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sought after by flower lovers and more extensively pushed by plant 

 growers, and yet is more seldom seen in the window garden than any 

 other common plant; because it is more particular about its treatment 

 and has more natural enemies than most plants. Roses are grown to 

 perfection in well lighted greenhouses, where the skilled grower venti- 

 lates, without letting a strong draft strike the bushes when the outside 

 temperature is below 60 degrees, keeps an even temperatur of 58 to 

 GO degrees at night and 70 to 80 degrees in daytime, and grows them 

 in well drained benches containing five inches of rotted sod soil, in 

 ■which an abundant and even moisture can be maintained. The leaves 

 are thoroughly sprayed, especially on the under side, on bright days, to 

 drown red spiders, and a weekly fumigating with tobacco smoke or 

 vaporized tobacco extract kills ophis. Those who can approach these 

 conditions may succeed fairly well with some kind of roses in pots. 

 When the young growth is matured and the pot filled with roots, shift 

 the plant into a size larger pot, and the new soil will cause a fresh 

 growth of fiowering branches. Re-pot in this way every two or three 

 months, when growth seems to stop. Following are some good roses 

 for pot culture: Clothilda, Soupert, LaFrance, LaDetroit, Ivory, Golden 

 Gate, Souv. De Wootton, Sunrise, Mad. Abel Chatenay, Helen Gould, 

 Mad. Jos. Schwartz, Perle Des Jardines. Among the new introductions. 

 Baby Rambler, a hardy, ever-blooming, red, Polyantha rose of the 

 Crimson Rambler type, stands pre-eminently without a rival. The 

 color and appearance of the flowers and foliage closely resemble Crim- 

 son Rambler. It propagates readily, is of upright, bushy form, attains 

 a height of two feet, is said to be hardy, grows vigorously in either pots 

 or garden, commences blooming when only two inches high and the 

 large plants carry from twenty to forty flowers in a cluster. The Baby 

 Rambler is the most monumental definition of the phrase "perpetual 

 bloomer" that has ever been produced in a rose. 



One method of getting roses in full bloom for Easter, is to take 

 up ever-blooming tea or hybrid Tea Roses from the garden about the 

 middle of November, and pot them, plunge the pots in the garden, 

 water thoroughly and cover with litter. As the cold increases, add 

 litter enough to keep the soil from freezing. About the first of January, 

 bring them into the cellar or a cool room. Spray the branches daily 

 and keep the soil moist. When they leaf out, remove them into a light, 

 warm place and you will have a large crop of flowers in about three 

 months. Soupert and the ramblers force readily in this manner. 



Geraniums. At the mere mention of them everyone exclaims, they 

 are so common! Yet we can not get away from the fate that they are 

 the standard house and bedding plants, because of their many shades 



