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IRISH (JAKl)KMNO. 



The Rose Garden in July. 



Not In,- u.a.n >ra.s has June. •' lli. n.oull, nf 

 Uosc's."" Wvu s.. disappointini,' m llir n.sr 

 cn-owcr. TIk' lirsl tliivc weeks liavr iiol Ljivni 

 manv bl.K.ins. and those few liave not l.eeii nl 

 a decent .,nalit.v. lint no ..tlier result c-.-uld !.•• 

 rxpeeted from the plants, whu-li sutteivd veiy 

 „„H.|, |,.,.u, a state of thin-s that was not at 

 all .venial. Cold hail showeiv, stionu euou-h 

 f. i)ivak the folia-e and even tea)' <.ll so,n.. 

 of tlie soft voun^' slio<,ts. weiv liv(|Uenl. am 

 tlie ni-hls liad n..t the haln.v air that would 

 eneouvai^-e the i^rowtli after the shoii heals ol 

 the dav'. The i>loon,s of the stvon-er elnnhni- 

 varieties, retaided thoU-h ihey have heeli in 

 some instanees at least a h.rtni-ht. eseapecl 

 move lightlv, and are now niakin- a vei'v -o:,d 

 appcaraiiee. and will make the i^iwdvu heau- 

 tiful until the niotv shapelv dwaris ai e out in 

 sufficient numbers to light u]. the -round. 

 (Goldfinch, Francois Foucard, Jersey l",eaut\, 

 Tsvclie, StarHght and Joseph DiUiard are now 

 in 'full hloom, and in a few days' tmi.' I'erdi- 

 nand Koussel. Snowstorm, Flora and D- .u- 

 lante will als., open out. 



It is rather unusual to find tlio.e ehmhin-' 

 varieti.'s reeeivin- proper at tent ion at this tune. 

 If plenty of bloom is on the iilaiit the policy 

 of non-interference ma.v be carried to tlie ex- 

 treme to the detriment of further seasons, 

 Late sunnner prunin- sluaild be regularly 

 carried out, especially with those roses that 

 do not bloom continuously during the season. 

 ]t would be imwise to prune much of the 

 wood of those of short, stuidy growtli that 

 keej) on flowering after the hi'st bloom. Judi- 

 cious thinning will serve tlie jiurpose bettw". 

 With regard to the Crimson 1! amblers, Lady 

 Gav and others of the climbmg and multi- 

 flora types, after the flowering period has 

 passed,' the flowering shoots should be cut 

 away and room made for the young growing 

 shoots to mature and ripen properly for the next 

 season's bloom. IMany oi the various inllar 

 roses will be growing rather thickly now, and 

 anv weak shoots incai)able of bearing may be 

 removed. T^Iargaret Dickson, Tlrich Brunner, 

 Gruss an Teplit/,, and even Mrs. John Lamg, 

 once the main crop of bloom is off, may be also 

 cut hard back to encourage further growth. 



The rose maggot has taken full toll during 

 the last few weeks, and the larger, if not mor.' 

 destructive, caterpillar is now beginning his 

 ravages. Nothing but hand picking is of any 

 avail, and a sharp eye will quickly make short 

 work before the de].redations are carried on 

 too far With the second growth on some of 

 the favoured plants mildew will soon make 

 its appearance, and it should if possible be 

 checked at the outset, llie best of all welh 

 known remedies is sulphide of potassium, used 



in c.ninnction with rain-water, to be syringed 

 ,in iluring the evening. If warm water is 

 rmploxed as a wash, a c-.ui.le of da\s latci' it 

 will \>r a decided beiielit. .\ hoiu.ly remedy, 

 and one that succeeds olleii wii.'ie dth.'rs iail, 

 is the appha'anon of soot .atlcr a shower or 

 when the jJaiits have b-cii wdl drenched hy 

 ,1,,, s\rinu<'. Let it iciuaiu on h ir three or 

 fnur (iaxs'^before being washed olT, and though 

 i, uia\', and certainlv it does, look ugly. il 

 will be m.ist enieacious. This washing m of 



tl„. soot to the roots will beiielit the rose othcl-- 



Tl'ie ho,, should be regularly kept going 



;^l„,ut the ront^ to k,.cp the soil line alld poroUS, 



cspecialK after rain or watering. The w.aler- 

 in- ,.an max he withheld in a measure if this 

 is ^carried out. In establishetl plants a liquid 

 manure may be applied, but only aft.M- a jue- 

 vious waterinu. 



'I'luise who wish to get up a lai-v stock of 

 ,-oses will Hiid the present month the best tor 

 budding. Apart from the results it is a most 

 fascinating part of ros.> growing, and the 



initial dilhculties are easilv siir unted. Like 



all knowledge of the emineutlx practical kind, 

 seeing the M o) k done is Worth pages ot de- 

 scription and advice. l)Ut .'wn a hint or se 

 will be iH'lpful wheiv ocular dein, , list rat ion is 

 nussing. For all purposes the bru'r cutting 

 .,r seedling is the lu'st stock to work on._ U 

 the cuttinus hav.' been taken the i-revious 

 vear thev will now be making good root, and 

 tlie bark suitable for incision. In the case (_)t 

 briers for standard roses a second year s 

 orowth will be all the more advantageous. 

 ' \<»ne but the healthiest roses should be 

 used for im.i)agation, as weaklings are inclined 

 to deteriorate. If tlie bark can be readily 

 sei)arated fr.,m the wo,.d, the brier stock will 

 be found suitable, and, <.n the other hand, the 

 bud should be well plumped up, but not open- 

 ina into growth. The shoot from which he 

 bud is to be taken should be cut off W ith a 

 sharp knife remove the bud, and take with it 

 about half an inch of the bark above and below. 

 If a little wood is adhering to the mside of t le 

 cut, gentlv remove it without miurmg the 

 oerm. Wlien this is done the base of he bud 

 will be smooth and even, but if a small cavity 

 is left the bud is useless, and may be d.s^ 

 carded and another one procured. '^ ' "• /l^^';^^^ 



roses the buds shoukl be ''^!;V" /'' nr^"':h^ 

 ,nnple of niches bekm- the soil level, /.leai the 

 soil awav aii.l make an upright mcision long 

 ,.„„n,h to eiudose the bark of the bud. A 

 cross cut can be made at one end for lifting 

 the bark. Care should be taken that the w.od 

 Is not iniured by the knife. Insert the bud m 

 the opening and press down the bark all loud 

 and secure it firmly by bast or raffia ".'■ ^ ' ^ 

 woollen thread. A too tight a tie will often 



