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The budding of roses should be dune either early in morning, or 

 in the cool of the evening. 



Prune when they are resting during dry weather. 



Rose trees will not do well in places where they are overhung by 

 branches of forest trees. 



When making a rose bed do not raise the soil too high, otherwise 

 the moisture will run off, causing the trees to suffer. 



The roots of Rose trees growing on a wall should be watered in dry 

 weather. The wall prevents showers reaching them. 



When planting roses dig the hole large enough, so that the roots 

 will not be cramped. See that the soil is well stamped down and the 

 trees stand firmly in the ground. 



Directly any green fly are seen on a rose tree a strong sousing of 

 water should be given them with a syringe. A more effectual way of 

 destroying them is to remove them by hand. 



Syringe rose bushes frequently, as it is much better to prevent 

 green fly than to try to cure it when it has a hold. 



Unless the seed vessels or pods of a rose are known to be unusually 

 pretty they should not be allowed to form, for it weakens the plant, 

 and tends to make the flowers smaller and fewer in number. 



Eose trees breathe through their leaves, which must therefore be 

 kept clean. In towns they should be frequently syringed with clean 

 water, with sufficient force to wash all the dirt away. 



October and November are the best months for ordering out rose 

 trees which should be obtained, if possible, from nurseries in Europe 

 or America. Do not buy grafted plants, but plants struck from cut- 

 tings or as the growers say, " on their own roots." 



The best soil for roses is composed of two-thirds loam and one- 

 third manure, the whole being well mixed and stamped down so as to 

 be fairly firm. The depth of soil should be at least a foot and a half. 



In light soils roses should be constantly renewed, as this is the 

 only way to have good flowers in abundance, the reason being that 

 there is no staying power in sandy soil, and the trees soon exhaust it. 



In dry weather rose trees should be thoroughly drenched at least 

 once a week, and all the time they are blooming a little guano should 

 be mixed with the Avater, or scattered on the soil, and then watered in. 



As soon as it is seen that a leaf or two of a rose tree is curled 

 right up, a maggot must be looked for, and when found, either burnt 

 or thrown into strong salt water. These pests must always be removed 

 at once, otherwise they increase very rapidly, and cannot easily be 

 eradicated. 



After unpacking a newly bought rose tree cut off all the dead tops 

 of the shoots, and also any roots that looked mangled, taking care not 

 to pull off the fibrous portions (tiny rootlets attached to the main 

 roots), as these will take hold of the new ground, and keep life in the 

 tree. 



The propagation of roses by seed is not recommended, owing to 

 the length of time one has to wait I'm- any result, but it is not a bad 

 plan to increase the stocks by cuttings, and these should be taken about 

 nine or ten inches in length, and planted deep in a shady border or 

 pot and the earth firmly pressed round the shoots. 



