. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1G12 The American Florist. June IS, to get them overwatered, as that mate- rially weakens them. You can only get a strong, sturdy plant by keeping it some- what on the dry side. For potting I use the same soil as is used for benches, which is run through a coarse screen and mixed with about one-fifth its bulk of screened, well rotted cow manure. For small pots very little sand is used, as our soil is a sandy loam. In preparing for benching we give the rafters and gutters a coat ol paint every two years and thoroug
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1G12 The American Florist. June IS, to get them overwatered, as that mate- rially weakens them. You can only get a strong, sturdy plant by keeping it some- what on the dry side. For potting I use the same soil as is used for benches, which is run through a coarse screen and mixed with about one-fifth its bulk of screened, well rotted cow manure. For small pots very little sand is used, as our soil is a sandy loam. In preparing for benching we give the rafters and gutters a coat ol paint every two years and thoroughly clean under the benches and give all the walls a whitewashing with fresh lime every sea- son. The benches are constructed of wood, six-inch cypress fencing preferred, one-half inch being left between the boards far drainage. The same material is used for siding, leaving the bench about four and one-half inches deep in the clear. The bench is given a heavy coat of fresh lime and filled evenly with fresh soil, which, after being packed and watered, will leave from three and one-half inches to four inches of soil. New soil is used each year, which is drawn from an old pasture or some other place that I know has not been cultivated for years. This is usually done a year previous to its use. The mixing is done as the soil is put in, adding about one-fourth well rotted cow manure and a sprinkling of bone meal. Planting is begun as near June 1 as possible. I believe in some shading but I am satisfied good roses can be grown without it. Supports are put in and tying is begun as soon after planting as i9 necessary. About August 15 alight mulch of well rotted cow manure is given, which is repeated the latter part of Sep- tember if required. As soon as cool weather sets in liquid manure is applied in light form about once every two weeks, later on once every week, depend- ing a great deal on the growth the plants , are making and the weather. There is one thing one must bear in mind;
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