5 to 12, amounts to some $8500. Our 

 contract with the International Expo- 

 sition Co. requires that we have a 

 guarantee fund of $10,000. By present 

 indications we will not have to use 

 any of it, but a contract is a contract 

 and I would appreciate it very much 

 if 15 active members of the S. A. P. & 

 O. H., who have not yet contributed, 

 will each guarantee $100, or 30 florists 

 will guarantee $50 each. 



I would very much like to get this 

 matter settled before March 15 and 

 take this method of doing so publicly 

 to obviate the necessity of writing so 

 many personal letters. 



CHAS. H. TOTTY, 



Chairman, I. F. S. 



Madison, N. J. 



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 us safely until recently when we have 

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 would strongly advise checks or postal 

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 mail. Don't take chances. 



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 TICULTURE has given us good re- 

 turns for our advertising. We sold 

 all our canes through our advertise- 

 ment in HORTICULTURE and al- 

 though HORTICULTURE has only 

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 it has made good. 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS. 



