KOSE 



ROSE 



1567 



iitM-il stakfs. Thuy ai'e satUcieiitiy stront;,^ aiul vic;:orr)ii^ 

 tL> lii'ld ci\-i-t any Wfiiiht tbt-y ina\- lie i-alictl u|M.n t" 

 l)ear: but late in the allttiniu. Iirtun- the hii;h icah-s iW' 

 November arrive, they shoubl be cut baek to about '2 ft. 

 to prevent their being wliipped by the winds, for tliis 

 woiihl loosen the plant and l)reak the newh-forinnl 

 feeding roots. The plant shoidd not be eut baek to the 

 lioint suggested for spring prtxning, as in the hot Indian 

 snninier the tipper eyes will sunly be for<Td otit and 

 the proniised blooms for the ensuing seastni <b>struyi>d; 

 so in prtmitig for lu-oleiaiou from Xovmilai- blasts, 

 enough wood slmuld be left to avoid all danger of the 

 lower Ituds being foria-d out. The upper buds always 

 devehip earliest, ^onu' \"arieties will not produce large 

 footstalks uudto.' any method uf treatminit, notalilv 

 Prince Caniillo de Kohan. La I\osarie and Kosieriste 

 Jacobs; but almost all the other kinds do l)etter undm' 

 this methoi.1 than any other, if qttality is desired. 



Pn(uh)if Pica rf-groiriug Tea Ji'o,s'e\\\ — Tea Roses will 

 not endure stich vigorou.s cutting back as the Hyln-id 

 Retnontauts. All good strong .shoots should Ije retaim^d 

 unless they form a very close head, when it is Ijetter to 

 remove a few front the center. The canes shottld lie 

 shortened about one-third of their length, the branches 

 cut back to 1 t>r 2 eyes, and after each period of bloom 

 the longest shoots should he trimmed baclv sparingly. 

 Botirbons need even less triinming. Souvenir de i\Ial- 

 maison, Mrs. Patil and others of this class should have 

 only the weak ends of each shoot removed, and no more 

 wood cut away than is necessary to remove weak and 

 unhealthy portions; otherwise very few^ flowers will be 

 produced. 



CK/^'r(7//o>;. — Just before growth commences in the 

 spring, the surplus rough manure shotild be removed 

 from the beds and all the remaining fine particles 

 forked in. Deep cultivation is not desiral"ile, as the roots 

 are likely to be injured or broken. Three inches in 

 depth is qttite suificieut to cultivate a bed that has not 

 been trampled upon, and this shottld be d(.tne with a 4- 

 tined digging-fork, which is less likely to cause in,iury 

 to roots than a spade. The beds should then be neatly 

 edged and the surface raked off smooth and even. Fre- 

 quent stirring of the surface with a sharp rake is all 

 that is necessary afterwards, until the buds begin to 

 develop. Then half a gallon of weak liquid manure ap- 

 plied around the roots of each plant just before a 

 shower will be eagerly appreciated and assimilated. 

 The manure water should be prepared beforehand, and 

 as soon as a good promise of rain appears, all hands 

 should be called into service and every plant given a full 

 ration. One person should dig a shallow trench with a 

 garden trowel around each plant, the next follow and 

 till with the liquid manure, being careful to avoid be- 

 smirching the leaves; afterwards the bed can be raked 

 over level and the rain will wash the dainty food to the 

 eager roots, and thrift and glory will result. This feed- 

 ing may be repeated with benefit every week until the 

 season "of bloom is over, after which stimulation should 

 cease and the plants be permitted to perfect the new 

 wood for the next season's growth. Little pruning is 

 necessary with "cut-backs." So nnich wood has been 

 removed'in gathering the blooms that but little more is 

 left than is needed to keep the plants vigorous and 

 healthy. There is another advantage from the system 

 of olos'e pruning: all growths are so strong and vigor- 

 ous that they are better able to resist any inroads 

 either of insects or disease. The greenfly seldom ap- 

 pears, but when detected may be readily kept down by 

 repeated syringing with tobacco-water or Qtiassia 

 infusion. 



The belief that Roses exhaust the soil in a few years 

 and require to be changed into new ground is generally 

 accepted, and is true in most cases; but when beds are 

 formed as previously described and budded Roses 

 planted, the vigorous feeding roots find suflicient nutri- 

 ment in their far-reaching growth to support a healthy 

 development of wood and'flowers for many years, espe 

 cially if a generous top-dressing of manure be applied 

 each" autumn and liquid manure supplied liberally dur- 

 ing the development of the buds. A top-dressing of 

 wood ashes after the first spring cultivation will restore 

 the potash to the soil and materially increase the vigor 

 of the wood and flowers. 



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of the 



lusr fnnni'ial.lo is the R(.^.. 



lie iM^tals and IiimIs of 'air 

 sidertiii^- the lii^hl -cuhn-i^il 



,\'o(: jitmI iTiiii ^\'h(■^^■^'(■r he 

 the (iiily etl'i-cti\'c iTiurdy, 

 with kri-.isene nil 



tlic ultctMh.n-. H'- 



Li^ hi- may rea.lilv 

 (1 ati.l Hi.wrr. 

 'I'hr aphis i>r ;;riM-nt"ly i"^ fuiiinl on the i-xtv 

 of ihi- shunts and y^jmrj: hiids. This is th*- .■ 

 aiit.s ami is teinii^d and milked liy them. Tin-' n]this iii- 

 (■n*asrs with eiiurmuus ra|>i<lity, and imless destmyi.'d 

 i-nhs the plant of its vitality hy siirkiiiix nut the sap. A 

 dccortinn of tobac'co stems is made hy half filling a 

 harrel with refuse stems from a tohacco fa<-tory and 

 tilling tlie barrel witli water. Al't'-r tiiis has bei-n 

 maeerated, syringe the plants every day with the decnc- 

 tiou until the enemy is defeated. In extreme oasHs, 

 wliere the aphis has Itecome firmly established, the 

 remeily pro]iosrd by ]\Ir. B. R. Cant, an English rosarian. 

 niixy be required. He says: "Take four ounces uf 

 Quassia chips and boil tliem ten minutes in a gallon of 

 soft water; strain it and while cooling dissolve in it four 

 ounces of soft soap (orwhale-oil soap). To this maybe 

 added another gallon or two of water. The plants 

 should be syringed with this and all bailly infested 

 shoots dipped into it. Pure "water shonhl follow the 

 next day to cleanse the shoots." If, at the first appear- 

 ance of these pests, the linger ami thuml> arc used tn 

 rub them off and destroy them, much subseipu'iit trouble 

 will be saved. 



Sings are usually found on the under side of the 

 leaves and may be discovered by the skeletonized 

 appearance of the leaf. To destroy them, make a 

 decoction of powdered white hellebore, with one heap- 

 ing tablespoonful to a pail (about four gallons) of boil- 



2179. Climbine Jules Margottin (X }-i). 

 One of the Hybrid Climbing Roses. See p. 1504. 



ing water. After cooling, apply with a syringe or, 

 better, with a whisk broom. Push the top of the plant 

 away with the left hand and, with the broom dipped in 

 the solution, throw the drug up and against the leaves. 

 One thorough application will usually suffice, but if the 

 slug has appeared in previous years, anticipate his com- 



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