. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 22 8 The American Florist. Jan. I,. Under Glass. There still appears to be some trouble from diseases afflicting roses under glass, judging from what some of the growers write me. Some have been feeding very liberally, in fact much too liberally, others thought to try a few degrees more heat to kill the mildew, and probably, though unknowingly, have almost cooked the plants; still others gave liberal waterings, because a grow- ing plant ought to need watering at least once a week, the weather of the present season
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 22 8 The American Florist. Jan. I,. Under Glass. There still appears to be some trouble from diseases afflicting roses under glass, judging from what some of the growers write me. Some have been feeding very liberally, in fact much too liberally, others thought to try a few degrees more heat to kill the mildew, and probably, though unknowingly, have almost cooked the plants; still others gave liberal waterings, because a grow- ing plant ought to need watering at least once a week, the weather of the present season not being taken into consideration apparently; others again started out by giving their plants enough water to make them all intoxicated and then went to the other extreme by holding them with- out it till the soil at the roots become dust dry, thus choking the plants to death with drought. As far as I can glean from their communications these are a few of the causes of the trouble. Now to lay down any set rule to follow in any one of these cases would certainly be absurd, as there are so many circum- stances to be considered in connection with each and every case quoted above and many others of a similar nature, that I can only give according to my judgment the general principles of plant life and in doing so I trust some items of the same may be found interesting to all who do me the honor to ask my advice on the subject. Many things I shall say will probably be considered repetitions by many of your readers; I can only plead the excuse of necessity in this instance. Plant life in its wonderfully varied forms is governed by three principal elements: light, heat and moisture. Every climate from the torrid zone to the Arctic regions has a totally distinct class of plant life, suitable to the varied changes of light, heat and moisture con- tained therein. The rose, according to the best authorities, flourishes best in a climate resembling as nearly as possible our June and Sept
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