Commercial rose culture under glass and outdoors; a practical guide to modern methods of growing the rose for market purposes . e operation the next day. After they are once soaked, nomore water at the roots is required for some time, but the topswill require syringing several times daily to induce the plantsto make a new growth. As they grow they will require theusual treatment. It is well, when replanting in the Summer,to pot up a few of the best plants before throwing out stockfrom benches. These will be found useful to fill in any vacantspace or to replace poorer plants among the stock car
Commercial rose culture under glass and outdoors; a practical guide to modern methods of growing the rose for market purposes . e operation the next day. After they are once soaked, nomore water at the roots is required for some time, but the topswill require syringing several times daily to induce the plantsto make a new growth. As they grow they will require theusual treatment. It is well, when replanting in the Summer,to pot up a few of the best plants before throwing out stockfrom benches. These will be found useful to fill in any vacantspace or to replace poorer plants among the stock carriedover. Night and Day Temperature The best night temperature for the general run of Roses is58° to 60°. Some varieties require more heat, but, as a rule, GENERAL CULTURE 75 these are not profitable kinds for the small grower to heat should rise to 70° or 75° at noon on every sunny-day in the Winter. On stormy zero days, it will sometimesbe impossible, nor is it desirable to increase the temperaturemore than a few degrees by noon, and in semi-dark weather68° at noon gives the best results in the long CHAPTER X CROPPING ROSES A STEADY supply of Roses is an essential for the grower-^ ^ in order that his customers may look to him regularlyfbr their stock. It is a matter of convenience to the retailerand is much more likely to result in a regular customer for thegrower than the practice of having irregular crops and, attimes, practically no flowers at all. There are two common ways of ensuring this result. Thefirst is to allow the plants to grow along, taking care thatthere is no well defined crop in any one section of the place,but such a scattering of the flowers as will ensure getting afair cut each day. The second, is by the use of a system ofcrops planned so as to produce an even supply, especiallyduring the Winter months. Variations of the latter orcropping method are commonly used on the large com-mercial places, and consist of pinching back shoots at
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