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out of doors in sand, putting them eighteen inches deep, and giving 

 them further protection from the frost by a thick mulch of leaves or 

 manure. In spring as soon as the ground can be worked, plant the 

 cuttings in trenches leaving only one bud above ground. In making 

 cuttings, cut just under a bud, which enables them to root more easily. 

 For further directions see PROPAGATION OF PLANTS. 



I have found a strong solution of Ivory soap an excellent general 

 spray for roses. For mildew, it is recommended to spray with i oz. 

 of sulphur to one gallon of water. For lice, spray with Kerosene 

 Emulsion made as follows: dissolve J Ib. hard soap in i gal. boiling 

 water, adding away from the fire, 2 gals, kerosene, and churn it well 

 with a hand pump. Dilute twenty times for lice, soft-bodied bugs or 

 caterpillars and four times for scale. For other pests and treatment 

 see chapter, Mine Enemies. 



ROSE, Captain Christy (Rosa Indica, var. Tea). A vigorous-growing 

 white rose, delicately tinted with rose, very large and full flower, good 

 foliage; an early and late bloomer. In the coldest winters a little pro- 

 tection should be given. 



ROSE, Margaret Dickson (Rosa Indica, var. Hybrid Perpetual). 

 White with a pale flesh-colored center; petals large and of firm texture; 

 vigorous of growth, but will run to wood if pruned too severely. 



ROSE, Frau Karl Druschki (probably a hybrid Perpetual). Re- 

 garded as the finest white rose grown; is too vigorous in growth for 

 small rose beds, as it often attains five feet the first year. Blooms snow- 

 white, fragrant, buds frequently three to four inches long; flowers at 

 intervals throughout the season; requires full sun as it has a tendency 

 to mildew in damp weather. 



ROSE, Mabel Morrison (Rosa Indica, var. Hybrid Perpetual). A 

 pure white, sometimes edged with pink, very large in size and hardy. 



ROSE, Madame Plantier (Rosa Indica, var. Bourbon). A perfectly 

 hardy pure-white rose, blooming but once, but in the greatest profusion; 

 spreads slightly from the root, and the suckers may be severed and in 

 the course of a few months be lifted and reset. < 



AN UNKNOWN VARIETY, 4 ft., that came originally from Virginia, 

 makes a strong bushy growth, leaves roughish, a free bloomer in June 

 only, but lasting a month or more. Heavy clusters of large white roses 

 shading into a delicate pinkish-yellow heart; spreads from the root. 

 A desirable and entirely hardy variety free from all disease, though 

 relished by the rose beetle. 



