. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 374 The American Florist, April I, Puritan lias done fairly well with them, but that it don't take well in the market. He has Mermets tied down hybrid fashion where there is a lack of head room, and they do well. A house of planted from 6inch pots July 2 last now average six feet in height, dressed with beautiful foliage clear to the bench—some of the plants are a good nine feet high—and bear large ((uautities of handsome blooms. An immense pile of sod for next year's use is protected from the weather by a
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 374 The American Florist, April I, Puritan lias done fairly well with them, but that it don't take well in the market. He has Mermets tied down hybrid fashion where there is a lack of head room, and they do well. A house of planted from 6inch pots July 2 last now average six feet in height, dressed with beautiful foliage clear to the bench—some of the plants are a good nine feet high—and bear large ((uautities of handsome blooms. An immense pile of sod for next year's use is protected from the weather by a shed. Louis M. Noe has three houses built last summer, the stock in which is look- ing remarkably well. His American Beauties which were planted in the house July 6 last are verj' satisfactory. He keeps them growing continuously the same as his teas. W. H. Ryan at Chatham has five houses of well-grown roses. A lot of Brides propagated Feb. 22 last, planted on benches July 6, now average five and one-half feet in height, well dressed with foliage and blooming with great free- dom. A house of Mermets planted from 2-inch pots Aug. 20 last now average four feet in height. Mr. Ryan thinks that a low temperature adds to the color of the Mermet. His Gontiers were also in most excellent condition. Some Conclusions. That Princess Beatrice is practically dead as a forcing rose ; that roses should not be fed by a mulch of any kind, as they can be handled more intelligently and consequently more successfully with- out it; that a mulch should be used only to prevent rapid evaporation of moisture ; that many growers owe their failure to overfeeding at a time when the plants are not in sufficiently active growth to as- similate the food ; that .Vmerican lieauty is on the boards for a long run, and that it will pay to study its peculiarities in order to achieve success ; that the Ben- nett is a grand rose when well grown, and that success depends not so much upon any particular soil as up
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