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temperature some care will be required 

 in watering, as wet, sour earth is very 

 injurious to the roots. In jjotting rosos 

 for the winter I always ensure free 

 drainage by placing in the bottom of 

 the pot a ([uantity of turf or sod from 

 which the earth has been sifted or 

 shaken. This is far better than tiie 

 old custon of using broken fragments 

 of pots. A sharp look out should be 

 kept up for tiaces of the red spider and 

 if any, preventive or destructive mea- 

 sures should be used. The foliage 

 should be syringed or sprayed Jis much 

 as pos.sible and leaves which are badly 

 affected should be picked off and burn- 

 ed. The spider can be brouglit under 

 control much more easily now than 

 later on when the sun has more power. 

 Some of the varieties of climbing roses 

 will, I think, give more bloom for l"ss 

 care at this season than any others. 



These sliould be planted in the earth 

 as they I'oot vei-y freely and donot do 

 well in pots. Some of the old varieties 



are, I think, still the best. I do not knew 

 of any better than Gloire de Dijon or 

 Lamarque for the non -professional 

 grower. 



The tirst is a very free, continuous 

 Ijloomer, and the latter with its tough 

 enduring foliage is almost proof against 

 red spider or mildew. 



If piopagation of hardy roses for the 

 garden is carried on in a conservatory, 

 and proper cuttings can be had, it can 

 be pursued now with advantage. Cut- 

 tings of hardy roses do not require a 

 high degree of heat to form roots. 

 Plants which were struck and potted 

 off in the summer should beat rest now, 

 and should be watered with great care. 



Theie are many other minor atten- 

 tions or duties that may. arise in con- 

 nection with the care of roses in winter, 

 l)ut the real rose-lover will not find 

 these cares as formidable or laborious 

 as they appear but rather a pleasant 

 and healthful recreation. 



Jan 7 th, 18SS. 



FLORICULTURAL. 



The Wandering Jew. 

 Tradescaxtia, or "Wandering Jew," 

 as it is commonly called, is ;dl, and 

 more than all, that its mythical name 

 indicates. It is bound to live under 

 any and every kind of treatment. 

 Plant it where it is cold, it will "row ; 



Tkadkdca.ntia. 



plant it where it is warm, it will giow 

 faster ; plant it where it is wet, it will 

 grow with a will ; plant it where it is 

 dry, it is growing still ; pull it up and 

 throw it away, and it will surprise you 



with long joints of luxuriant growth. 

 In water it thrives well ; in poor soil 

 or sand better, and in rich soil, better 

 still. Water it with salted water, or 

 saltpetre in the water, and it will con- 

 tinually look as if just returned from 

 a shower bath. The green is the best 

 of all, if well grown. The green and 

 white, distinctly n arked — a very hand- 

 some kind — and also a very rich and 

 growing variety — has a zebra-striped 

 leaf, with a tiny three-leafed Hower. 

 On the whole, this is a most uncom- 

 n\on plant, this " Wandering Jew," — 

 (|uite worthy of its name, and san 

 nevci- be out of favor or fashion. — 

 Farm and Home.. 



Begonias in the Window. 

 lKol)ligcd to confine myself to one 

 class of plants for window culture, I 

 would select the flowering begonias. 



