Rose Pests thrive. They are not all the best exhibition varieties, but for 

 general effect in the garden, or for cutting purposes, they are all 

 first-rate. 



Some people like to grow Roses as standards with stems 

 from 2 to 4 feet high. If standards are required they must be 

 planted in a fairly sheltered place to get the best results, as of 

 course being higher than the dwarfs they feel the wind a great 

 deal more. Some of the trees do remarkably well as half 

 standards, and for exhibition purposes they cannot be beaten, as 

 the flowers come larger, better, and cleaner. It is advisable to 

 stake them after planting, and in very frosty weather a light 

 protection of straw or hay over the heads is advisable. Standards 

 are not recommended if the place is at all unfavourable, at any 

 rate not until a few have been tried first to find out if they will 

 grow. 



Before finishing I will give a few directions for getting rid 

 of pests that infest the Rose. Early in Spring caterpillars may 

 appear in the foliage and bud, and the best way to get rid of 

 them is to pick them off and crush them. Later on green fly 

 often appears, and that is best destroyed by a solution of soft- 

 soap in water, just strong enough to make the water lather 

 freely. When the solution is made, syringe the Roses in the 

 evening, and again the next evening if the first time was not 

 sufficient to kill the green fly ; it is better to syringe twice than 

 to do it too strong the first time. Mildew often appears about 

 the end of June ; the best remedy is to dust flower of sulphur 

 over the plant and to take off and burn the worst leaves. Later 

 on in the season it is almost impossible to stop mildew, and it is 

 hardly worth while to try. 



Red rust is sometimes troublesome, and this is again practi- 



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