. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1907- Th E American Florist. 51 THE ROSE. Notes In Season. Roses should all lie planted and most of them well established before this time. During this hot weather water should be used freely both on the beds and overhead. The atmosphere must be kept damp. \Vc syringe twice a day now, once about seven or eight a. m. and again just after dinner. Weeding in new beds requires special attention. The soil is usually full of weed seed, and neglect for a week or two will pro- duce a crop that will fairly smother the rose
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1907- Th E American Florist. 51 THE ROSE. Notes In Season. Roses should all lie planted and most of them well established before this time. During this hot weather water should be used freely both on the beds and overhead. The atmosphere must be kept damp. \Vc syringe twice a day now, once about seven or eight a. m. and again just after dinner. Weeding in new beds requires special attention. The soil is usually full of weed seed, and neglect for a week or two will pro- duce a crop that will fairly smother the roses. A cool night, during such liberal treatment, is likely to produce mildew, and sulphur or grape dust must be used as a remedy, or better still, occasionally as a preventative. After roses are planted it is sometimes a great temptation to do for them only what seems absolutely necessary and bring up some other work. This means that the roses are not tied up until they begin to lay around on the bench. In this shape they cannot get sufficient air and they cannot be properly syringed. It pays to tie them up right at the start. This is more important with grafted stock because it is more likely to be broken in syringing or handling. Do not shade the glass over roses that are intended to produce a good crop of blooms next winter. It may induce a quicker growth right now, but it will lack hardiness and strength to stand the winter's forcing. At present they should have all the sunlight and air pos- sible. A good deal of trouble may be forestalled and many good blooms saved by starting in early to keep thrips and aphis in check. The best thing that we have found for this purpose is nicoti- cide, used in a good spray pump. It pays to buy a good pump. We bought three times before we got a good one. The cheaper ones were failures after a little while. Now is a good time to overhaul boil- ers and see that they are in good shape for ne-xt winter's work. A little fire may be needed any ti
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