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ROSES 



Give plenty of fresh air, avoiding draughts. 

 Moisten the walks twice a day in hot, dry 

 weather; otherwise avoid too much moisture. 

 Shading the glass has a tendency to make 

 plants spindling. Keep the house as nearly 

 as possible at fifty-eight to sixty degrees by 

 night, and seventy to seventy-five degrees by 

 day, excepting cloudy days, when it should 

 be kept at sixty-five degrees. Ventilation 

 should be given gradually, avoiding extremes. 

 Letting the temperature run too high before 

 giving air is likely to induce mildew, black 

 spot and injury to the buds. 



For mulching on the beds use half soil and 

 half cow manure, composted and made fine 

 under cover at least four months before using. 

 Apply lightly in August, freely about January 

 1st, and a light application in April. 



Syringing should be done on bright days 

 only, commencing early in the day, but not 

 before the sun is shining, in order that the 

 plants may have time to dry off before sunset, 

 particularly if the weather is too warm for 

 firing. Syringing is not necessary on every 

 bright day, providing red spider has been 

 kept in check from the start. A good nozzle 

 for syringing is made by taking a brass hose- 



