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The Weekly Florists'" Review* 



Fbbbuauy 21, 1907. 



FEEDING. 



The general treatment of the houses 

 during the next few weeks will entail 

 a great deal of wofk and care and, as 

 the spring work increases, there is often 

 a tendency to let the old stock look after 

 itself and beyond giving it its daily wa- 

 tering, syringing and ventilation it re- 

 ceives little attention. We are yet a 

 long way from the end of the season 

 and if we expect the stock to do a good 

 season's work we must supply it with 

 the sinews of war. 



Stock which is strong and has been 

 doing good work during the winter and 

 fall should now receive a liberal sup- 

 ply of food as the element necessary to 

 produce fine flowers must now be pretty 

 well exhausted, or in such a condition 

 that it is no longer available for food. 

 To supplement this a good rich mulch 

 will be of great benefit. Previous to 

 applying the mulch it is also beneficial 

 to apply a sprinkling of bone meal. 

 Liquid feeding can also be indulged in 

 with good results, but this should al- 

 ways be used rather weak for a first 

 application. 



Where large, well shaped and highly 

 colored buds are expected <.ae plants 

 must have the proper amount of food 

 at the proper time, be carefully watered 

 and ventilated, and all this can only oe 

 accomplished after carefully studying 

 the wants of the plants, both as regards 

 food and air. 



The American Rose Society's show, 

 which will be held in Washington next 

 month, will be an exhibition of the ef- 

 fect of the highest grade of rose culture, 

 which should be of the greatest inter- 

 est to growers and lovers of this queen 

 of flowers. 



The work accomplished by the society 

 in the past has been of incalculable bene- 

 fit to the commercial grower who is 

 every day reaping this benefit and in 

 many cases without making inquiry as 

 to the source from which it is derived. 



It is the duty of every rose grower to 

 identify himself with this society by be- 

 coming a member, lending it strength 

 by his presence at its meetings and ad- 

 ding his quota of experience to the rest 

 for the benefit of the whole. 



By attending the exhibition next month 

 in full strength it will do much to en- 

 courage the work, add interest to the 

 cause and be of lasting benefit and 

 profit to each and every one attending. 

 There is a splendid list of special pre- 

 miums and any grower who has an idea 

 that his stock is the best in the market 



will be well rewarded should he prove 

 it in the exhibition. RiBES. 



TROUBLE VITH ROSES. 



I am having trouble with my roses. 

 The plants are losing their leaves, the 

 blooms are getting smaller and there 

 are only a few of them. Early in the 

 season the plants did well, the flowers 

 being of fair size. I think they need 

 some fertilizer and perhaps are kept too 

 dry. I would like to know if something 

 can be done on a crop for Easter. The 

 weather has been dark and rainy and 

 we have mildew. The soil is clay loam. 

 H. G. F. 



Without examining a specimen, or see- 

 ing the conditions under which the roses 

 were grown, it would be unsafe to say 

 what the trouble really is, but of a 

 certainty they should not be fed in their 



Even under the most skilful treatment 

 i fear there is little show for a good 

 crop at Easter. Rises. 



IN YOUNG'S BIG HOUSE. 



The accompanying illustration is from 

 a photograph made recently in the big 

 greenhouse of the John Young Co., at 

 Bedford Station, N. Y., a few miles 

 from the metropolis. The house is 56x 

 701 and is devoted to Beauties. The 

 results to date have been far ahead of 

 Mr. Young's expectations, the cut at 

 Christmas having been especially heavy. 

 The location is an ideal one for cut 

 flower growing. Mr. Young has ninety- 

 five acres of land amid the West Chester 

 hills and it is not unlikely that ulti- 

 mately there may be here a much larger 

 range of glass. 



ERRATIC TREATMENT OF ROSES. 



Will you please try an^ discover what 

 the trouble is with the enclosed rose 

 bush, we find several in this condition 

 on our benches. The edges of some of 

 the leaves get brown and dry and the 

 leaves finally die. We notice it more 

 on the Chatenay than Bride. 



S. F. Co. 



The specimen sent shows every sign 

 of having been subjected to erratic treat- 

 ment. The soil is of fine quality and 

 the plants have evidently done well in 

 their younger stage, but seem to have 

 been badly treated since firing com- 

 menced. Erratic watering, such as al- 

 lowing them to become too dry and then 



Beauties of the John Young Co., Bedford Station. N. Y. 



present condition, as that would only 

 accentuate the trouble. 



If they have been run so dry that 

 the bottom of the soil has become dusty, 

 that would account for the whole of the 

 trouble and the true remedy would oe 

 to gradually begin giving more water 

 and continue doing so until the whole 

 of the soil is of a uniform moistness; 

 then watch results and vary the supply 

 as circumstances or weather may de- 

 mand. 



overwatering, and also careless ventila- 

 tion, will account for their present state. 

 While their vitality is so low they 

 should be kept medium dry. Keep up a 

 moist atmosphere, gfive no feeding and 

 keep at a night temperature not to ex- 

 ceed 56 degrees with a day tempera- 

 ture of from 60 to 75 degrees, accord- 

 ing to intensity of sunshine. With the 

 longer days and increased sunshine they 

 ought by this treatment to recover after 

 a littl^ time. Rises, 



