24 DESTRUCTION OF THE BUDS OF ROSES. 



root with much greater facility early in the season than at a later 

 period ; besides, it is of considerable advantage to have young plants 

 strong and well established by the approach of the succeeding winter. 

 Gladioli, Alstroemeria, Lilium, &c., grown in pots at the end of the 

 month, should be re-potted. AVhen the weather is damp or foggy do 

 not give air, only let a dry air be admitted. Tender and small kinds 

 of plants should frequently be examined to have the surface of soil 

 loosened, decayed leaves taken away ; or if a portion of a branch be 

 decaying, cut it off immediately, or the injury may extend to the entire 

 plant and destroy it. 



Chrysanthemums having now quite ceased blooming, the plants must 

 be placed in a cool pit where they can be protected from severe frost, 

 and have the tops cut off. If seed be desired such plants must not be 

 headed down, and they must be kept in a dry and warm place in the 

 greenhouse to ripen. 



IN THE STOVE. 



All kinds of plants required here for ornament, and which have been 

 duly prepared by previous culture, should be introduced in succession, 

 giving ample supplies of water and frequent syringing over head. The 

 plants best adapted for forcing are various kinds of Roses, Persian 

 Lilacs, Azaleas, Acacia armata, Neriums, Gardenias, Rhodora, Helio- 

 tropes, Correas, Deuizeas, Mezereums, Coronillas, Cytissus, Ribes, 

 Mignonette, Cinerarias, Sweet Violets, Lily of the Valley, Tulips, 

 Cyclamens ; and the old Eranthemum pulchellum with its fine blue 

 flowers, Jnsticia speciosa, Gesnerise Zebrina, Justicia pulcherrima, and 

 Aphellandria cristata, are fine winter ornamental blooming plants. 

 All pots or boxes containing bulbous-rooted flowering plants, as 

 Hyacinths, Narcissus, Persian Irises, Crocuses, &c., should occasion- 

 ally be introduced, so as to have a succession of bloom. Cactus plants 

 that have been kept in tiie greenhouse should occasionally be brought 

 into the stove for flowering, which gives a succession. 



DESTRUCTION OF THE BUDS OF ROSES. 



BV A CONSTANT READER. 



I H.\VE been for the last three or four years troubled with a grub 

 which infests the buds of my Rose trees, especially the buds recently 

 put in, so that when they begin to break in the spring, the buds are 

 eaten off and the bush as good as destroyed. I remember seeing in 

 one of your Numbers, notice of a remedy by rubbing some solution on 

 tlie buds during winter, tiie receipt of whicli I should be truly glad of. 

 Although we can destroy the grub when the shoots have germinated, 

 yet it is impossible to get at it in the dormant bud. This is so bitter 

 an enemy to my bushes, that I shall be truly thankful if I can obtain 

 a remedy. I take tlie opportunity of expressing the wish of myself and 

 many constant subscribers to your work, that you would favour us 

 with paintings of some of the new Jloses. I am sure if you were to 

 do so we should gladly pay, sometimes, for a double number, to have 

 a coloured figure of a flower, of all others, deserving notice. [We 

 have drawings of some of the very best, and we will endeavour to 

 comply witli the wislies of our respected correspondent.] 



