96 GARDEN AND FARM TOPICS. 



ever from the ravages of this insect. I know, of course, 

 that there are many Rose houses that are even nine to 

 ten years old, that never fail to produce abundant crops, 

 particularly such as Marshal Niel and other climbers ; 

 but in such cases it seems to be that the Roses planted 

 either had escaped the visitation of the Rose Bug alto- 

 gether, or had got so deeply and strongly rooted before 

 being attacked that the grub could not injure the plants. 



SHADING THE HOUSE. 



There is some difference of opinion as to the propriety 

 of shading Rose houses during the hot summer months. 

 I believe that a slight shading is beneficial from May 

 to September, and for that purpose use naphtha, mixed 

 with a little white lead, just enough to give it the appear- 

 ance of thin milk. This is thrown on the outside of the 

 glass with a syringe. It costs only about twenty-five 

 cents for every thousand square feet. This shading is 

 the best I have ever used. It is just enough to take 

 the glare of the sunlight off, without much lessening the 

 light ; and though it will hold on tenaciously during the 

 summer, it is easily rubbed off in the fall after the first 

 frost. 



GARDEN CULTURE OF THE ROSE. 



But little need be said on this branch of the subject, 

 all that is wanted being a deep, rich soil, in an unshaded 

 position. For the dry climate of the United States, a 

 class of Roses should be grown very different from those 

 grown in England. There the "Remontants," or "Hy- 

 brid Perpetuals," in the humid atmosphere that prevails, 

 with few exceptions flower nearly as freely as the 

 "Monthly" Roses do here; but with us, experience has 



