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also may lay up store of strength sufficient for all the exigencies 

 of winter. Kightly managed there is no reason why the hardy 

 roses may not be forced in our dwellings. They will not give 

 the profusion of bloom throughout the season of the ever-bloom- 

 ing class, but they will give one abundant crop, and of such 

 fragrance and richness of color, as will far outweigh any possible 

 lack. So highly prized are these superb varieties that the blooms 

 will always bring extravagant prices in the winter season, 75 

 cents each being the rate to the producer for the past six weeks 

 for the best specimens. The blooms of General Jacqueminot 

 have been worth $6 per dozen for the same time, while such 

 varieties as Bon Silene, Safrano and Niphetos have been rated at 

 about $6 per 100. But, horrors ! what am I doing ! I began 

 by warning you against the sin of selfishness, and invoking the 

 sweet influences of plants to eradicate the evil. I pray you to 

 forget what I have last said, and never allow yourself to estimate 

 the beauty and the value of a rose according to the money the 

 sweet tiling will bring in the market. Is it not a sin and a shame 

 that such " a thing of beauty, such a joy forever," should be an 

 article of merchandise to be bought and sold at any price ? 

 Heaven forbid that we should ever become keen to discern the 

 scent of money in our plants! 



In answer to various questions, Mr. Strong recommended 

 tobacco for plant insects in general, hot water for the red spider, 

 kerosene oil for the mealy bug. In regard to the English Ivy, he 

 would water freely when growing strongly, sparingly when feebly. 

 The Calla should not be over-potted, and should be given plenty 

 of water. One trouble in growing roses is that they are gen- 

 erally over-potted ; and the use of such peat as Elm Park is said 

 to afford he pronounced injurious to the plants until after it has 

 been exposed two or three years. 



