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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 26, 1009. 



STOCK TO BE CARRIED OVER. 



Ripening the Wood. 



Stiirk which is iiitcmh'il lo he iiiii lor 

 a si'i-oinl season shouhl now rcccixc ai 

 li'iitioii. 



It' not already liiicncil. lliis should lie 

 <lon(' MS s(i<iii as [lossiljlc, by yr:i<liially 

 diiniiiishiiie tlic supply of water aud 

 ei\ iije all ail- ].ossilili>. both night and 

 day. If llic stoi-k is on raised Iiendies. 

 the dryiny otV ran Ijc aceoniplislied in 

 a siiort liiiie if the w<»atli('r is lirijjht ; 

 if on soli(| lieuciies, nuir(> time will he 

 it'(|uired. 



I'urine The jieriod of ri|ienin<i. j^reat 

 earo musi lie lakeii not 1(j dry too (juick 

 ly or to sueh an extent as to eause the 

 soft shoot- 1,1 will. It is also essential 

 that spider he kepi in suhjertion. The 

 dryness i.t' the atmosphere ami warm 

 weather lu-iiii; la\oialile to tlie inrrease 

 ol' tiiis jpe-i, ii i> necessary to exercise 

 ureal care :(ii.| xi^ilance lo keep ii in 

 ciieck. 



When till- plant- ai-e in yood c-ondition 



the top pari of tile -oil ;is miicli as JioS- 

 -ilile without lllillllle^ ! he liiols should 

 he rem(i\ed. and i he remainder slieiihl 

 he ::i\eiia -luinkliii;^ of air slaked lime. 



A mulch of irhe third dec,,nipe-ed cow 



maiMin and two third- yooil lilirou- 

 hiam. vvell im-..!porated. -KJiild he pul 

 '01 t.i replace ilic -'III reuMivcd. A -priii 

 klini;- of hone meal, added I(p the nuilch. 



I- o| M||.,-|| lnllelil. 



Re-establishing the Plants. 



I he lieiich -hoidd IH'W m,! ;, ihoion^h 

 -ejkiiiL;. which IS ;ill that will he n- 



■ piiicd lor .-I Week or leii day-. The 



h"ll-e ■hllill!^ Ihi- pelioci s| hi he kepi 



a- i-.i(i| ;ii|,i nnh-l .-I- po-sii,h'. lisin^ the 

 -yiiiiLie I ii'.pieiil |\ .'ind keeping; the palli- 

 x\ at eled. 



So -iioM .-I- leiil aciiioi i- aoaiii eslah 

 ll-hed. the -mall. stiaw\ Wooil slmuld he 



removed and the -I roiiL;er canes cut li,-ick 

 le a -iiitahh- ey.'. The laller c.-mes c;in 



he lielll .fiW n and 1 ied. So ,-|s to |-et,-|in 

 llli- po-li|ii|i. 'Ihi- will ellccMiraoe the 

 hreakilie i,\' ihn-e domi.-int e\-es lleai- the 

 ha-e of the -leiii. which f |-e(|ui-iit ly make 

 till- he-t ami ni'i-; \i:^oidiis -lenis. 



II 1- liol .-dw;i\- he-l 1,, do all the 



prnniiie .ii kim' time, as denudiiio the 

 plant- ot -■! much I'ldia^;'' has a tcinlency 

 to retard root action. 



With -iich \aiieties as I.iluM-ty and 

 liichniond 1 liasc hml yiHid results \\ith- 



■ >i\t siili jectin;^ the sto(-K to iiiiy jirelim- 

 inary dryino ,,\ ripenino, ami with Imt 

 little priiiiine. In tact, in compai-isoii 

 ^\i!h lii'iiche- treateil in the lU'thoflox 



I'Mshioii. they ]iroiluced rathei- hu-jxcr 

 crops and of e(|ually f^'ood (juality. 



When the plants have made a few 

 iiK-hes of new growth they -will reciiiire 

 an im-rcase of water, ami, to prevent 

 tlit^ young wood ami foliage from becom- 

 ing too soft, free \entilation imist be 

 practiced. EiBES. 



dihito it, and liow often -woiiM you use 

 it in the iiresent condition of weather.' 



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FEEDING YOUNG ROSE PLANTS. 



-My young roses, iiridesmaid, t'hateiiay, 

 Killarney ami Jiichniond, were ])l;uiteil 

 .liine 1.1, in a moderately rich soil. They 

 ai-e looking healthy, clean of disease, 

 \igdi-ous and thrifty. .Vfter disbudding 

 them s(>veral tilings, they coinnn'iU'e to 

 tiirow u|) crown shoots from two to three 

 feet tall, \\ith pretty fair llowcriiig Inids 

 oil them. 1 am sure that they neecl 

 something which will encourage their 

 giowth and strengthen their working 

 i-apacity, es](ecially the K'ichniomls. which 

 do not pi-oduce as large a lent as formei-- 

 iy. Some growc-rs mulch the beefs with 

 cow manure, but conditions here make it 

 iiiiilesirable :iml objectionable; neither 

 do I want to trust chemicals, ('ould I 

 teeil A\ith litpiid made of sheep manure? 

