CUT FLOWERS UNDER GLASS 8 1 



mica to modify a light and gritty or too sandy 

 a soil. 



VARIETY PREFERENCES 



Different varieties of roses show prefer- 

 ences for different soils, but a soil prepared 

 as described above will be found to give the 

 best results with a majority. A soil that is 

 good for almost all varieties will, if taken and 

 rubbed between thumb and finger, have a 

 mellow, smooth feeling. Perle des Jardins, 

 La France, Duchess of Albany and Niphetos 

 succeed best on a lighter type of soil, while the 

 Bride, Bridesmaid, Catherine Mermet, Mad- 

 ame Hoste, Papa Gontier, Souvenir de Woot- 

 ton and American Beauty require a heavy 

 soil for their best development. It is obvious 

 from this that the varieties to be grown should 

 determine, in a measure at least, the nature 

 of the soil to be used. It is generally con- 

 ceded that roses grown on a clay soil produce 

 blooms of better colour and substance than 

 those grown on a lighter one. 



PLANTING THE HOUSE WATERING 



Planting is done any time from the early 

 part of May to the end of July. The aim 



