. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. rgog. The American Florist, 953. ROSE MY MARYLAND, GROWN BY A. N. PIERSON CO., INC., CROMWELL, CONN. the upper side. Owing to the natural angle at which they grow the leaves will then stand almost or quite per- pendicular, the best position. The sand must be made very firm and the cuttings well firmed as they are in- serted. They should have more room than is generally given the tea roses, about 1% inches apart in the rows be- ing a good distance. As soon as a few rows are in give a thorough soaking of water and s
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. rgog. The American Florist, 953. ROSE MY MARYLAND, GROWN BY A. N. PIERSON CO., INC., CROMWELL, CONN. the upper side. Owing to the natural angle at which they grow the leaves will then stand almost or quite per- pendicular, the best position. The sand must be made very firm and the cuttings well firmed as they are in- serted. They should have more room than is generally given the tea roses, about 1% inches apart in the rows be- ing a good distance. As soon as a few rows are in give a thorough soaking of water and see that they are kept moist until rooted. The temperature of the sand should be 65° or thereabout, that of the house about 55°. In about five weeks the cuttings should be examined and will by then probably be rooted, though 40 days or even more sometimes is necessary, much depending on the time of year. As to this, growers who raise large numbers of plants for shipping trade begin propagating as early as the mid- dle of December and keep at it until the middle of March. But for home use or whei'e only a moderate number of plants are needed it is better to wait until after the turn of the year, say the middle of January. They will then root more freely and the young plants will be less likely to receive a check than if rooted earlier. The aim of the grower right through the time the cuttings are in the bench must be to keep the leaves from wilting and to do this plenty of water is needed and, if the weather should be bright, light shading is also necessary. These few details carefully carried out should in- sure a good batch of rooted cuttings. CABE OF YOUNG STOCK. As noted above from 35 to 40 days should be sufficient time to root the cuttings and the young plants may then be potted into 2-inch pots. A few days of nursing treatment after pot- ting, keeping the atmosphere around them a little close and lightly shading if bright, and the plants will be able to take care of them
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