IO8 ROSES 



sulphur mixed with air-slaked lime and ap- 

 ply with a bellows especially made for this 

 purpose, or use "grape dust" in very much 

 the same way. 



The plants may be supported by using two 

 wire canes or stakes five feet long (No. 8 wire) 

 for each plant and held in position one foot 

 from top of stake by a wire running lengthwise 

 over the bench. To have straight stems and 

 uniform foliage the growth should be kept 

 carefully tied, giving all the room that is 

 possible for light and air. 



When the old plants have been discarded 

 and the old soil removed, the bench bottoms, 

 sides and corners should be thoroughly 

 cleansed by scraping and brushing. Then 

 fumigate with burning sulphur, and after 

 the house has been sufficiently aired, white- 

 wash inside of benches before filling with new 

 soil. In this, as in other horticultural 

 operations of importance, avoidance of trou- 

 ble from fungous diseases depends largely 

 on cleanliness and the establishing of anti- 

 septic conditions. Especially is this true 

 when successive crops of the same sort are 

 grown under "forcing" methods. 



Three-quarter-span houses of the usual 



