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sweetness that is nothing short of deadly in its pungent fragrance. This 

 perfume lasts a long time. 



I have known people to become deadly sick, nauseated, to be seized 

 with faintness, even to become livid and clammy after inhaling this odor 

 for the briefest space. 



The perfume is worse than intoxicating — it is suffocatingly poison- 

 ous to many. 



Tuberose plants in bloom should on no account be allowed in the sick 

 room. Nor should bunches of flowers that number tuberoses amongst 

 them be allowed in the patient's room either. 



Tuberoses should be planted in the open garden — and kept there. A. 

 ten-acre field is rather an appropriate situation for them, in the estimation 

 of many people. 



ANOTHER WORD OR TWO ABOUT THE ROSES 



Look at your amblers. Have they finished blooming? If their 

 beauty has commenced to fade, clip off every single spray of flowers, even 

 if there is one or two fresh roses upon the bunches. The rest of the bunch, 

 having finished flowering, gives a ragged, shaggy look that any extra fresh 

 flower will not hide. Therefore do not spare them. Clip cleanly. 



Now is the time when the new, thick, green shoots are appearing 

 from the base of the plant. There may be several splendid thick branches 

 make their appearance. In this case, select two of them to save. Rub off 

 the others. See that the ones you choose to save are growing from the 

 best spots. Now, this means that, should there be one coming up from the 

 earth, and another coming out from an old branch, the better one is 

 the first. That one is coming right up from the root underground, and is 

 bound to be the strongest, and therefore the one that will have sufficient 

 strength supplied to it to let it grow the highest. 



Long trailers are needed from your ramblers. These will produce 

 flowers next year. However, it sometimes happens that no branches from 

 the root under ground appear, and those that do appear come from some 

 one of the old branches. The question then is (if there happens to be a 

 number of them) which to save. Choose one that looks as if it may be 

 most ea'sily trained against the wall, without twisting it around. 



Be sure to spray these fresh shoots every night and morning. The 

 tender young ends are most delectable to the Aphis fly, and you will find 

 them in swarms on your shoots very often. No medicated spray is at all 

 necessary. All that is needed is the ordinary fine spray from the hose. 

 That will sweep these little green pests right off the shoot. 



True, they will be as thick on the very same spots next time you 

 spray — but, never mind! Remember you are giving the bush plenty of 

 drink — and that is what the bush needs. 



If you follow this plan, you will have some grand new trailers for 

 next season. 



I did not tell you to cut out any old wooded stems, because surely 

 that has been spoken of so often that it is not necessary to caution you 

 about it again. But, for fear you should forget, be sure and cut out all old 

 wood, even last year's limbs. * 



I think it best not to prune away the branches that were flowering 

 this year — not yet. Wait until next spring to do that. Something might 

 happen to the new shoots, leaving you nothing to depend upon for bloom 

 next year. If the worst should happen, the branches that produced 

 bloom this year, if left alone, will send out many little flowering sprays 

 next year, ->^ 



But, provided your new trailers coming up now winter safely, they 

 will give all the bloom needed next summer, and spring having arrived. 



