216 THE EOSE GROWER'S CALENDAR. 



AUGUST. 



Roses bloom and petals fall all too quickly this 

 month, for the heat is generally overpowering. In the 

 evenings keep the hoe and watering can going, and 

 remove all dead blooms. iSpray the foliage freely wifh 

 water that has stood in the sun, and where trees are 

 affected with aphis or mildew a good insecticide or 

 wash should be used. Everything should be done to 

 promote the growth of young wood that will yield the 

 autumn Rose, and I know of no better method than 

 the watering can, or even the hose pipe. Budding 

 must be pushed on with, and where the grower has 

 only a few stocks to bud, I strongly advise that buds 

 be taken and inserted in the evening, or after the noon- 

 day heat. The layering of Rose trees may be done this 

 month, and after the operation keep the ground in a 

 moist condition and the surface of the soil broken. 

 Summer cuttings may be taken and struck in bottom 

 heat ; they will soon root and make nice little trees for 

 planting out. 



Give all Roses growing under glass as much air 

 as possible this month, and spray with clear water in 

 the evenings and early morning. Examine all pot 

 Roses to see that they do not dry out, and also that 

 they are free from insect pests. In cutting Roses do 

 not remove too much foliage, for this month more than 

 any other it is of the greatest value to fhe tree, and 

 for this very reason it should be kept free from dust 

 and dirt by means of spraying. At the first signs of 

 fungi the grower must spray or remove affected leaves. 

 Mildew, unlike rust or black spot, can generally be 

 cured without great damage to the foliage, if taken at 

 once. This is a grand month for collecting Rose 

 petals of all highly scented varieties, and having dried 

 them in the sun, to put them with other dried scented 

 flowers and sweet-smelling leaves into a china bowl 

 or jar for the making of pot-pourri in leisure hours. 

 In drying do not let the petals remain out at nig^ht to 

 catch the falling dew. 



