CULTIVATION 



the roses are fully formed, withhold manure water 

 until after the first crop, apply again as each suc- 

 ceeding crop of buds commences to develop. Roses 

 need a slight rest between crops. If you have 

 placed the blanket of peat moss on your beds, which 

 was recommended in a former chapter, there will 

 be very little weeding and no breaking up of dried 

 earth necessary and the moisture should be well 

 conserved in your beds. We recommend that this 

 covering be put on and believe that it will save 

 labor and greatly aid the growth of the plant by 

 keeping the ground at a much more even tempera- 

 ture than it would be otherwise. The first of May 

 would seem about the proper time for the peat moss. 



Watering is necessary in very dry weather if 

 your ground becomes thoroughly baked, but you 

 should never water your plants late in the day. The 

 plants should go to sleep with dry foliage, otherwise 

 mildew will develop. Roses should always be 

 watered early in the morning before the temperature 

 rises it is unnatural to water them during heat 

 they are accustomed to cool temperature with rain. 

 Mildew is a disease of the leaves which appears 

 when there is too much moisture. The use of 

 peat moss will render watering to some extent 

 unnecessary. 



One other plague for which you must watch is 



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