. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Max 31, 1017. The Florists^ Review 19. $UCCE$$. The accompanying illustration, sup- plied by Lord & Burnham Co., shows the interior of one of the greenhouses built for the Union Grove & Yorkville Greenhouse Co., at Union Grove, Wis., operated by French & Salm, growing Russell roses exclusively for the Chi- cago market, where they are sold by the E. C. Amling Co. There are three houses like this in the range, each house 57x350. It is an old saying that "nothing succeeds like success" and in this case there is an unusual com- bi


. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Max 31, 1017. The Florists^ Review 19. $UCCE$$. The accompanying illustration, sup- plied by Lord & Burnham Co., shows the interior of one of the greenhouses built for the Union Grove & Yorkville Greenhouse Co., at Union Grove, Wis., operated by French & Salm, growing Russell roses exclusively for the Chi- cago market, where they are sold by the E. C. Amling Co. There are three houses like this in the range, each house 57x350. It is an old saying that "nothing succeeds like success" and in this case there is an unusual com- bination of successful elements, the builders, the wholesalers, the growers and the rose all having achieved an unusual degree of success in their re- spective fields. MILDEW ON BAMBLEB HOSES. We are daily receiving calls from customers asking our advice about mil- dew on roses. Dorothy Perkins and Crimson Rambler especially have been hard hit by this fungus, which each year greatly damages the crop of flow- ers. Will you please tell us of a rem- edy tliat has proved successful? H. W. S.—Tex. There are several probable causes for mildew. Two or three hot, forcing days followed by a raw, damp spell will assuredly start it. Cold drafts are largely responsible for it. Watering overhead too late in the day and in- sufficient moisture at the roots or poor drainage are other causes. Sulphur blown from a powder bellows is one of the best remedies. Bordeaux mixture is also a good fungicide. There are also a number of other proprietary remedies said to be effective in combating this disease. C. W. BOSES FOB EASTEB. I want to force some rambler roses for Easter and would like to know what kinds to buy. Shall I buy them now and set them out, or carrv them over in pots? J. G. C—Mo. For early forcing it pays to grow some ramblers or baby ramblers over summer in pots. These should be cut back well after potting and kept under glass until early July, then plunged outdoors and kept well wate


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