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HOW^ TO GROW ROSES 



Rc^a Wichuraiana has shiny 

 green foliage nearly all the year 



them thereafter in perpetual subjection. Some roses (the 

 Crimson Rambler is an example) are more susceptible to mildew 

 than others. Outdoors there is usually less danger than under 

 glass, but roses grown in the open, if in damp, low, or closely 

 cornered locations that suggest air-pockets, are more likely to 

 succumb, and, too, as a result of continued damp or "muggy" 

 weather than when the conditions surrounding are. bright 

 and airy, thus drying up quickly the minute fungous growth 

 which flourishes best under moist conditions. 



You will notice that the tender fohage and young growth is 

 usually first to show signs of mildew, easily recognized in white 

 or grayish spots which may grow more intense and later dis- 

 appear, leaving the affected surfaces black and dejected, until 

 the leaves actually drop off. Thus they and even the tender 

 buds also infected become worse than worthless because they 

 are a menace to the rest of your garden. 



Prevention is the best cure; therefore it is worth trying to 

 locate the probable sources of this detestable fungous infection. 

 First, according to Prof. Massey, "note that the greater portion 

 of the vegetative structure, called mycelium, is on the outside 



