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no ball of roots can be lifted with them, it would not be 
safe to transplant them during a dry time or later in 
Summer. If neither potted up or planted out in Spring, 
they should stand unmolested until Fall, when they may 
all be planted out in the garden where desired. 
INSECTS AND DISEASES. 
As beautiful as the Rose is, and as gaily as she flaunts 
her regal petals to the envy of all other garden flowers, 
she too has her moments of disease, and a uumber of 
troublesome pests assail her. But he who loves his Roses 
will not allow any of these difficulties to impede the pro- 
gress of the culture of his favorites, but rather heis incited 
to succeed in spite of these drawbacks. Knowing that a 
faint heart never won a fair lady, he cannot expect the 
smiles of Catherine Mermet or Marie Van Houtte unless 
he thoroughly cultivates the acquaintance of these beau- 
ties and waits upon them with more attention and deeper 
concern than would the gallant of the ball room upon 
the attendant belles. The following are the chief foes 
with which the Rose has to contend: 
THE APHIS 
or Green Fly is well known to all who have grown Roses. 
It is a small green louse about one-eighth of an inch in 
lengii when fully grown. Through their slender beaks 
they suck the juices of the plant, always working at the 
tender shoots, and in a short time will, if unmolested, 
destroy the vigor or vitality of any Rose they infest. The 
best destructive agent to use against them is tobacco; if 
growing in a pit or greenhouse it may be burned so as to 
make a smoke. Care must be taken not to smoke it too 
much: better light applications and repeat a couple of 
