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WINTER PROTECTION. — The protection necessary 

 to keep Roses safely through the winter months 

 depends entirely upon the character of the plant and 

 the location. For such Roses as the Hybrid Perpetuals, 

 Rugosas, Harrison's Yellow, etc., very little protection 

 is necessary in any climate, yet it is beneficial in the 

 cold latitudes of the North to give them a protection 

 of strawy horse stable manure after the first hard 

 freeze. The soil itself is a good protection. When 

 protecting the Teas and Hybrid Teas it is a good plan 

 to mound the earth about each plant, then fill in 

 between the mounds with strawy stable manure, the 

 coarser the better. The uncovered tops may be tied 

 up with straw or burlap. We would not suggest the 

 use of leaves, as oftentimes mice make their home 

 there and destroy the plants through the winter. This 

 protection should be gradually removed in March in 

 the latitude of Philadelphia, or as soon as all danger of 

 hard freezing is over. The tender Roses may also be 

 wintered in boxes or pots of soil in a cool cellar or 

 heeled in (the earth itself). Where you have a dirt 

 floor two or three waterings will be required during 

 the winter, just sufficient to prevent drying out. 



Diseases and Insects 



MILDEW. — This disease very frequently attacks the 

 foliage of Roses, especially the Crimson Rambler. It is 

 shown by a grayish crinkling appearance of the leaves 

 and usually occurs after a change in the temperature. 

 It can be checked to a certain extent by sprinkling the 

 leaves with powdered sulphur immediately after its 

 appearance. If, however, this does not check it, dis- 

 solve one ounce of potassium sulphuret in two gallons 

 of cold water and apply a fine spray. 



GREEN FLY OR APHIS.— A green suckling insect 

 which usually gathers in great numbers upon the tips 

 of the new growth. A solution of tobacco made from 

 tobacco insecticide soap, which you will find offered 

 elsewhere in this book, will exterminate them. 



Red Spider is also a small insect indiscernible to the 

 naked eye, and a frequent spraying with a strong hose 

 Is all that is necessary. The leaf roller is an insect of 

 yellowish-white color, resembling the butterfly, and 

 lays eggs on the underside of the leaf, which soon form 

 a cocoon, rolling around itself the leaf, hence the 

 name, leaf-roller. The Rose bug, a familiar insect, 

 appears in the earliest summer, sometimes in great 

 quantities, and is very troublesome. It is a very 

 destructive insect and usually feeds upon the white 

 petals, but is easily destroyed, especially in the early 

 morning, when they will readily fall into a vessel con- 

 taining kerosene. They can be poisoned, but it is not 

 a very desirable way to get rid of them. This is to 

 spray with wood alcohol, which will kill any insect by 

 contact, operates quickly and does not injure the flower 

 if applied in a mist-like spray. Care should be exer- 

 cised by the operator not to inhale any of the fumes. 

 Any of the foregoing preparations can be applied by 

 the Tyrian Plan Sprinkler or the New Era Sprayer, the 

 price of which will be found elsewhere in this book. 



BLACK SPOT. — A fungous disease, appearing as its 

 name indicates as a black spot upon the leaf, event- 

 ually turning yellow and falling. It rarely occurs in 

 the early part of the season, and the Teas are almost, 

 but not quite, exempt from its ravages. The best 



preventative if your bushes have been troubled by it 

 in the past is spraying in April with Bordeaux Mixture 

 before the foliage has developed and not while the 

 flowers are in bloom, because of the discoloration of 

 the foliage. The disease usually appears at the base 

 of the plant and works upwards, so a watch should be 

 kept and as soon as any leaves appear affected with 

 this disease they should be pulled off and taken entirely 

 away from the balance of the plants. If this is thor- 

 oughly done it will usually hold the disease in check. 



HARDINESS. — Hardiness in a Rose is a matter of 

 which no one can speak with positive certainty, 

 because the condition of the weather as a rule pre- 

 scribes the hardiness of a plant, as quite frequently 

 plants that have been out year after year will be win- 

 ter killed by unusual conditions. As stated elsewhere 

 the hardiness of the different varieties of plants can be 

 depended upon to be as near accurate as it is possible 

 for anyone to determine. 



KEROSENE EMULSION. — To two parts of kerosene 

 add one of slightly sour milk; agitate and dilate with 

 twenty parts of soft water. 



TOBACCO SOLUTION. — Boil the leaves or stems 

 of tobacco and dilute to the color of weak tea. 



TOBACCO INSECTICIDE SOAP.— A standard rem- 

 edy and one of the best, with full directions for use. 

 Two sizes. Price 13 cents and 28 cents each, postpaid. 



BUG KILLER. — A new preparation for killing all 

 kinds of bugs and pests that attack Roses. Box suffi- 

 cient for two gallons of spray, 50 cents, 3 for ^1.25, 

 postpaid. 



BORDEAUX MIXTURE (Dry).— For dusting plants 

 affected with mildew and all fungous diseases. Can be 

 dissolved and used as a spray. 1-lb. box, 25c. (makes 5 

 gallons liquid), postpaid; 5 lbs., ^1, by express, collect. 



How to Select the Proper Roses 



FOR THE EXTREME NORTH.— Where the winters 

 are long and severe, such as the Hybrid Perpetuals on 

 pages 49 to 55, the Moss, Rugosas, Wichuraianas, 

 Climbers on pages 58-60-61-62-67 will withstand win- 

 ters without any protection, but better results are 

 secured if protection is given. Such Roses as the 

 Hybrid Teas, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Virginia R. 

 Coxe, Souperts, Baby Ramblers, can be successfully 

 grown if given the proper protection. 



FOR THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.— Any of the 

 Roses offered in this book, but the Teas and Hybrid 

 Teas, Baby Ramblers, Souperts, Polyanthas, and Bour- 

 bon Chinas are the most suitable. Climbing Roses on 

 page 63, Climbing Maman Cochet on pages 60 and 61, 

 and those offered on page 64. 



FOR TRELLISES, ARBORS, GATEWAYS, PERGO- 

 LAS, ETC. — In the North such Climbing Roses as those 

 offered on pages 58-60-61-62-64-65, Climbing Ameri- 

 can Beauty on page 86 and back cover, and those on 

 page 63 marked M. H. and H. In the warmer climates 

 any of the above, and all of those on page 63. 



FOR GROWING ROSES FOR CUT FLOWERS.— In 

 greenhouses, such as Killarneys, American Beauty, 

 Bride, Bridesmaid, Lady Hillingdon, Sunburst, Kaiserin 

 Augusta Victoria. For outdoor growing none are better 

 adapted for this than the Cochets and Charles Dingee. 



FOR CEMETERIES. — The Souperts and Baby 

 Ramblers. 



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