THE ROSE 



permanent one. If temporary only, set up some 

 boards to protect the plants from getting chilled 

 until quick-growing annuals can be made to take 

 their place. I have found that mildew on Rose- 

 bushes is traceable, nine times out of ten, to 

 exposure to cold drafts, and that few varieties 

 are strong enough to withstand the effects of re- 

 peated attacks of it. The harm done by it can be 

 mitigated, to some extent, by applications of 

 flowers of sulphur, dusted over the entire plant 

 while moist with dew, but it will not do to depend 

 on this remedy. Remove the cause of trouble and 

 there will be no need of any application. 



Because the Rose is so beautiful, when in full 

 bloom, quite naturally we like to plant it where 

 its beauty can be seen to the best advantage. But 

 I would not advise giving it a place on the lawn, 

 or in the front yard. When plants are in bloom, 

 people will look only at their flowers, and what- 

 ever drawbacks there are about the bush will not 

 be noticed. But after the flowering period is over, 

 the bushes will come in for inspection, and then it 

 will be discovered that a Rose-bush without blos- 

 soms is not half as attractive as most other shrubs 

 are. We prune it back sharply in our efforts to 

 get the finest possible flowers from it, thus mak- 

 ing it impossible to have luxuriance of branch or 



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