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ature, which should be kept from fifty-five to fifty- 
eight at night in cold weather. 
Care should be taken to water early in the morn- 
ing, that the leaves may dry off by night. At the 
same time it is well to keep the atmosphere as moist 
as possible to prevent trouble from the red spider 
(see page 134) which is perhaps the greatest enemy 
of the rose under glass. 
As large growth is reached, liquid manure or 
extra food in the form of dry fertilizer must be 
given, a good mixture for the latter being 1 Ib. of 
nitrate of soda, one of sulphate of potash and ten 
of fine bone. Wood ashes sprinkled quite thick 
upon the soil and worked in are also good. 
As the plants grow tall, they will have to be given 
support by tying either to stakes or wires. It is 
well to pick off the first buds also, so that mature 
growth may be made before they begin to flower 
heavily. 
The plants should at all times be kept scrupu- 
lously clean. 
The roses suited for growing in pots or boxes, to 
be dried off and brought into heat in January or 
February, are the hybrid perpetuals, and the newer 
ramblers, Crimson, Baby White and Baby Pink. 
For growing in benches, as described, the teas are 
used. Among the best of the standard sorts of 
these are Bride, Perle, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, 
Bridesmaid, Pres. Carnot, Meteor, Killarney. New 