 Would sheep maniii-e sei-\(> the same juir- 

 pose as li(|uid .' How much wdiild you 



Plants of this age — nine weeks — are 

 doing remtirkably well to jiroduce canes 

 of two or three feet, and though the 

 buds are not quite up to size, they will 

 improve as the weather gets cooler. The 

 foliage on the Richmonds will also im- 

 prove in size :uul texture as they grow 

 older. 



Sheep manure can bo used with advan- 

 tage, either as a mulch or in the liquid 

 form. W'hen applied as a liquid, it is 

 safest to make it rather weak at first, 

 gradually increasing in strength as the 

 plants get accustomed to it. For a first 

 application, one peck of manure to forty 

 gallons of wtiter will be strong enough 

 Apjily once in ten days. 



RiBi;s. 



REMOVING BLIND WOOD. 



We should like to know how to trim 

 the blind ))ranches out of Brides and 

 ]\laiils that were planted in the last part 

 of JuiH'. The roses are in perfect con- 

 dition and we have been cutting about 

 two weeks. G. W. P. 



Stock planted in June cannot possibly 

 reijuire trimming in the sense you mean. 

 Plants of this age re(iuire all the foliage 

 they can make to keep root tu-tion going, 

 and as every leaf is of benefit, they 

 ought rather to l)e encouraged to make 

 more wood instead of ])runiiig. 



The stock being in good condition 

 and giving a croji, it should get a little 

 encouragement by way of a little weak 

 liquid food once in two weeks. Keeji 

 the l)ranches neatly tied up, so that the 

 air can circulate; freely, and allow the 

 sunlight to shine on the soil and you 

 will haxc little troublt^ with bliinl wood. 



KiBKS. 



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SUGGESTIONS 



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Hardy Roses. 



A- a general rule, hardy rose- arc mg 

 Icited afti-r ilie tlowering s,-|-ii|i has 

 passed. This is a mistake, t'or exen t he 

 iiyluid perpetual- will well repay one 

 for a little extra c.-ue. Wlaie bmliled 

 plants ai-e grown, any sucker- ot .Maiietti 

 or liiiar shouhl be carefully remoxeil. ;is 

 tliev ipiickly --ap till- \italil\ ol' the 

 plants. 1 >o mil cui Ihe-e otf aho\e Ihe 

 gi-<iuiid with a kiiile. but eiideaxor lo 

 pull thi'in out loot and branch lo a\oid 

 further trouble. ( iil idf any seed imkIs 

 which have foiineci. Kce|i t'.ic cull i\ ,-itor 

 plied between the plants ami \cmi will be 

 agreeably surju-ised at tin- nn-e t'all i-iop 

 of blooms you will gel. 



The tetis ami hybiid teas are spe<-ially 

 xalualile at this season :ind e\ei-y llorist 

 who does a retail trtide w-ould do well 

 to plant at h'ast a few dozens of such 

 splemlid lilooim'is as \vhite and j)ink 

 .Maman ('o(-het, Kill.-irney. tirnss :in Tep- 

 litz. -Mine. ( andine Testout, Bessie 

 I'.rown. Mr-. W. .1. Crtint (Belle Sie- 



br(>clit), Mine. 17n\ai-y. Richmond and 

 .Mildred (Irani. These will grow and 

 llower well, either on Iheii- own roots 

 or gr.-ifled. lint the latter gi\e mui-h tlie 

 liiiesi blooms. Ill dry weather an occa- 

 sional soaking of water will liel|i to 

 kee|p the pl;ints growing and llowcring 



if eel\'. 



Gardenias. 



Till- growth ol' gardenias is now ra|iid. 

 riants beiK-lied in ti\e inches (d' soil early 

 in .luiie are getting well established ami 

 their i.-ite of growth is surprising. Pdooms 

 ;ire \iiliiable at (,'hristmas and some grow 

 <'i-s bend their eiu'rgies toward getting 

 a ci-o]i at tlitit time. There are, alas, 

 many slips 'twi.xt the lup and the lip 

 in gtirdeniii culture for midwinter bloom- 

 ing. Too high or low temperatiii-e, too 

 much or too little moisture at the root 

 fir ill the iitmosphere tiiid an iiiJiiili(-ious 

 use of stimulants may, ;iny (me of them, 

 (-iiiise the falling of the buds wliich is 

 so comimui tin cxperieiii-e with many. 



It is dill'erent growing gar<lenias for 



