. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. W. E Kelley. Pri'sident-elret Hortii'ultural Society, of rhiraao. size of the plant. It promised great things and really seemed able to make good, as it went ahead of any forcing rose we have, until the short days of winter came on; then it lost its pretty pink. H. Plath. President-elect Pacific Coast Hort. Society. color and turned an ugly shade of dirty white. It may have taken this notion from Mme. Hoste. Growers will remem- ber what an unwholesome shade of color the flowers of this variety sometimes took on. I
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. W. E Kelley. Pri'sident-elret Hortii'ultural Society, of rhiraao. size of the plant. It promised great things and really seemed able to make good, as it went ahead of any forcing rose we have, until the short days of winter came on; then it lost its pretty pink. H. Plath. President-elect Pacific Coast Hort. Society. color and turned an ugly shade of dirty white. It may have taken this notion from Mme. Hoste. Growers will remem- ber what an unwholesome shade of color the flowers of this variety sometimes took on. I was so disappointed and dis- gusted with it that I only kept over a few plants to use in hybridizing. The following fall these made such a gogd show that some one said it was a shame not to give it a thorough trial. They tried it but the results were just as aggravating. Everything to make a first-class rose, except a dash of color. R. Bagg. Potting the Cutlinsrs. Preparations for potting the rose cut- tings should not be delayed until the cuttings are rooted, but the soil should be in readiness beforehand and a place selected to place the potted plants. In selecting this place remember there should be plenty of sunlight strike the benches on which they are to be placed; in other words they should be given every advantage as regards a suitable house, the very best for the roses al- ways. The benches should be thor- oughly cleansed, removing all traces of soil wliere a crop has been grown, and the boards given a coat of hot lime wash as advised for the propagating bench. The cracks in the benches should then be covered with laths and then a layer of screened coal ashes placed on the bench about one inch thick. Pack the ashes very firmly; this is important as the small pots should rest on the sur- face of the ashes instead of in them. The regular compost soil will do nice- ly for the cuttings, that is a clayey soil of well rotted sod mixed three parts soil to one of thoroughly r
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