Round the Year in the Garden 



induced the development of fresh strong growths which 

 bear really beautiful flowers, scarcely less fine than 

 those of July. Most of the Teas and Hybrid Teas 

 bloom freely in autumn, but few of the Hybrid Per- 

 petuals do so. Exceptions are Louis Van Houtte, Fisher 

 Holmes, Frau Karl Druschki, Hugh Dickson, Captain 

 Hayward and Senateur Vaisse. Even these are not to 

 be compared with the H.T.'s and Teas for profusion of 

 autumn bloom. A few especially valuable autumn 

 Roses for the garden are Caroline Testout, Grace 

 Darling, Pharisaer, Gustav Griinerwald, General 

 McArthur, La Tosca, Betty, Madame Antoine Mari, 

 Prince de Bulgarie, Madame Leon Pain, Marquise de 

 Sinety, A. R. Goodwin, Lady Roberts, Lady Ashtown, 

 and Griiss an Teplitz, though there are innumerable 

 others among the Teas, Pernetianas and Hybrid 

 Teas. 



Note should be taken of those varieties that have 

 suffered from mildew and black spot with a view to 

 eradicating these diseases in winter. All diseased 

 leaves that have fallen ought to be gathered and 

 burnt. Mildew, which is usually most prevalent in 

 autumn, may be checked by syringing the bushes with 

 sulphide of potassium now. During winter it is advis- 

 able to remove a little of the surface soil and to replace 

 this with fresh material ; thus many disease spores are 

 got rid of. 



Bush Roses often produce long flowerless growths 

 in late summer, and especially is this true of the 

 Hybrid Perpetuals. If they are not long enough and 

 strong enough to peg down, they ought to be shortened 

 to about 2 feet. This pruning has the effect of strength- 

 ening the lower buds, and prevents the shoots being 

 blown about. If they are not shortened or supported 

 in some way, they cause the plant to sway during high 

 winds, with the result that a hole is formed at its 

 base, and water collects there. Should this have 



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