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The Florists^ Review 



Jam Auv :\U. i'.WA. 



ROSE TROUBLES. 



I ' ihliT sc|';ii;ilc i-i>\ I'l' I ;iiii iiwiili iil; 

 a Killariii'v losr |.laii1. Tlicsc [ilants, 

 aldiiL; with 1 lii'lr-iiia ill ami l-i ii-liiiKiinJ. 

 wi'ic |ilaiil(''l till' latlci |iait (if .Imic. 

 Jsillamry ami |iart ul' iln' I iiiijrsiiia ii| 

 au'l li'ii-liinnm I hcin:^ vhiiiil; stm-k aiiij 

 )iait i-('|p|aiitr.| 1' vcariihl stuck. Tlir 

 |ilaiits viarti'.j nicely aii<l yaxc two 

 licaNV ci(i|i--. tlic yniini; stuck tlircr 

 <-n>]is, nut iH'ini: ilislMiiJilnl. 'riicsc 

 plants ai'c nn cdiicictc hcnclics inojilml 



(III top (if till' (ihl W Icn InMlclics. till' 



si. Irs liriiii; Wdii.l. 'I'lic only i|iaina;;t' is 

 1 inch ninml Imlcs spaccil I'luni twcjxc 

 til full r1 era iiichcs apai't each way. 

 'I'Ih'N' hail two iliistiiiLis of liiiic 

 sciatchi'il into the soil, one ilustinL; of 

 Ikmh' meal anW li(|uiil cow nianurr uscil 

 two times, each time just licforo tlic 

 liUiis were showing coloi'. .\loii^' in 

 <)('t(>licr an<l .\o\ cniln'f the niylit Icui 

 Jicra t life i|lii|i|iei| to ."iH ili'i^rees or less, 

 jierha|is |."i .let^rees at niiilit, ami went 

 n|> to JiMi ,||.^C|,|.., Ill- more in the ilay. 

 with full air on. After the last cr(i|i 

 tile leaves lie;.;aii to illdp. 'I'liis kejit Up 



until many plants haij no leaves left. 



\e\v oTowtli startoil -witii iiiiuiy (\ves. 

 liut A\as yellow aiol soon sliri\i'leil uji 

 w hen watered. They wei-o not watcreil 

 heavily: Just enou,L;li to luoisten tht> soil 

 to the liottom. .Many ot' the jilants dicil 

 .altoLiet her. Some ot' them that ^verc 

 Just comiiij^' into ci'op at the time of 

 the low temperature came tlirou;;!. fair- 

 ly well, liiit not as they sliouM. 1/ime 

 ami sulphur was Movvii in the air ami 

 copper solution iiseil several times. The 

 plants were well cardl t'or aiol jzavc 

 l;ooi| llowcrs ami plenty of them until 

 the leaves lie^iaii to ilro|i, \vliicli started 

 after the low t em]ierat lire. .Most of the 

 vdiiii;^ yellow shoots that came were 

 lilind, from cut tlovvei' shoots, all shoots 

 liein^ cut to three eyes. The stems 

 of many are of a rather purple color 

 now. The only wav I can aci-ouiit for 

 the troulile is the low ni^ht tempera- 

 ture as stateil and it seems to me not 

 liv any means enough draiiiaet> in the 

 liemlies, and the molded heiudi does 

 not take up any water. S. S. 



The troulile amoiij^ your roses, losin;^ 

 their foliage and liryiii;.;, is due less to 

 the t'ew nights of low tei]i)ierature than 

 to the inade(|Uate draiiiaLie provided. 

 In the warmer months lieds drv out so 

 ((uicklv that la(d\ of draiiiaee is not 

 much noticed. In the tall, liowever. 

 with decliniiio- sun power and lower 



teiiiporaturo, inudi loss watering is 

 lu'cdcd and once wi'H soakod, with poor 

 draiiiaj^'o bidow, a sour and stagnant 

 condition of the soil c-ould liardly be 

 avoideil. 



Vour troatintMit socms to have been 

 int(dligent apart from tlio lack of drain- 

 aee and the leax ing of the decaying old 

 lieiodi ludow the concrete one. To se- 

 cure adecjuate drainage, the slabs 

 should be spread half an inch or so 

 ajiart and below this a moldy, sour, 

 decaying mass should not be tolerated; 

 rather a good bed of stones, coarse cin- 

 ders oi other suitable, sweet drainage. 



The few low niyht temperatures may 

 liaxc aggra\ated your trouble and 

 lieljied to bring it to a head. 1 would 

 buy new stcxdc from sonu^ rejmtable 

 linn ;iml not take any cuttings from 

 even the best of your jdants. J^osa. 



WINTERING ROSES IN CELLAR. 



I have several liundreil rose jilants, 

 hardy teas, hylnid teas, hybrid jierjiet- 

 uals and hardy (dimbers, stoicil in m.V 

 basement, to carry them through the 

 winter, dormant, for s|iring jdanting. 

 1 tied them in bundles of twidve each, 

 stood them ujiright and ]daced enough 

 soil ;iliout the roots to jirotect them. 

 The plants had several freezines before 

 dinyinj.;, but they had not drop|ied their 

 I'oliaee. I noticed the other day that 

 they were lieginiiing to moid and 1 

 found that they were starting a loot 

 erowth. I was advised ti) remove 

 them from the soil and to store 

 them in straw. I ojiened each l)undle 

 that was aU'ected and shook them out 

 W(dl, tied them up loostdy, pa(d<ed theni 

 in old hay and juit liay around the roots 

 in the basement. The lias(>nieiit is damp, 

 but can be aired out \V(dl. It has no 

 heal ill it and is frost proof exce]tt in 

 severe Weather. I do not want them 

 to shriv(d up or to sprout out. J want 

 to keep them for late spring jilanting. 

 Will they keep this way.' Should the,v 

 lie watered to prevent drying out? 

 Would sawdust be better to pack them 



Tulips in Heart-shaped Hamper, Front and Back View, for St. Valentine's Day. 



