December 14, 1912 



HOKTICULTURE 



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ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS 



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The Christmas Crop 



All buds that are to be in for the Christmas holidays 

 will have to be a fairly good size by this time. The 

 houses should receive the very best of care, and do not 

 raise the temperature at night by any means. We find 

 there is nothing in trying to force the buds to open, as all 

 that is gained in this way is lost again later on. and more 

 too, for the increased temperature will have a none too 

 good effect on all the shorter growth. This is especially 

 true of American Beauties and many failures may result 

 because of this course. 



Sometimes a fine house of Killarneys could be in for 

 Christmas by lowering the temperature a little. Where 

 all the plants are to come into crop at once this can be 

 done, as little harm will result. Of course it must not 

 be carried too far — never allowing the thermometer to 

 register below 56 degrees F. This will bring the crop 

 in a few days later and at the same time will not hurt 

 the plants in any way. After the crop is cut off, bring 

 the house around to the regular night temperature. 



The New Roses 



Some of the new roses about to be disseminated by 

 some of our leading growers, are certainly fine in growth 

 and in resisting diseases. A good way to judge these 

 roses is to see them in the market as well as in the green- 

 houses. Some varieties are excellent keepers, will stand 

 handling well and, to say the least, are a great improve- 

 ment over some of the older varieties. We think it would 

 be time well spent for all growers to carefully investigate 

 and compare the new roses with the varieties they are 

 growing at present. 



Propagating: 



The season will soon be here — much sooner no doubt 

 than many of us would wish it to be. But it being un- 

 avoidable we might as well take it as it comes. Are you 

 prepared? Is your soil protected? Have you a good 

 supply of sand on hand ? These are three very important 

 questions, and we cannot feel sorry for the man who 

 just simply will not put up any soil or who will not 

 spend a cent to protect his sand and things. "Penny 

 wise yet pound foolish" would well apply to such growers, 

 who figure it is too much expense to buy leaves or 

 manure to cover the soil heaps and then have men waste 

 hours of valuable time with picks to break up the frozen 

 mass and cart it into the potting shed to thaw. Such 



soil is never as good as soil that remains loose and fri- 

 able quite some time before it is used. It is expensive 

 business, to say the least, to neglect the soil to this 

 extent. If you figure time and energy thus wasted you 

 will find it costs twice as much more as proper protec- 

 tion for your soil and manure would cost. 



Syringing in Winter 



As we all know, tlie plants do not dry off as rapidly 

 in the winter as during the summer months, and artificial 

 heat must be resorted to, to dry them off. In these 

 cases do not be afraid to put on a little air to liberate 

 some of the dampness. Do not carry this to any ex- 

 tremes by any means, but do it in moderation, even 

 though it does take a shovelful of coal which otherwise 

 would remain in the coal bin. 



After a good syringing, do not forget to give the 

 plants a thorough shaking. Be sure to do this right 

 after syringing so that the plants have a good chance 

 to dry off before night. We always aim to have the 

 plants quite dry before noon, seldom doing any syring- 

 ing after eleven o'clock. As we have recommended 

 again and again, do not neglect to blow plenty of air- 

 slacked lime underneath the plants to dry out the air a 

 little bit. It is really surprising what a difference this 

 little lime will make. To prove the moisture-absorbing 

 qualities of lime you have only to put some that is per- 

 fectly dry into a place where the air is more or less damp. 

 You will quickly see the difference, for the lime wiU not 

 remain dry for any length of time. This goes to show 

 the importance of always using fresh lime and not lime 

 that has been lying around cellars for ages. 



The Cold Snaps 



In our vicinity the weather has been unseasonably 

 warm, outside of a young blizzard on Thanksgiving. 

 This will not keep up forever, and woe unto the man who 

 is caught napping with his coal bin empty. We always 

 try to fill our coal bin the latter part of July and are then 

 sure of having plenty when we need it. The coal men 

 also forget that there is a shortage of cars, or that they 

 cannot get good help, and will sometimes be in a little 

 different mood than they are when Jack Frost starts 

 blowing his cold breath into their faces, so consequently 

 their prices may be a wee bit lower. At any rate it is 

 well to lay in your supply early, not waiting for a drop 

 in prices. It usually goes the other way. It is only the 

 prices of cut roses that come down. 



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