. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. BED SFIDEB ON BOSES. I have found some red spider on my rose bushes f What shall I 'do to get rid of the pestl J. L. V. For red spider on your roses, syringe them with all the force at your com- mand. Then, when you have syringed them, syringe them some more. Be just a little more persistent than the insects are and you will soon get the upper hand. A. F. J. B. TEMPEBATUBE FOB BOSES. What is the best night temperature for a house of Eichmond, White Killar- ney, Maid and Sunburst, all grown in one house! What is the best night tem- perature for Amer
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. BED SFIDEB ON BOSES. I have found some red spider on my rose bushes f What shall I 'do to get rid of the pestl J. L. V. For red spider on your roses, syringe them with all the force at your com- mand. Then, when you have syringed them, syringe them some more. Be just a little more persistent than the insects are and you will soon get the upper hand. A. F. J. B. TEMPEBATUBE FOB BOSES. What is the best night temperature for a house of Eichmond, White Killar- ney, Maid and Sunburst, all grown in one house! What is the best night tem- perature for American Beauty, grown alone? F. F. Some growers find 56 degrees suffi- cient for Richmond and Killarney, but 58 degrees is better. For American Beauty the temperature in winter should be as near 60 degrees as pos- sible; never over 62 degrees. C. W. COLOR OF BOSE MBS. BUSSELL. "Some questions having arisen with regard to the color of the new forcing rose, Mrs. Charles Russell," says the Horticultural Advertiser (Britisli), "Thos. Smith & Sons, of Stranraer, who are advertising this variety, kindly send us blooms for inspection. We have compared the flowers with the 'Repertoire de Couleurs' sent out by the R. H. S. and find that the near- est match is what is known as 'aniline red.' We might add that the flower evidently is a good laster and keeps its form and color after being cut as long as any rose with which we are acquainted.'' THE DEPTH OF SOIL. I should like to get some information on rose growing. Our benches are five feet wide, with 6-inch boards for sides. The bottom is made of 1-inch lumber and thus takes up one inch of the 6-inch side board, leaving only five inches for soil, and this space lacks one inch of being full. So the depth of the soil is about four inches. Is that enough soil to grow good roses inf J. E. C. Though good roses can be and are grown in four inches of soil, it takes ft good deal closer attention and a lot of feeding to keep the p
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