. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Tgi2. The American Florist. The disbudding' from now on 'nill re- quire almost daily attention. Don't be satisfied with first snappingr off the buds but look every plant over care- fully and pinch back to a good firm eye even if there are only two left on the stem. There will be more the next time. It is a question whether to pinch soft growth or wait till the buds show color. I would suggest waiting until the buds show color before disbud- ding. There usually isn't any differ- ence noticeable in the results and f
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Tgi2. The American Florist. The disbudding' from now on 'nill re- quire almost daily attention. Don't be satisfied with first snappingr off the buds but look every plant over care- fully and pinch back to a good firm eye even if there are only two left on the stem. There will be more the next time. It is a question whether to pinch soft growth or wait till the buds show color. I would suggest waiting until the buds show color before disbud- ding. There usually isn't any differ- ence noticeable in the results and for a beginner the soft growth-pinching will be less satisfactory. At the same time a good way would be to try both plans and to watch results. At any rate let the buds be well set and show- ing color on the American Beauty. How are the summer houses coming along—those filled with such as Kaiser- in, Carnot, and other novelties kept dormant during the winter and used for summer blooms alone? They should require light mulches frequently and liquid manure every week to keep up the size of the blooms. They should also be tied and disbudded as care- fully as the stock handled in the win- ter. Syringe before sunrise several times for shipment. This will also put a check on red spider. Keep the car- ried over stocks disbudded until they begin to grow good strong stems and air carefully on windy days. E. European Horticulture. FEOII THE BKITISH PKESS. Xew Roses at Bagatelle.—Arthur W. Paul, who, as for some years past, has this year been one of the judges of the new roses grown at Bagatelle, gives the following particulars of the awards made by the judges at the recent meeting. "The beautiful rosery in the gardens of Bagatelle, now in- cluded in the Bois de Boulogne, at Paris, was at the height of its beauty on the morning of June 13, when the annual judging of the new roses sent for trial took place under the direc- tion of the authorities of the City of Paris. The judges con
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