SOME MILDEW PROOF ROSES 



ECAUSE a rose is subje(5t to mildew is no 

 reason why we should refuse it a place in our 

 gardens, for if given the proper spraying and 

 care, mildew may be prevented from attacking 

 ^ even those mo^ prone to this blight, except I 

 regret to say in the case of the Killarney roses. I tried, 

 and tried oh, so hard! to bring a number of Killarney 

 Brilliants through a Summer that was normal, hoping 

 that with extreme care I would be able to keep mildew 

 at bay, but no, the Killarney Brilliants not only became 

 encased in mildew but what was ^ill worse infe(5ted 

 their almo^ mildew proof neighbors with it. My objecft 

 in planting the Killarney Brilliants with certain varieties 

 that had proven to be pra(ftically mildew resistant (with 



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