Commercial rose culture under glass and outdoors; a practical guide to modern methods of growing the rose for market purposes . on just cut off ths plant essentials are adhered to. The sash and top boards shouldbe painted and the lower parts should receive a good coatingof lime wash. About four inches of sifted ashes should bespread on the bottom. These should be packed down andwell watered, and the case closed tight the day before beingused, which induces the warm, moist condition necessary forbest results. If you have 10,000 to graft, a case holding about 3500 willbe large enough, for if you
Commercial rose culture under glass and outdoors; a practical guide to modern methods of growing the rose for market purposes . on just cut off ths plant essentials are adhered to. The sash and top boards shouldbe painted and the lower parts should receive a good coatingof lime wash. About four inches of sifted ashes should bespread on the bottom. These should be packed down andwell watered, and the case closed tight the day before beingused, which induces the warm, moist condition necessary forbest results. If you have 10,000 to graft, a case holding about 3500 willbe large enough, for if you commence early you can makethree rounds. Each round will take about four weeks inall, although it has been done in less time. If you adopt thismethod, instead of trying to graft all your stock at once, itwould be wise to pot two-thirds of your stock at first, and theremainder about a month later. Stock for later grafting maybe left in the cases in a cold shed away from frost. The stock to be worked will be in better shape for handlingif it is well watered the day before being used. It will then PROPAGATION BY GRAFTING 37. Manetti stock ready to be cut down where markedand grafted 38 COMMERCIAL ROSE CULTURE require no more water at the root for nearly a week, whichmakes the danger of getting water in the cut much less. When the days get short in the Fall we light up at p. m., and the boys busy themselves by cutting raffiainto lengths of about twelve inches and splitting it up into therequired thickness. If this is too thin, it does not work sowell, and if too thick it makes a bungling job. When cuttingthe flowers it is best to leave one or two good eyes with plumpbuds on the plants, just before grafting time. You can goaround with a basket and collect these, when wanted. If youcannot get enough in this way it is best to sacrifice a few flow-ers; a rose worth eight cents, at wholesale, will cut up intofour to six cions worth one and one-half cents each. Thiswood should
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