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Mabch 26, 1908. 



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SOIL AND THE FLORIST. 



(Continued from page 16.) 



Best Soil for Roses. 



The books on rose culture state gen- 

 erally that the proper soil to use is a 

 well-drained loam, many authors adding 

 that it should have a smooth or greasy 

 feeling. This description, while some- 

 what vague, is yet helpful, for it cau- 

 tions us to beware of heavy clays and 

 coarse sands and brings before us the 

 necessity of good drainage. But the 

 term loam, even in its technical sense, 

 is a very elastic one, and soils may be 

 very different in some of their most 

 important features and still be properly 

 classed as loams. The provision that it 

 should have a smooth or greasy feeling 

 somewhat restricts the original descrip- 

 tion and brings it within the limits of 

 the class of soils known as silt loams. 



The smooth or greasy feeling that is 

 found in a soil when pressed between 

 the thumb and finger is a consequence 

 of the presence of silt, the finest sized 

 particles, excepting clay, that go to 

 make up a soil. The amount present 

 may vary to a considerable degree with- 

 out altering the feeling, although ma- 

 terially affecting the character of the 

 soil. This variation in the relative pro- 

 portions of the different sized soil par- 

 ticles is the basis of soil classifications. 



Upon it also depends the permeability 

 to air and to water, responses to 

 changes in temperature, retention of 

 moisture, and other physical properties 

 of a soil. It is an important factor in 

 determining the general adaptation of 

 a soil, and there can be but little doubt 

 that modifications in texture greatly 

 affect the adaptation of a soil to va- 

 rieties. There are other conditions to 

 be taken into account, however, and we 

 must carry our investigations on from 

 a number of standpoints in order to 

 arrive at a solution of this problem. 



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 this interesting and important soil 

 problem, it is planned to secure sam- 

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 under which their plants are grown. To 

 this end a circular letter has been sent 

 to a number of growers, requesting the 

 samples and information desired. While 

 ou^ studies have not been carried on 

 far enough to warrant our drawing any 

 conclusions at the present time, yet the 

 outlook is most encouraging, and we 

 havK^ery reason to believe that be- 

 fore mfig we will be able to state a 



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definite relation between some of the 

 soils and varieties. 



In this matter we must have the co- 

 operation of the growers, and I am glad 

 to say that we have found them ready 

 and willing to supply the information 

 and samples necessary. 



