Gardening for Amateurs 



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As the season progresses it is well to watch 

 for Rose plants that for one reason or another 

 are not doing well. These should be labelled, 

 putting any needful information on the label, 

 such as " transplant," " prune heavily." 

 " needs a drier," " shadier " or " sunnier " 

 position, as the case may be. This step is 

 only necessary where there are many Roses, 

 and then such 

 labels are a 

 great help 

 later on in 

 autumn, win- 

 ter, or spring, 

 when it may 

 be impossible 

 then to iden- 

 tify the Rose 

 bushes with 

 any certainty. 

 During July 

 a large part 

 of the "bud- 

 ding " should 

 be done in 

 gardens wlinv 

 this interesting 

 and economi- 

 cal branch of 

 Rose growing 

 is practised. 

 The method 

 pursued in 

 doing this 

 work is de- 

 scribed at 

 length later 

 on. 



If the 



weather be 

 very hot and 

 dry in July 

 and August 

 copious sup- 

 plies of water 

 should be 

 given to the 

 Roses; and 

 particularly 

 those growing 

 on or near 

 walls. Water 

 should be 



given at least once a week, but twice is 

 better. All the same, it is wonderful what 

 well-established Roses will stand in the way 

 of drought and heat, especially if the soil be 

 fairly heavy in staple and hoeing has been 

 performed regularly. Indeed, many gar- 

 deners hold that one good hoeing is worth 

 two good waterings, and I myself am firmly 



A splendid modern Rose for garden display Leuchtfeuer (Hybrid China), of 

 brilliant red colouring. 



