. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgo6. The American Florist. 787. A VIEW IN THE ?WILD GARDEN AT KEW, ENG., APRIL, 1905 4 years, I find that Bride has the lowest record, with 34 per plant, and then in the following order: Bridesmaid, 37: Golden Gate, 39; Perle, 46; Ivory, which we have grown only the past sea- son, comes with 34. Now this has been the count of only shipping flowers, none less than 8-inch stems and all open flowers not counted. American Beauty has made an average of 20 1-2 per plant, none less than 8-inch stems. My plants are all o
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgo6. The American Florist. 787. A VIEW IN THE ?WILD GARDEN AT KEW, ENG., APRIL, 1905 4 years, I find that Bride has the lowest record, with 34 per plant, and then in the following order: Bridesmaid, 37: Golden Gate, 39; Perle, 46; Ivory, which we have grown only the past sea- son, comes with 34. Now this has been the count of only shipping flowers, none less than 8-inch stems and all open flowers not counted. American Beauty has made an average of 20 1-2 per plant, none less than 8-inch stems. My plants are all on their own roots. We never start to replant until July i, finishing about July 10. I use 4-foot stakes, and about January my roses are always well above the stakes and at the present writ- ing will run 5 to 6 feet high. Now, I do not consider these results any better than any good rose grower should obtain by careful treatment and plenty of help. Our houses here are a three-fourth span long, with slope to the south, the only class of house in my estimation where the best results can be obtained by us- ing this class of house. The benches can be raised 8 to 12 inches above each other, and by so doing avoid all shade. In regard to propagating, I will say that I use nothing but the best of wood, making the cuttings 4 to 6 inches in length, and I will say right here that I find my stock growing stronger every year in place of getting weaker each year, as I have noticed on places where small, weak cuttings are used. I also believe that overfeeding the plants has much to do with the poor results ob- tained on so many places. I stack my soil in the fall, using one load of ma- nure to five of soil. When filling in the benches I use 200 pounds of bone meal to 2,500 square feet of bench span. About November i I use the same amount on top of benches, stirring in the surface, and the same amount every 4 to 5 weeks until April, after which I use a liquid manure water every 2 to 3 weeks unt
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