8o GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS 



In starting Roses into growth, do so gradually, then the foliage becomes 

 as it were hard, and can stand a little cold. Give them, however, very 

 warm treatment at the start, so that the growth is tender, and the first 

 cold wind, or too much air, will bring about mildew. Cold winds blowing 

 immediately on the foliage are fatal. Soot is a good remedy for mildew 

 if applied carefully. It should be some months old, and must not remain 

 on the foliage more than two days at a time. If the tiny white spots 

 of mildew are dusted with sulphur when first observed, the plague is 

 checked. 



Red Rust or Orange Fungus is another troublesome fungus. It 

 forms on the shoots like knots of powder, and is of a rich orange colour 

 (see illustration facing p. 79). Go over the plants, and pick off and 

 burn the leaves thus troubled. Several good syringings at intervals of 

 a few days with Bordeaux mixture will help to check the disease. 



Black Spot, This fungus has become very prevalent in recent 

 years. It causes circular brown or black patches on the leaves (see 

 illustration), and causes them to drop off. Collect and burn all affected 

 leaves, and spray the bushes at intervals of three or four weeks with 

 Bordeaux mixture, commencing early in May and continuing until the 

 growth ceases in autumn. 



Canker. This attacks the stems of Roses, the fungus gaining an 

 entrance where there is a wound. It causes ugly, open scars (see 

 illustration), but first appears as a purplish dead area on the bark. As 

 soon as noticed this dead portion should be carefully cut away and 

 burned. Then paint the wound with a solution of Lysol, 2\ parts to 

 100 of water. There are other pests, insect and fungoid, but the above 

 are the chief. 



THE TEA AND HYBRID TEA ROSES 



The Tea Rose is queen of the Rose world, and the hybrid 

 Tea is almost as delicate in colour and in form. During recent 

 years many beautiful kinds have been added to our collections, 

 and this raising up of practically a new race has altered in no 

 small degree the complexion of the English garden. A group 

 of Edith Gilford or of Viscountess Folkestone upon the lawn 

 is a joy, if not for ever, at least from the time the crimson 

 shoots appear through the soil until the last flower has faded 

 in the cold dark days of late October ; and when the weather 

 is fine in the autumn and early winter flowers may, in 

 sheltered places, be gathered even at Christmas. A well- 

 drained soil is most suitable, and always select a sunny 

 aspect, although the plants are a success in a north border, 

 the flowers appearing later. Most of the Tea varieties and 

 hybrids may be grown as bushes budded upon the seedling 

 briar or struck from cuttings. The plants should be kept 



