. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1907. The American Florist. 165 THE ROSE. Notes In Season. The rose planting should, by now, be over for the season. Otherwise it will be expecting too much from plants benched in August, out of pots, to com- pete with stock planted in June. How- ever, if there is still some planting to be done, rush it through without delay, and with careful handling from now on, allowing the plants to attain a fair size before letting them flower, which will take until November, they should cut freely during the coming winter. C
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1907. The American Florist. 165 THE ROSE. Notes In Season. The rose planting should, by now, be over for the season. Otherwise it will be expecting too much from plants benched in August, out of pots, to com- pete with stock planted in June. How- ever, if there is still some planting to be done, rush it through without delay, and with careful handling from now on, allowing the plants to attain a fair size before letting them flower, which will take until November, they should cut freely during the coming winter. Cut- ting from them earlier than stated would have a tendency to retard their growth just at a time when they need it the most. Many growers in carrying over their roses the second season allow the plants a short rest before starting for another season. This resting period need not exceed three weeks This drying should not be overdone to the extent of shrivel- ing the wood, the object being to slightly ripen the wood before pruning, thereby enabling the grower to remove plants from the benches to solid beds or to other benches into fresh soil, without giving the plants a check. If the plants are to be taken from raised benches, very little water daily, with spraying, will reduce the moisture sufficiently to be able to handle the plants without losing too much of the soil from the roots. -A. fair size clump of soil should be lifted on the plants and as few roots broken as possible. Plant them at the same depth they were growing in the benches. The plants can be carefully pruned while they are being dried off. It is seldom necessary to remove the stakes unless the plants are to be tied down, but the plants .should be tied closely after pruning, which makes them far easier to handle; one tie near the top of the plant will usually answer. If the plants are to be left in solid beds for the second year, they should be sprayed lightly, keeping the water from the soil as much as oossibl
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