158 ROSE. 



Roses that have bloomed in the garden through 

 the summer need rest. Place them in a cellar 

 after potting and withhold water until their leaves 

 die. Two months before they are wanted for 

 blooming, prune and water sparingly. Let them 

 remain in the low temperature of the cellar until 

 working roots have formed and a new growth com- 

 menced. They may now be brought forward to 

 light and warmth and the temperature gradually 

 increased to 70 or 75 °. 



PRUNING, LIQUID FERTILIZERS AND INSECTS. 



In regard to pruning : — the finest flowers grow 

 upon the new shoots, the old stems should be 

 pruned closest. It is a good rule to cut the weak, 

 unhealthy branches and a few of the new ones after 

 blooming. Growers have diverse opinions in regard 

 to pruning roses. A celebrated English florist 

 says : — " A rose in a vigorous condition, healthy 

 and full of sap requires less pruning than when it 

 is of a moderate or weak growth. The same de- 

 gree of pruning applied to each condition would 

 produce opposite results. Close pruning would be 

 the means of improving a weak plant, while it 

 would induce a strong one to form wood shoots 

 rather than buds." 



A frequent application of liquid' manure is bene- 

 ficial to the Rose but care must be used not to 

 make it so strong as to cause the leaves to fall. A 

 decoction of soot will also facilitate growth. Dis- 



