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of this opinion, and have often proved the 

 truth of the saying. 



From time to time as the new growths of 

 the climbing and rambling Roses develop 

 they must be tied up, so that they may not 

 be broken or damaged by the wind, or, if 

 near a path, by people passing up and down. 

 In the case of arches and pillars it is not a 

 bad way to put bamboos, 8 or 10 feet in length, 

 and driven from 1 to 2 feet into the soil, 



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bamboos and put into place on the pillar or 

 arch, and the bamboos can be stored in any 

 spot to await their opportunity for perform- 

 ing the same or similar duty another year. 



September Roses. September is a 

 beautiful month in the Rose garden, and we 

 appreciate it the more inasmuch as we recog- 

 nise that we have arrived at a period of the 

 year when it behoves us to make the most of 

 our gardens. Many autumnal flowering Roses 



An arch of Rose Tea Rambler. 



within a foot or so of the arch or pillar, and 

 to loop or tie up to these the growths of the 

 current season. This method keeps the 

 young wood out in the air and sun where it 

 may mature without interfering with the old 

 growths which are probably covered with 

 blossom at the time. When the young 

 growths overtop the bamboos they can gener- 

 ally be carried on to the top of the arch, 

 trellis, or pillar on which the Roses are grow- 

 ing. This method also makes it easy to cut 

 out the old wood without risk of injuring the 

 new growths, and when this has been done 

 the latter are quickly unfastened from the 



are now at their best, the cooler nights and 

 shorter periods of sunlight permitting the 

 flowers to open more slowly and so to develop 

 the better. Often the loveliest blossoms of 

 the whole year are gathered this month. 

 Now, for the first time in the season, hoeing 

 may be more or less neglected, growth no 

 longer is the great desideratum, ripeness or 

 maturity of wood takes its place. 



A sunny September and a sunny October 

 generally mean abundance of blossom in the 

 succeeding summer. A very wet period at 

 this time induces the production of a lot of 

 green sappy growth, and if the wet be sue- 



