THE ROSE LOVER'S CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS, cont'd „ 



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JUNE I. With this month we see the true glory of the "Feast 

 of Roses." 



JUNE 5. Watch for the Rose beetle and Rose slug, and spray 

 every ten days for three weeks with arsenate of lead (i lb. to 

 10 gals, of water) 13 



JUNE 10. Begin to enrich the Teas and Hybrid Teas with 



liquid manure. (You'll soon see the result.) 10 



JUNE 20 to 30. Now the Teas, Hybrid Teas and Climbers 

 begin blooming in abundance. Cut your blossoms freely. 

 Look out for mildew and apply the remedy 13 



JULY I. Keep the soil well stirred 



JULY 4. Gather all the flowers you can, it is not best for the 

 plants to have them die on the bushes. You should now be 

 reaping a full harvest from the Teas, Hybrid Teas, etc. 



JULY 10. From now till autumn keep a sharp lookout for 

 signs of fungoid troubles — such as (i) Mildew, (2) Black 

 Spot, or (3) Yellow Leaf, and apply bordeaux mixture. If 

 any aphis, use Rose nicotine 13 



JULY 20. Now or earlier mulch your Roses with grass cuttings, 



old manure, or leaves. This will keep them blooming better. 12 



AUGUST 30. Teas and Hybrid Teas bring forth their "Fall 

 Flower Show." As soon as the buds form remember that 

 Bon Arbor or manure water applied to the roots will help 

 them to produce the blossoms you'll be proud of 13 



SEPTEMBER 10. Some Hybrid Perpetuals bloom a second time. 



OCTOBER 15. Make ready your new beds for next year 10 



NOVEMBER 15. After the first frost, begin covering the roots 

 of your Roses with manure, and soon after this complete the 

 protecting of the more tender kinds 12 



THANKSGIVING DAY. All should be safely nestled in their 

 winter beds. 



WE SUGGEST: 



DECEMBER. Read Dean Hole's Book of the Rose. 

 JANUARY. Send for the Catalogue of a few reliable Rose 



growers. 

 FEBRUARY. Order your new Roses. 



This is Gardenia (p. 22), running in revelry over the garden wall 



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