426 THE GARDENER. [Sept. 



furnish tlie space with trees, shrubs, &c. We had almost forgotten 

 to mention that a long border of Roses, not yet filled up, bids fair to 

 tread on the heels of those at Balfour. Mr Dewar, by the way, was 

 Mr Neil's apprentice master, and it is true that the pupil often comes 

 up to the level of the preceptor. Wemyss was in years gone by 

 kno%vn as a leading place in Fife, under the management of Mr 

 Simpson, who now lives in a cottage in the village. His knowledge 

 as a fruit-grower was as a household word among the gardening frater- 

 nity, and, judging from his vigorous intellect and manly visage, 

 if he were again to take the field (the garden), he would yet prove a 

 very "Yon Moltke" among his compeers; and it appears, from Mr 

 Neil's industry and skill, that Wemyss is not yet to lose her position 

 among the gardens of Fife. We left Wemyss much gratified with 

 what we saw, and took the road westward to Dysart, the seat of the 

 Earl of Rosslyn, anxious to make hay while the sun shone (but it was 

 extremely cloudy then), as we had yet much ground to get over 

 before the close of the day. M. Temple. 



Balbirnie. {To he continued.) 



ROSES AND MILDEW. 



In very dry seasons mildew among Roses is often prevalent, while in 

 wet cold seasons they often suffer from the same scourge. This need 

 not be wondered at, as any plant which suffers at the root from drought 

 and heat, or from wet and cold, will fall a victim to disease. So with 

 Roses when mildew, red-spider, and other pests appear ; we may safely 

 say that the supply of food from the roots is checked in some way. 

 Certain soils are more productive of disease than others, and I was 

 struck with this idea lately, when visiting some gardens in this county. 

 Last year their Peas sufi'ered severely from mildew, and this year 

 they have done the same. Last season's drought was intense; this 

 season we have had the opposite, extreme wet and cold, hence opposite 

 causes giving the same results. [Medical men tell us that chronic 

 indigestion is often caused by want of proper food, irregularly supplied, 

 or too much food of too rich a character. A medical gentleman lately 

 told me that he meets with more cases of disease and death from too 

 much eating than from too much drinking, but denounces them both 

 in the strongest terms.] By way of illustration : two years ago I made 

 an addition to the already fine collection of Roses here ; the border in 

 which they were to be planted was composed of soil of the poorest 

 description. Plenty of good loam was trenched down, manure added 

 in abundance, and when the plants were placed in their position, some 



