90 COMMERCIAL ROSE CULTURE 



BONEMEAL IS A GOOD FERTILIZER 



Bonemeal is used principally as a top dressing and applied 

 several times yearly as occasion requires. It is not necessary to 

 mix it with the soil at planting time unless barnyard manure 

 cannot be obtained, for good rich soil will carry the young 

 stock along until September without any additional fertilizers. 

 Bonemeal at thirty dollars or less per ton is not an expensive 

 article, results considered. It is easy to apply and, if kept dry, 

 may be stored and kept indefinitely. Scientists claim that it 

 is a complete fertilizer, being rich in phosphates, limestone, 

 mineral salts, etc. It is a lasting one and, for beds which are 

 to be left for years undisturbed, might be used in a rougher 

 form, mixed in the soil. For the quickest results bonemeal or 

 flour is applied. It is important to obtain fresh ground raw 

 meal if possible. Bones which have been subjected to a steam- 

 ing process have lost a part of their value; bones which have 

 been treated with acid to facilitate manufacture are condemned 

 as injurious to plant life under glass. For Roses which show 

 a tendency to. make blind wood a light sprinkling of bonemeal 

 will help produce flowers. 



WOOD ASHES RICH IN POTASH 



Wood ashes from good hard wood are especially good for 

 Rose growing. They are rich in potash and lime and contain 

 a fair amount of phosphoric acid, also a small amount of 

 nitrogen. They are a good corrective of acid soils. They may 

 be applied rather more frequently than bonemeal under general 

 conditions. If the crop is off color wood ashes will improve 

 it although the time to apply is when the growth is being made. 

 A longer stem will then result from its use. 



THE VALUE OF SOOT 



Soot is one of the richest fertilizers known. It contains 

 sulphuric, nitric and phosphoric acids, ammonia, potash, lime, 



