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March 21, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



47 



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No. 9S8. 



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per 100 square feet) of dried blood have 

 been used. The own -root plants in 

 these sections have been badly affected 

 by an overdose of nitrogen, which shows 

 in the leaves, which have become a 

 light yellow-green with darker venation. 

 It is interesting to note that the grafted 

 plants in the same section are not so 

 badly affected, showing that roses on 

 Manetti stock can stand more nitrogen. 



Also where nitrogen is used in excess 

 there is a greater number of seconds 

 during the months when the excess be- 

 gins to take effect. 



The plants in the control section 

 made vigorous growth, but did not pro- 

 duce as many flowers as the fertilized 

 sections. The number per plant, in the 

 Brides for the past year, was nineteen 

 as against the general average of twen- 

 ty-five, and in Killarney it was twenty 

 and four-fifths against the general aver- 



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age of twenty-three. The leaves were 

 also smaller and of a yellowish color, 

 but not the sickly color of the high 

 nitrogen sections. 



In checking up the character of 

 growth of the plants this year with 

 those of last, it was found that the 

 sections with the smaller amount of 

 nitrogen give the best results. 



Orafted vs. Own-root Roses. 



In planting the house for the fer- 

 tilizer experiment, each section con- 



tained thirty-two plants. It was de- 

 cided to put one-half of these in own- 

 root stock and the other half in grafted 

 stock, to determine the comparative 

 value of each. The results of the past 

 year, 1910-11, are shown in the follow- 

 ing table. Whether this year's results 

 will bear them out remains to be seen. 



COMPARISON OF GRAFTED AND OWN-ROOT. 



Brides, grafted— Firsts, 6.588; seconds. 1,700: 

 culls. 279; total. 8,567; difference, 013. 



Brides, own-root — Firsts, 5,675; seconds, 1,658; 

 culls, 321; total, 7,654; total for variety, 16 221 



Killarney, grafted— Firsts, 4,992; seconds, 

 2,630; culls, 379; total, 8,001; difference, 1,223 



