The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . rt so faras profit and loss statements believe there are less failuresamong greenhouse men than in any other line of business in spite ofthe fact that practically everythingwhich is handled is of .a perishable na-ture and what does that prove? First,that they are honest, for honesty isof the soil and they are toilers wholive from the products of the soil, andsecond, that they are hopeful and noteasily discouraged, and last and morethan all, that the public wants and iswilling to buy what has been producedby the sweat from the brows o
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . rt so faras profit and loss statements believe there are less failuresamong greenhouse men than in any other line of business in spite ofthe fact that practically everythingwhich is handled is of .a perishable na-ture and what does that prove? First,that they are honest, for honesty isof the soil and they are toilers wholive from the products of the soil, andsecond, that they are hopeful and noteasily discouraged, and last and morethan all, that the public wants and iswilling to buy what has been producedby the sweat from the brows of hon-est men. ?Rose growing and the rose businessis at least sixty per cent of the totalflower business of the country, whichfact places roses as a matter of firstimportance and consideration and Imight venture to say that at least two-thirds of this is the product of rosesgrown under glass. Now let us for amoment consider the proper conditionswhich give us the best roses underglass. I want to name a few condi-tions which I consider ideal and first. ^A^allace R. Pierson. of all I should place soil. A heavyturf from lowlands that have been sav-ing up the silt and richness from thehillsides for centuries, one that has anabundance of root fibre in it and onethat has not been composted so longthat it has lost that fibre which givesit life. It should have a clay body, forroses delight in a clay soil, but itshould be porous enough to admit wa-ter and air freely. Air in soil is essen-tial. The largest root is the root inthe ashes on which plants in pots havebeen standing for some time and airwhich encourages root action is theonly plausible explanation of this factwhich I have ever heard. Cow manurefor roses is the best fertilizer which weknow of and in many soils a bone tank-age running from four to five per centnitrogen and not necessarily high inphosphoric acid will give strength andvitality to the plants. Good stock tostart with is needed and the best isnone too good. Consider th
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