. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 92 The American Florist Aug. 3, THE ROSE. Care of Young: Stock. The young- stock should now be iroing ahead nicely, and should be kept free of weeds from the start. There are two ways of gretting- rid of the weeds. One is to cultivate the beds just as soon as the weeds come through the ground. This will destroy a great many of them, but they will keep on coming here and there. But if the weeds are allowed to get several inches high or advanced enough so that they can all be pulled by hand, the whole crop can be re
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 92 The American Florist Aug. 3, THE ROSE. Care of Young: Stock. The young- stock should now be iroing ahead nicely, and should be kept free of weeds from the start. There are two ways of gretting- rid of the weeds. One is to cultivate the beds just as soon as the weeds come through the ground. This will destroy a great many of them, but they will keep on coming here and there. But if the weeds are allowed to get several inches high or advanced enough so that they can all be pulled by hand, the whole crop can be removed at one operation, and we prefer the latter method, but the work should be kept going so that the wind-up of the job does not last long enough to have the weeds get tall enoug-h to smother the plants or to draw too hard on the fresh soil. Of course, after the first weed- ing, as a rule, the soil can oe levi^led off and cultivated, as the plants then should be able to take considerably more water. Be sure to keep the sur- face of the soil perfectly level, and re- member to cultivate every week. The plants should be staked just as soon as possible after planting, and at least one tie given them, and do not fail to spray with great force afterward. One of the reasons that the plants become infested with red spider is because they are not sprayed properly from the very start, for there is always some old foliage hanging around on the "mother plants," that will work along diligently unless they are doused at the start. The carried-over plants will be in- clined to burn during the hottest of days as the first foliage begins to wake, and this can be avoided in a great degree if the soil is not kept too heavily watered at the start. Keep the soil moist and spray the house fre- quently, if necessary, and do not carry too much air if the wind is blowing outside. A close, humid atmosphere is required until the foliage is ripe enough to withstand the strong sun- shine. Do no
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