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Title: Florists' review [microform]

Identifier: 5205536_19_2

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Subjects: Floriculture

Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co

Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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) ll^ii|iHjj»ii| 1672 The Weekly Florists^ Review^ Apkil 18, 1007. the valley, the crowns of which had been soaked in warm water (35 degrees Eoaumur) (96 degrees F.) previously to planting them, and in fourteen days the plants were so far advanced as to be taken out of the forcing, house. Ilerr Swoboda, of the firm of J. C. Schmidt, Berlin, had experimented with a temper- ature of 15 degrees to 20 degrees K^au., and intended to carry on the experi- ment further. Nurseryman Beuster had applied water at 37 degrees R6au. with- out injury to the plants. The method has been tried at Dresden, even on lilac, with good results, the plants being placed in tanks under water for ten hours of a temperature of 22 degrees to 24 degrees K^au. (86 degrees F.). This method is much cheaper than setheriza- tion, and, according to Die Bindekunst, will doubtless take its place in the early forcing of a large number of species.

 

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GROWTH FINE. FI.OWERS PCX)R. We have a solid bed in roses which are making lots of new growth from near the ground, almost walking sticks four feet and over in length, but the bloom is not in proportion; it is just ordinary in quality. We have been letting the blooms develop and then cutting back to three or four eyes, hoping the next growth will be better. Is that the right way? Also, there is considerable old, blind wood and we would like to know if it is best to prune much now. J. W. M. As these roses seem to be doing well and making excellent wood, there is no doubt but that they will produce good blooms after a while. It is possible that they are planted in too rich soil and should therefore receive no feeding until they seem to require it. It might be profitable, seeing they are inclined to such rank growth, to cut the stems a little higher, leaving five or six eyes instead of three or four. At this season it would be better to leave all the side, or blind, wood on the plants, thus affording a shade to the soil and protection from the hot sun for the roots. Bibes. SOIL FOR BENCHES. As soon as the weather will permit, the selection, collection and composting of soil for the season's planting should be commenced. The best of soil is none too good, so care .should be taken and some time spent in making the selection, as it will certainly pay to get the best that can be had. A good, friable yellow loam from old pasture land is the soil that most of the growers are after. The top spit, about seven inches deep, with all the sod, should be taken. This should be put into piles on ground elevated a little above the common level, to secure a dry bottom, and one-fifth of decom- posed cow manure added. After being allowed to lie in the pile for a week or so, to allow fermentation to commence, the whole mass should be chopped up, not too fine, and left for

  

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