. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. MY MARYLAND. Growing It Without a Rest. In this article I should like to give the readers the benefit of our experi- ments with a house of My Maryland. The figures I intend to use to bear out my statements are as accurate as we can get them, and I hope they will be appreciated as trustworthy. We experimented with a small three- quarter-span house. The benches were made of cement, with a tile bottom, and held only 1,146 plants. Our ex- periments date from August 1, 1909. In that year the plants were planted in the bench out of 4-inch pots. From Augu
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. MY MARYLAND. Growing It Without a Rest. In this article I should like to give the readers the benefit of our experi- ments with a house of My Maryland. The figures I intend to use to bear out my statements are as accurate as we can get them, and I hope they will be appreciated as trustworthy. We experimented with a small three- quarter-span house. The benches were made of cement, with a tile bottom, and held only 1,146 plants. Our ex- periments date from August 1, 1909. In that year the plants were planted in the bench out of 4-inch pots. From August 1, 1909, to July 31, 1910, the figures on our books show that we cut 36,872 blooms. These plants were not rested during the season of 1910 and 1911, but were kept growing continuously. We re- moved some of the dead wood, but not enough to check the growth of the plants. From August 1, 1910, to July 31, 1911, the books show a cut of 45,962 blooms, which means a frac- tion over forty blooms per plant. Last fall the plants were not dis- turbed, except to remove the dead wood. This house remained in bloom until January 17, 1912, at which time the temperature was lowered to 45 de- grees at night. This temperature was maintained until February 17, when it was raised to 64 degrees at night. The crop came in splendidly for Easter. During Easter week w^e cut 3,126 blooms oflP these 1,146 plants. From August 1, 1911, to April 8, 1912, we cut 28,624 blooms. The total cut from this house for a little over two and one-half years was 111,458. And remember that the plants have pro- duced this amount without a rest, or at least as nearly so as possible. Advantages of the Method. Why did we make this experiment? It is an accepted principle among most growers that roses need a certain amount of rest or drying oflF each year in order to produce prolific growth and the requisite quality of blooms. We thought it was not necessary and wanted to prove it to our own satis- faction. And I have just
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