. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1030 The American Florist. July /, J THE ROSE. staking and Tying;. How often we see the young rose plants suffering for the want of sup- ports, lying around with foliage mussed up and gritty, due to allowing them to hang around any old way without stakes so they become the prey to red spider at the very start. The young plants should be tied immediately after planting, so as to get the full benefit derived from syringing. We can then spray them with sufficient force to keep down red spider and hold the green fly i
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1030 The American Florist. July /, J THE ROSE. staking and Tying;. How often we see the young rose plants suffering for the want of sup- ports, lying around with foliage mussed up and gritty, due to allowing them to hang around any old way without stakes so they become the prey to red spider at the very start. The young plants should be tied immediately after planting, so as to get the full benefit derived from syringing. We can then spray them with sufficient force to keep down red spider and hold the green fly in check to a cer- tain extent, and at the same time the plants will not be broken. Grafted stocks, owing to the splice, which is easily separated at this stage, should certainly receive attention as to tying as soon as possible. One tie made firmly just above the splice will make them safe for syringing until the tying can be done more carefully. There are many different styles of bracing the running wires preparatory to staking, but for a permanent brace, also a very economical one, I would suggest one-inch pipe. Old pipe that is unfit for heating purposes will often answer the purpose. First, cut the pipe in pieces long enough to drive into the ground eight or ten inches and to extend above the tables about three feet; then thread each piece at one end, at which place a "T," one inch by one and a quarter inches, the one-inch opening of the "T" to go on the upright, leaving the one and a quarter inch opening for the cross bar, which should be of one-inch pipe, so as to slip easily through the "; At each side of the tables at the ends, the uprights should be driven in the ground while being held against the fac- ing of the bench and should be placed about two or three inches back frorri the walks, so as to be out of the way. If the ground is found to be too solid to drive the pipes into easily, the holes can be made with a crowbar. After the up-
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