September 25, 1916 



HOETICULTURE 



407 



ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS 



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Cutting Roses 



It is very iniportiiiit that all roses should be cut 

 properly, with attention paid to the leaving of eyes on 

 the stems from which the flowers are cut. So early in 

 the season, if the roses are cut carelessly, the plants 

 will show the effect,s before the season is over. Leave 

 two good eyes wherever possible, going down to one eye 

 only in cutting a short rose that can be turned into a 

 "number one"' if cut a little lower. If the plant is well 

 cut off it will pay to cut the bud out with one leaf, 

 allowing the rest of the stem to remain, l^his will give 

 the plant more foliage and give it a better chance to 

 grow. This applies to plants that are surrounded by 

 |)lanttf with plenty of growth especially; if all are pretty 

 well cut off they have more show as all are about to 

 .<tart even for another crop and can be treated accord- 

 ingly. The idea is to keep the plants as nearly even as 

 possible so that water, feed, etc., can then be applied to 

 the whole bench and all the plants will be in condition 

 to take it. Although tlie roses can be left on a little 

 longer, and so increase the size of the buds, care should 

 be taken not to allow them to open too much. Accord- 

 ing to market reports there are many coming in that 

 are far too open and therefore nearly given away. Even 

 with ice bo.xes and iced slii|)nicnts it is best to liave the 

 buds a little tiglit ralliei- than too open. 



Sand 



On many places propagation begins very early, in fact 

 as soon as it is cool enough to insure control of heat 

 in the houses. For this reason it will be wise to secure 

 a good sup]ily of sand and have it on hand when it is 

 wanted. There are sections of the country where sand 

 is hard to get, and this ap])lies to those places in partic- 

 ular. Where a good gravel pit is right on the place 

 there is no better place to store sand than to leave it 

 where nature put it. Protection from frost should be 

 provided later: not too early, I'or if a heap of sand 

 should be covered with leaves, straw, etc., from now on, 

 fungus is liable to work into it and thus render it useless. 

 In storing sand select a nice clean place where it will 

 be fairly dry and where it will not be flooded every 

 time it rains. Surface water collects impurities as it 

 runs over the earth and these are not wanted in the sand. 



A manure shed with a concrete floor is an ideal place 

 as there is little danger of getting foreign niattei- into 

 it from the bottom. 



The Propagating House 



If this holds last season's sand it should l)e removed 

 at once allowing the air and light to sweeten the benches 

 and the space under the benches before the new sand is 

 applied. In cleaning this house do it even more thor- 

 oughly than when cleaning other greenhouses as it is 

 very important to have everything clean and free from 

 last year's soil and sand. \\'asli out the benches well 

 and whitewash them at once. 'I'hen clean out once more 

 under the benches and .scatter some airslacked lime over 

 the surface under the benches. This will help sweeten 

 it and kill a good many germs and fungi that would 

 otherwise winter over under there. 



Watch for Spider 



With the wet suuuner we are very apt to ha\e a dark 

 fall, and perhaps winter, and conditions may be such 

 that the plants will not be syringed for two or three 

 weeks at a time. 'IMiercfore, it will be well to go through 

 the houses carefully taking note and marking all places 

 tliat indicate that spider is present. These "nests," as 

 they mav be called, should receive a dose of good in- 

 secticideand an extra careful syringing whenever there 

 is opportunitv to do so. If there are none to be found 

 so much the" better but as a rule there will be a spot 

 oi- two where spider can be found even with the most 

 careful grower. Mark these spots and see tluit they 

 are all clean before the season advances much inore. 

 It is especially necessary to see that all plants from 

 which cuttings will be taken later are free from spider 

 as well as other pests or diseases. If this is done far 

 less trouble will be experienced with the cuttings and 

 voung stock later. 



Ventilation in Cloudy Weather 



Ventilation on cloudy or rainy days will have to re- 

 ceive more attention now and after than ever before a.s 

 the {)lants arc apt t^) get very soft if allowed to have 

 too much heat on clouily days. Keep the houses as (tool 

 as possible, not letting them go below »i(i or (58, however. 

 Keep air on at all times and give heat if necess ary. 



purple, when as if regretting its sombreness it decks 

 itself with innumerable tips of yoimg growth of bright 

 red; then in the fall — -away into Xovemher, when other 

 deciduous trees are bare, when it takes on its dress of 

 golden russet and luminous orange in the sunlight — is 

 it not a charm to all rational lieholders? Is the indis- 

 criminate denunciation of such objects anything more 

 than the whim of a biased mind grown into an unreason- 

 ing prejudice? Noting the eX(|uisite transitions of 

 color in the spring foliage as it breaks oul in deep 

 rose, or dusky gray, when the swamp> are atbinie 

 with red maples, or speeding through country roads on 

 an autumn afternoon entranced by the radiant color- 

 ing of crimson, gold and bronze, one wonders why it is 

 ♦bat the slightest reproduction of these dashes of color 



in a landscape picture at any other season of the year 

 should be adjudged a violation of the principles of 

 correct art or an aifront to good taste. We overheard 

 a lady, recently, condemning a well-()laceil clump of 

 purple beeches on a certain estate as an evidence of 

 faulty taste and we c-ould not but notice the incongruous 

 jumble of colors in her headgear and wonder how the 

 lady's perceptions hapjX'ned to be so esthetic as to 

 gardens and so savagely crude as to hat adoniment ! In 

 the selection of other ihan green trees, as in the matter 

 of plantingllydrangeas.Spira'as and other "loo conin:on" 

 Ihings on which adverse criticism is so often heard, "the 

 eternal litness of things"' from all view points would, 

 we think, be a good basis on which to rely. "A place 

 for everything and (nerything in its place." 



