' night in a pail full of hot water. In 

 l^i^ the morning it is of the consistency of 

 ^"fe^ soft soap. The two eight-ounce cakes of the ^ 

 sulpho-tobacco soap form the basis of a spray for 

 about a thousand roses, because to every two 

 gallons of water I use only five tablespoonfuls 

 of the soap mixture, one ounce of sulphide of 

 potassium and one tablespoonful of formalde- 

 hyde. It should be thoroughly sprayed under 

 and over the foliage— also spray the ground at 

 the base of the plant. I use this spray for every 

 enemy of the rose above ground, and it does not 

 disfigure the foliage. 



I have found that there is but one correct 

 method of spraying, and I am giving it with full 

 particularity. To vary the method I think is 

 unwise. The spray is not complex but extremely 

 simple and the result certain. There is an ex- 

 cellent reason for every item of the ingredients. 

 They are the result of a far wider experience and 

 a fuller knowledge of the enemies of the rose than 

 mine, or of any individual amateur gardener that 

 I know of. Therefore, I repeat, master these 

 simple directions and insist upon your gardeners 

 doing so. Spray the first time when the leaves 

 are very small, that is, just breaking into leaf. 



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