GEXERAL CATALOGUE 87 



MANETTI STOCK 



We propagate Roses principally by budding them low on the Manetti. We find many varieties of 

 Roses grown on this stock adapt themselves to a greater range of climate and soil, bloom more pro- 

 fusely, endure better the heat of the Summer, and make far stronger plants than if grown on their own 

 roots*. Many object to budded Roses on account of the suckers they sometimes throw out; but if proper 

 attention is paid to the planting, this will rarely be an annoyance. 



Budded Hoses should be planted sufficiently deep , so that the junction of the b"d with the stork is from 

 two to three inches below the surface of the earth. We cannot too forcibly direct attention to the above 

 rule. 



BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING, Etc. 



When to Plant. — If the situation be not too much exposed where the Roses are to be set out, we 

 prefer Fall planting for all hardy kinds. Dormant plants set out in the Spring should be planted early. 

 for no plant suffers more from being set out late than the Rose. The plants should be put in friable, 

 rich soil, and firmly pressed in with the foot, taking care not to bruise the roots. 



Pruning. — This operation is best performed during March. Most Roses do better if moderately 

 pruned; some sorts require two-thirds of the past year's growth removed; for others to remove one-half 

 or one-third is sufficient. All must be more or less pruned when planted; do not neglect this. As a 

 general rule, the more vigorous the variety the less it should be pruned. All weak or decayed wood 

 should be entirely cut out, and also any shoots that crowd the plant, and prevent free entrance of light 

 and air. Be-ides Spring pruning, many kinds of Hybrid Perpetuals require to be pruned as soon as 

 their first blossoming is over, in order to induce a free display of flowers in Autumn. 



Protection. —All Roses would be better for a light covering. This may be done by hilling up with 

 earth; or better, by strewing leaves or straw lightly over the plants and securing them with evergreen 

 branches, oftentimes the hitter are in themselves sufficient. 



Insects. — If proper attention is paid to soil, planting, watering, etc., and a few simple directions 

 heeded, you will not often be greatly troubled. The Aphis is among the most annoying foes, and par- 

 ticularly infests plants in houses ; healthy plants in the garden are but little liable to its attacks. There 

 are numerous recipes for its destruction, and the cultivator can use those which are most convenient 

 and efficacious. 



The vapor of tobacco is very effective in destroying insects. It is customary to strew the ground 

 under the plants with tobacco stems, which being moistened by the syringing creates a vapor which is 

 destructive to insect life. 



In the month of May, or as soon as the leaves have pushed forth, the rose caterpillar makes it 

 appearance; he can readily be detected, for he glues a leaf or two together to form his shelter. Everv 

 day the bushes should be gone over, and these glued leaves pinched between the finger and thumb, so 

 as to crush the caterpillar; let no fastidious grower neglect this, or be induced to try other remedies; 

 this is the only one that is simple and effective. For other insects, such as the saw fly, larva?, and all 

 such as come at a later date than the caterpillar, an occasional syringing, vigorously applied, will prove 

 an excellent preventive. When they have made their appearance, a sprinkling of powdered white helle- 

 bore over the plants will often destroy or disperse them; but the plants should be well moistened before 

 the hellebore is applied, so that it will remain. 



For the rose bug, hand picking must be resorted to ; it is proof against hellebore, whale-oil-soap, 

 and all such applications. 



Mildew. — This disease is generally caused by extremes of heat and cold, and by a long continuance 

 of damp, cloudy weather. The best remedies are sulphur and soot; one of these should be applied the 

 moment the disease makes its appearance. It is a good plan to previously sprinkle the plants with 

 water, so that the substance applied will adhere. 



ADVICE TO CORRESPONDENTS 



See also Page 3 



Amateurs in ordering will do well to leave the selections to us so far as possible, hit our list is open 

 to all to make their own selections. Purchasers, however, will please say if they wish us to substitute in 

 case all the varieties ordered cannot be supplied. In such case we always endeavor to send something 

 better, where it is possible, than the kind called for. 



Roses by Express.— When no directions are given as to what way the plants are to be sent, we always 

 forward by Express at the purchaser's est. The plants which we send in this way (except the new and 

 very scarce varieties) are one-year-old buds, and are dormant. These plants are the only ones suitable 

 for immediate effective results. 



Xote carefully the habit of growth as stated in the description, and you will not be disappointed in 

 the size of the plants. We have the very best quality of each kind that 'it is possible to grow. 



