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be shaken o£C; by this operation they have a short period of rest, and 

 you will find that they start much more readily. After planting give a 

 good watering. The}' should then be shaded a few days, and syringed 

 about four times per day until the fibres begin to work. Along about the 

 first of December is the time to commence liquid manure, very weak at 

 first and increasing a little stronger every month. This should be done 

 about every two weeks, care being taken to not overfeed nor use more 

 than one kind of manure at a time. I have tried to make everything 

 plain as possible, and sincerely hope that some one may be benefited by 

 what I have said. 



ROSE CULTURE OUTSIDE AND UNDER GLASS. 

 BY MR. HENRY SMITH OF GRAND RAPIDS. 



We find mention of the rose in the earliest writings, both sacred and' 

 profane; and probably no flower at the present time is so highly prized 

 or will be found growing in such a variety of soils and climates. The 

 species, numbering upward of a hundred, are found disseminated 

 throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. China, Persia, and India 

 have furnished some of the finest species. Cabbage or Provence rose is 

 one of the best known and oldest of the family.' Hybrid Perpetual roses 

 are probably the most useful in this section for outside planting, as they 

 will stand our severe winters with little or no protection, liave all the 

 qualities — as size, fragrance, profusion of bloom, etc. — requisite to a first- 

 class rose. Of this class I would mention Coquette des Alps, Annie de 

 Diesbach, Captain Christ}', General Jacqueminot, Paul Neyron, Magna 

 Charta, Mrs. J. H. Laing, Prince Camille de Rohan, Ulrich Brunner, etc., 

 as among the best. Many of the teas or ever-blooming roses are planted 

 out with good results, also several of the hybrid teas. When well pro- 

 tected they may be carried through the winter in good shape. Of the 

 first class I would mention Pearle des Jardins, Madame Hoste, Papa 

 Gontier, Sunset, Queen, Malmaison, and Souvenir d' un Ami as among 

 the well-known varieties. 



In hybrid teas, such varieties as LaFrauce, Meteor, Duchess of Albany, 

 Kaiserin Victoria, etc.. always give good satisfaction. In hardy climb- 

 ers, such varieties as Prairie (Jueen, Baltimore Belle, Seven Sisters, and 

 Crimson Rambler are true and tried. We might add to this list one or 

 more other moss roses, but no list is complete that does not contain the 

 names of Clothilde Soupert and Hermosa, both old varieties but among 

 the best, either for bedding out or for pot culture. With the above 

 varieties to select from, and a little care to keep down the rose slug, 

 either by spraying with Paris green or dusting with white hellebore when 

 needed, success in rose culture is assured. Strong young plants of any of 

 these varieties can be had for not to exceed a dollar and a half per dozen, 

 and a few dollars invested in them will give a succession of bloom from 



