1576 



ROSE 



greenhouse having a temperatur 

 and shaded with sheets of nt-wsim 

 from bright sun for a few il i\ ^ t 

 dicatlon of starting into t^n.Hili 

 shading will be required "ill 'I' 

 weather and the season ot ili^ ' 

 the young plants at any ^t i_ 

 moisten the whole soil nicih 

 required afterward. Do nipt i 

 plants, hut place tln-iii "In i 



of about 56° at nighi 



luw some in- 

 lal time that 

 • ly upon the 

 .t over-water 

 -t enough to 

 tl and then as 

 h.ule of other 

 In- full bene- 

 ■ n -I- vliad- 



bHght''da5l!''ln a'bl>ut'fiv.- t., mk w,..-ks frcmi tlv; ''.me of 

 first potting, the plants will be ready for a shitt into a 

 larger size pot, -3-inch size will be large enough. The 

 same class of soil can be used as for the first potting, 



The : 



Beauty, now the most popular florist's 

 Rose in America (X ^y). 

 shows 11 specimen grown in the open. 



r, in other words, to be put 

 The benches should hold 

 .J inches of soil aiid the bottom slats of said benches 

 should be placed not less than %-% in. apart to allow 

 tor ample drainage. If plants have been grown in these 

 benches previously, the benches should be thoroughly 

 cleaned and -cniblied out bo as to get all in.sects, eggs, 

 etc i" n \l-". all the soil or surface of the house 

 uniV. Ill' nil -li'Mii.l l.e scraped very carefully and swept 

 mil ,-1. .Ill .111.1 i-< irticallv all the inside of the house 

 When this is done, take two or 

 iiliui HI liiiiii-ii.iie and burn it in 



111 il,c ill. 1 1 II while the sun is 



III, ^iiliiii I- VI t (in fire and buru- 



thor.iiighl 

 three luni 



the house, pii I, i iIM \ m ui, in* m 



still hot. .\s -'" 11 1 111' -uliiii I- "1 1 

 ingsufflcieiitU , vhut upth' Imu-' .i-n 

 leave it till the m-xt innrniiig. Atti-i 

 should be thoroughly washed with h" 

 tire inside surface. The house is theu 

 soil to be put in. This shnnld be ' 

 fresh loamy soil, prrt' i-il'l' "t -i ntl 

 to each part of maiiiii' 'II * ' ' ' 

 of soil, the whole tli"i 

 up. This compost -li 

 vance and be turm '1 ' ' i i 



wanted for the green 

 that is necessary now 



issilllf 



'V broken 



, I I II I. ire it is 



se. It tins ha^ l.ii-n done, all 

 to bring in sufficient soil to fill 

 the benches. Level it all over without treading or press- 

 ing in any form; then start f. fill the h.iusp with plants. 



For the ordinary v:i 

 in fact nearly all thi 

 inches apart from ji 

 right distance. Wli 

 around the ball of t 

 IS planted water tin 

 to the bottom of tl 

 whole of the soil. I 

 straight to each in.l 

 whole; tins will mo: 



unduly wet. Give all air pc 

 1 night during hot weather. 



start their roots into the m - ' " 



whole of the benches and pu--- .1" -•'' ■'- i""'l- ■' 1' - 

 sible. Be careful not to break tin' pLmts ui domK -"i 

 but it is absolutely necessary that the soil should be 

 thoroughly settled and firm. After this, rake the whole 

 surface over with a blunt -pointed raki- so as just to 

 make it level, water a- I" t"i'- .ni'l .is s.."ii .i- <!'<■ I'l.ints 

 recover from this; in "ili' i ^^"llN. .'■- s."iii .i-- iIh \ siii.u 

 they are starting new _'i'i« tli^ nnil' li tin s.,il with ;i^ i 

 tie manure, but in imttiim' "ii tli'- iiiul'li next r i \''' en 

 half an inch at a time, as the plants need air at the mots 

 as they do at the tops. 



If the flowers are not wanted early, it is better to 

 pinch all the buds off the plants as fast as th.'y appear 

 up to the end of September. This gives the plants an 

 opportunity to make strong, sturdy growth and build 

 up a constitution equal to witlistand the pressure of 



■inter forcing. 

 As the fall .appr 



the 



vs will be get- 



or if the plants are to be put into their season quarters, 

 i e planted into benches from this size, a little more 

 manure can be added; but if they are to be grown on 

 in Dots, some growers will prefer to give them a third 

 shift, namely into 4-inch pots. The plants, if properly 

 cared for, should be ready for this last shift in about six 

 to eight weeks from the time they are planted into 4-inch 

 pots. In this last shift soil considerably richer can be 

 used. Keep off all the buds so as to have the plants 

 sturdy, strong and vigorous. 



Presuming that this method has been followed through 

 till the end of May or beginning of June, the plants will 



heat to e.vpel the damp. After tb 



they will need careful watching, _ ^ . , , 



ting shorter and somewhat cloudy. It is important to 

 avoid overwatering, but, at the same time, they should 

 never be allowed to suffer for the want of moisture. 

 Syringing should be done more carefully at this .sea- 

 son of the year, or black-spot and various other dis- 

 eases may appear. , 



Tu obtain tin- best class of flowers during the entire 

 „iiii, I 111, , , , I I -0 night temperature should not be al- 



,,,,, ' :,(;<' on bright warm days. Of course, 



^^'l , , I ,,■ uf air on, the temperature can be al- 



ien,,! I,, I,, I, .j. to 75°, 80° or even 90° on some very 



Mildew whichis one of the worst pests of greenhouse- 

 grown Roses in the fall of the year, can te largely 



lided by an abunda 



