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all superfluous ones entirely. An annual removal is recommended,, 

 stirring the bed well and replanting, adding two shovelfuls of equal 

 parts rotted dung and good loam if the soil be poor, and equal 

 j)arts rotted dung and road-sand if it be stiff. 



XIII. Isle of Bourdon Eases.— Vmne close to within four or five buds, in April, 

 the more delicate kinds, and moderately all vigorous growers : in 

 summer the ends of long vigorous shoots on standards or pillars 

 should be pinched oflF. Propagate by buddings, layers, and cuttings, 

 from June to November ; graft in March. On IManetti or Celine 

 stocks they are beautiful dwarf standards. They require high culture, 

 plenty of manure-water, and a coating of mulch, covered with moss 

 for appearances, and to prevent radiation, 



XIV. Tea-scented and China Hoses require little pruning. Thin out old 

 wood about the end of March, and shorten to half its length, to 

 encourage young shoots ; propagate by budding, layers, and cut- 

 tings, from June till November. The tea-scented roses are more 

 tender than the China, and require more care. On their own roots, 

 and in moist soil, they require a raised bed, made of nine inches of 

 brick-rubbish and 12 inches of garden-mould and rotted dung 

 in equal portions, well mixed, adding a little river-sand. In this 

 plant the bushes two feet apart. Protect in winter by green furze or 

 other spray, which will admit plenty of air while keeping out 

 frost. 

 XV. Noisette icoses,— Slightly shorten and train the shoots at their full 

 length, and thin out in INIarch ; propagate by layers, cuttings, and 

 budding, from June till September ; graft in March. When done 

 flowering, cut the shoots close to the ground to encourage others for 

 next season. Tea-scented Noisettes are tender, and require a wall in 

 a warm aspect, or a pillar well sheltered ; the soil well manured, and 

 stirred 20 inches deep. 



XVI. Scotch Hoses will grow almost anywhere, in any soil, in the crevice of a 

 rock, or in a sandy soil, with plenty of air ; they require little pruning, 

 and bloom early in the season. 



§ 4.— Rose Insects. 



1874. Early iu the spring, when the amateur is eagerly watching for the 

 earliest indications of a leaf on his rose-trees, he has the mortification too 

 frequently of seeing the budding leaves glued back to back, and tied together 

 with fine silken threads, giving to the cluster of leaves the appearance of a 

 folded-up fan. This is especially observable near to towns, and if net checked 

 at once will be fatal to his hopes of bloom on his roses. It is the larvse of one 

 of the bell-moths, Tortrix Bergmanniana, which, in their caterpillar state, are 

 most injurious to the rose. The moth itself is a pretty little lepidopteron, tho 



