Gardening for Amateurs 



279 



Dwarf Polyantha Rose, ten months from seed. 



appreciated by the plants. Both these 

 tasks should be done either in the 

 morning before the sun is up or in 

 the evening. In large manufacturing 

 t< .\\ii-. where the air is heavily charged 

 with impurities, the leaves ought to 

 1)0 sponged frequently, and if greenfly 

 appears the shoota may be dipped in 

 tobacco wash or painted with a thick 

 solution of boiled quassia and soft soap. 

 Tin- plants should be left in the open 

 during winter except in frosty weather, 

 when they must either be protected with 

 coverings or carried into a room or light 

 shed. In subsequent seasons a top 

 dressing is given in the spring. As 

 much as possible of the top soil is re- 

 moved without disturbing the roots, and 

 a mixture of loam and manure put in 

 its place. Full instructions on pruning 

 have already been given. 



The Best Varieties for Tubs. A great 

 deal depending upon the varieties chosen 

 for cultivation, I will mention some of 

 the most desirable. For climbing plants 

 almost any of the Wichuraianas might 



bo used, especially Dorothy Perkins, pink ; 

 White J)orothy ; Excelsa, red ; Hiawatha, 

 crimson. Other good climbers for the purpose 

 are American Pillar, rose ; Tausendschon, pink ; 

 Mrs. F. VV. Flight, deep pink ; and Blush 

 Rambler. Among the dwarfs we can recom- 

 mend Captain Hayward, scarlet ; Caroline 

 Tt-tiuit, silvery-pink ; Frau Karl Drux-hki, 

 white ; Mme. Abel Chatenay, salmon ; Mrs. 

 George Shawyer, pink ; Prince de Bulgarie, 

 rose and apricot ; Lady Alice Stanley, silver- 

 pink ; Gustav Grunerwald, pink ; La Tosca, 

 l>lush ; and GriLss an Teplitz, dark crimson. 

 There are many others too numerous to 

 mention. Many of the dwarf Polyantha; 

 will in time make fine specimen plants and 

 are most perpetual flowering Roses. Among 

 the best are Mrs. \V. H. Cutbush, pink ; 

 Orleans Rose, rosy -crimson ; Jessie, crimson ; 

 and Katharine Zeimet, white. 



Rose Growing for Exhibition. In the 

 matter of exhibiting Roses there is a great 



Dorothy Perkins Rose grown in a large flower pot 



