Nebraska advertiser., 1860-07-12

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Tie Use or Charcoal m GrOEine
~ H Roses. ses s1f2
From various observations have made
on the use of charcoal in growing roses
1am disposed to considered il Of adPan.
tage, whether mixed with The soil in
which the plants are grown, or used as 4
top-dressing. Dr.. Gray, 10 his "Les-
sons on Botany, says that carbon is n.
self a solid, and not q: all dissolved BY
water; as such, therefore, il cannot be
absorbed into the plant, however ninuic
the particles. This is a plain statement,
and may be regarded as expressing the
opinion of scientific men on ihe subjseb
Il is also believed, that although plants do
not receive any Of their carbon fromehar.
coal, they are benefited BY the ose Of i,
inasmuch as il is an absorbent Of The
.carbonic acid gas which is in.the amos.
phere, and thereby. presenting it in .
fl condition to be taken up BY the rOo,leis
in greater quantity than when il is not
used. Flf' or D4Hi@
There is another benefit, however that
il confers--that of prornoling healthy
condition Of the roots, and By the means
securing them ia some measure against
the attacks Of parasitical fungi, an en-
emy which ought to be guarded against
with the utmost, care. The most Of the
readers Of this paper, who have had an
experience in growing roses in pots, can
not but have observed, while planting
out in the Spring, or in the fall when lift.
ing them, the roots Of some Of them COZ.
cred with white mould, oFthFeadlike
process, which is the ordinary way in
which fungus mauifests itself. And il is
most destructive, living as It does upon
the roots and tender spogioles, thereby
incapaeitating them from performing their
proper functions, and ending in the dis
ease and death Of its victims, provided
restorative means are not resorted to-.
In addition 10 mixing little in the soil
Of which to grow roses, I have for ses-
eral years used il as a mulching for those
growing in pots Ia the greenhouse, and
have invariably been satisfied with The
effects produced. From actual observe.
ti0n. have found that BY using il in this
way, the Temperature Of The mould in the
pots is raised one degree above pshnt u
in the pots where it is net SO applied.
The gain of every degree Of heat at tho
roots of the plants, when It is en- object
to have them early in blpom, is 50 far
advantageous, and more than equivalent
TO the labor and expense. al grH q
If mildew is caused, as Eoudon some
where remarks, BY the temperature Of
the soil being greatly below that Of the
atmosphere in which the blanis sr5w, any
means which serves 70 increase the heat
Of the former, as in the case os Char
coal, must be Of ofbeneft in protecting them.
from the attacks Of thai enemy. Il Is
readily conceded that other causes may,
and do, operate in producing the same
effects, such as an undue supply Of mois-
ture at the roots of the plants, while the
surrounding atmosphere is comparatively
dry, or the reverse. II is more than prob
able, however, that any material differ
ence Of temperature between the roots
aud branches Of a growing plan. pFedis.
poSeS 1t TO become mildewed. s-.5
In regard to the opinion entertained
by some, that carbon acts bene6cially in
IN counteracting various injurious effects
caused BY the matter excreted from the
roots Of plants, little need be said, and as
there does not seem 10 be anything ike
positive proof that such exudaations act
lnjurionsly in any case whatever; such.
at least, is the conclusion arrived &c
BY Prof. GasparrinI. after series Of
carefully conducted experiments. AtihO
same time, it Is Of uudoubted benefit in
decomposIng the "decaYed suckers and
pilorhizas, and the numerous fbres which
perish from natural and accidental cans-
es, and thereby enabling the constituent
elements Of these TO enter into1any 9TH
er combinationsS in which circumstance
they may become food for the plants.
Il may be remarked in conclusion, that
the result Of my experience is, that when
not using charcoal in growing roses, they
have been more or less subject 20 mildew,
and the roots Of the plants more aps lobe
injured by fungi, whereas, with the free
use Of that material they are not a. all
liable 10 be attacked And besides, when
treated in this way the plants are remark
able for their freshness and beaaty the
flowers are. 50 mach approved Ihas they
seelusas though Iis4y hadabsrn I
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