Gardening for Amateurs 



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NAME. 



CLASS. 



Leuchtstern 



Mme. Alfred Carriere M.S. 



Reve d'Or 



Sodenia (new) 



(Turner's) Crimson 

 Rambler 



White Dorothy 



MCLT.SCAX. 



COLOUR. 



Rose, white M . 

 single, slower in 

 growth than the 

 others men- 



tioned 



White shaded 

 blush, very fra- 

 grant, flowers 

 summer and 

 autumn 



Buff yellow, 

 vigorous, flowers 

 summer and 

 autumn 



Carmine, vigorous 

 in growth, late 

 in flowering 



Bright crimson, 

 rather late, 

 vigorous 



Occasionally 

 spoiled by col- 

 oured blossoms, 

 late, very 

 vigorous 



There are many other climbers that will 

 do for these purposes, but none better than 

 those given above. 



ROSES UNDER GLASS 

 Comparatively few amateurs appear to 

 cultivate Roses under glass. There are 

 several reasons which may account for this. 

 Perhaps the first and foremost is the 

 matter of expense. Next comes the fact 

 that until lately the maintenance of a 

 regular supply of heat was troublesome and 

 exacting, whilst the question of tenants' 

 or landlords' fixtures is not without its in- 

 fluence. There are probably others, but 

 whatever the causes be which militate 

 against the acquisition, erection and main- 

 tenance of glasshouses, it is a pity that they 

 should operate to prevent so many people 

 from pursuing so interesting a recreation, 

 and from enjoying so pure and deep a 

 pleasure. Even a very small glasshouse, 

 heated or unheated, largely extends one's 

 opportunities for the cultivation of the 

 lovely flower with which we are now con- 

 cerned. 



Those who are intending to "go in for 

 glass " in the expectation of growing Roses 

 cannot do better than obtain a greenhouse 

 of the span-roof type this is admittedly 

 the Ix'st kind for tin- purp>-r. Tin- " house " 

 should stand north and south, so that the 



sun gets at both sides during the course of 

 the day. It should be simply designed, and 

 be as light as possible, but should have roller 

 blinds, be ventilated at the top, and have 

 side ventilation also. If the house is small, 

 the roof ought to be movable, or have 

 sashes the full depth of the roof, either 

 sliding or opening on hinges, and if the 

 house is large the roof should be movable 

 in section, so that the glass top can be taken 

 off in hot weather, and the roller canvas 

 used instead. 



An Inexpensive and Useful House 

 can be had about 18 feet long, 12 feet wide, 

 and 10 feet high. One 30 feet long, 18 feet 

 wide, and 10 feet high, would be an ideal 

 house for our purpose, but even the very 

 smallest structure will largely increase one's 

 opportunities and pleasures. The larger of 

 the houses mentioned above could have a 

 central staging 5i feet wide and 3 feet in 

 height, and a side staging 2i feet wide and 

 2 feet high this to allow for the lowness of 

 the roof at the sides, as it is important that 

 the roof should be " high-pitched." 



If the house be of fair size, artificial heat 

 will probably be arranged for, and if stages 

 for pots are used instead of beds for planting 

 out, the hot-water pipes will probably run 

 alongside the paths, in which case an addi- 

 tional row under each staging is an advantage. 

 Under glass Roses may be planted out in 

 beds or grown in pots. It is a moot point 

 which is the better method, but the latter 

 seems to be the more popular. 



The great advantage of the planting-out 

 system is perhaps in the watering, which 

 gives far less trouble. If grown in this 

 way the plants need an abundance of air in 

 the summer. 



If the Roses are grown in pots the initial 

 expense is considerable, unless the plants 

 are potted from the home garden and such 

 have the great advantage of l>eing supplied 

 with strong active roots. October is the 

 best month for doing this work. Strong, 

 healthy bushes should be chosen, and put 

 in 8-inch pots in well prepared soil. This 

 soil is best made by stacking turf and manure 

 in alternate layers, and allowing the heap 

 of material to weather for about twelve 

 months before using it. When this material 

 is dug down and prepared for use a little 



