. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. P. J. Lynch. (Secretary-treasurer of the Dingfe A Conard Company, West Grove, Pa., whose interestini; paper on roses appeared in our issue of March 18, page 323.) ture of 62°, temperature going down gradually to regular rose house heat. When plants show signs of good growth loosen the raffia to prevent same from cutting into the wood. My reason for not taking the rafBa off too early is: If the graft has not taken well on some places it will callous better than if the raffia is off, also the graft won't break off s
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. P. J. Lynch. (Secretary-treasurer of the Dingfe A Conard Company, West Grove, Pa., whose interestini; paper on roses appeared in our issue of March 18, page 323.) ture of 62°, temperature going down gradually to regular rose house heat. When plants show signs of good growth loosen the raffia to prevent same from cutting into the wood. My reason for not taking the rafBa off too early is: If the graft has not taken well on some places it will callous better than if the raffia is off, also the graft won't break off so easy. When planting in the bench the graft should be covered. The benches should be washed the same as cutting bench and when dry white- washed. The drainage in the bottom of the bench should be covered with sod or coarse manure and benches filled about four inches with soil. The best soil is sandy loam from an old cow pas- ture, mixed with about one-fifth rotted cow manure. The soil should be cut over about three times before using in the bench. Extreme care should be taken in planting the roses. A hole should be made large enough to cover the ball with ease. It can then be held with one hand the exact depth and the soil pressed around it with the other. Do not cover the ball of the rose too much. After planting pound the bench with a brick or tramp between the roses. Water immediately after planting around the ball and then according to the growth of the roots. Our prinicipal feeding is manure water but at differ- ent times different manures are used, such as cow manure, chicken and sheep manure, a good dusting of bonemeal and once in a while wood ashes. Mulch- ing should never be done during the dark days in winter. The blind wood on Ivory and Golden Gate can be cut off to some extent as they make quick growth. THE RETAIL TRADE. The Eose in Decorative Art. [Read before the New York Florists' Club at its March meeting by Robert Kift, of Philadelphia.] When Dame Nature stir
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