. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 348 The American Florist. April IS, sary, it is, also, just as essential that wc should be sure that the plants grown can be marketed at a profit. It is compara- tively easv to propagate a number of plants ami tjrow them on to a salable size, but It I'- not s,, t-asy to decide as to which ila» ..1 plants is most likely to be in greatest . All this knowledge can only be gained by attention to busi- ness and careful and systematic study from year to year. These thoughts are suggested as we near the conclusi
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 348 The American Florist. April IS, sary, it is, also, just as essential that wc should be sure that the plants grown can be marketed at a profit. It is compara- tively easv to propagate a number of plants ami tjrow them on to a salable size, but It I'- not s,, t-asy to decide as to which ila» ..1 plants is most likely to be in greatest . All this knowledge can only be gained by attention to busi- ness and careful and systematic study from year to year. These thoughts are suggested as we near the conclusion of this winter's experience. Some have been successful and some have failed. Let those meeting with but poor success be not discouraged, but, remembering past mistakes, seek to avoid them in the future. A. E. ks for Graft ng. E. G. Hill, in his article in the last issue, has touched upon a very important subject, one which is of general interest. 1 only wish he could have given us some- thing more definite as to the stocks to use for each section of roses—that is, the best stock for each group, taking the groups as being represented by, first, tender roses to be grown in bush form, allowing these to be represented by such as are known as teas, Perle des Jardins, to be the strongest and Jla Capucine the weakest. What stock is best for Perle' What stock is best for Ma Capucme ? 2. Tea Roses to be grown in bush form, taking La France as .the strongest, or if better, ladv Marv Fitzwilliauis and Duke of Connaught as'the weakest, what stock is best to use for these, or are two differ- ent stocks necessary ? 3. Is the Manetti stock the best for all H. P. roses, as our experience has taught us /;—we do not want to go by Mr. Bull's experience in England, but by our own, lea'rned from actual observation. What has Mr. Hill to say about the ?stock Grifferaie, Caroliniana, Banksian, and the one used by Mr. Dawson so suc- cessfully at the .\rnold arboretum. "Her Majesty
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