13S 



THE CANADIAN nOKTICULTURTST. 



sliarp scissors, so as tg make a clean 

 cut. At second transplanting put them 

 into thumb pots, and sink in soil in a 

 Avarm corner, or cover with sash at 

 night, and expose to sun, wind and rain 

 through the day, uncil warm enough to 

 Tincover altogether. By this time he 

 will have plants that he can turn out 

 of his pots and plant were wanted to 

 IVuit, they will then gi-ow right along, 

 and with good tillage and suitable soil, 

 he will be astonished at the results. 

 That was my way of treating tomatoes 

 in Victoria County, and I have sold 

 my first ones at ten cents per pound. 

 If T. A. H. will prune out all surplus 

 shoots after first fruit sets, he will be 

 astonished at tlie rapidity which the 

 fruit will show in ripening. Wishing 

 the Horticulturist good success in its 

 noble work, 



I am yoiirs respectfully, 



F. J. Jones. 

 Watertown, Dakota, March 29, 18S5. 



ROSE GOSSIP. 



Dear Sir, — I will in this briefly 

 conclude for the present my remarks 

 on roses (commenced last month under 

 the heading of " Certain Roses — as I 

 find them.") 



I endeavoured in ni}^ remarks of last 

 month to give a small selection of 

 Hybj-id Remontant I'oses, which I con- 

 sidered particularly A'aluable to the ama- 

 teur rose culturist. The list I krrow 

 is a small one, but it is full of variety 

 for such a small selection, and repre- 

 sentative ot the different colors and 

 forms, and at the same time contains, 

 as I think, the very cream of the roses 

 of this class. Of coui-se it does not in- 

 clude a tithe of the number of very fine 

 roses, but the list is quite large enough 

 for the beginner. 



In addition to the Remontants it is 

 usual (although not absolutely neces- 

 saiy) to have in gardens where roses 

 Hre grown, a few summer roses. Among I 



the prairie roses the Queen of the 

 Prairies appears to be the most ])opular. 

 It makes a great show during its brief 

 jieriod of blooming ; but is seen to the 

 best advantage at a little distance as it 

 is somewhat coaise in its coloring. Bal- 

 timore Belle is prettier, but is not so 

 hardy. Gem of the Prairies is the 

 largest rose of this chiss that I am ac- 

 quainted with. It is slightly fragrant, 

 which is unusual Avith prairie roses. It 

 is a fairly good rose, perhaps the best of 

 the family. I have never been so much 

 in love with tliese prairie roses as with 

 Remontants, Teas, and others. Theie 

 is .something Avanting about them, a 

 partial lack of rose-grace that others 

 possess so fully. On the other hand it 

 must be said in their favor that they 

 are easil}' groAvn, and I must confess 

 they make a grand shoAv on a trellis or 

 a Avail Avhen blooming. It is not well 

 to grow these ram})ant growing roses in 

 close pioximity to Remontants, as they 

 harbour and breed the different insects 

 which prey upon the rose, and to the 

 greater injury of the weaker and sloAver 

 growing kinds. 



In mosses the Common Mo.ss is, I 

 think, i-eally the most beautiful, but 

 the Crested, though not quite so beau- 

 tiful, is the most valuable to the ordi- 

 nary grower, as it is less subject to mil- 

 dcAv than any other Moss rose. Where 

 summer roses are grown that grand old 

 rose (the best of all summer roses) the 

 Common ProA^ence or Cabbage, must 

 not be left out. When propei-ly grown 

 it possesses all that can be desired in a 

 rose with the one exception of the \"ery 

 ill-chosen name of " Cabbage." It 

 would extend this paper too much to 

 take up the Teas and the many other 

 A'arieties of tender roses, and besides 

 my experience with these has as yet 

 been too limited for me to safely advise 

 others at any length on the matter. I 

 may just mention that among the feAv 

 Tea roses which I have tried 1 have 



