NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE. 



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Proper Distance for Planting. — When the Ever-bloom- 

 ing Roses are planted in beds or masses, and the best effect 

 for the present season is desired, they may beset only lo or 12 

 inches apart each way, bnt if intended to remain over a year, 

 they should have a little more room. 



Hybrid Perpetual and Moss Roses require more 

 room than the Ever-blooming sorts, and may be set from i],i 

 to 2 feet apart each way. For HEDGES, plant one foot 

 apart in a single line, and cut the plants back to a regular 

 height every Spring. 



ROSES m PQTS, 



The Ever-blooming Hybrid Tea and Polyantha Roses are 

 the best for house culture, in pots. Our ordinary size Roses 

 require three to four-inch pots ; two-year Roses, five to si.x- 

 inch pots. Earth for potting should be mellow and rich, not I 

 such as will bake and become hard, nor yet too light. If i 

 manure is used, it should be old and thoroughly composted — 

 fresh manure is injurious. When first potted, water the plants 

 thoroughly, and if the sun is strong, shade lightly for a few 

 days, then give full light and air. The plants should not be 

 allowed to wither for want of water, but too much water is 

 worse than not enough. When Roses drop their leaves after 

 being potted, it is generally owing to change of temperature 

 and other conditions, but it may result from too large a pot, 

 or too much water. The best remedy is perfect rest ; keep 

 quite dry until signs of new growth appear, then water very 

 sparingly. The conditions most favorable for growing Roses 

 in pots are good, rich soil, plenty of sunshine (the early 

 morning sun is the best, when it can be had), reasonable and 

 regular heat, and moderate moisture; the temperature may 

 range from 40° to 50° at night, and 60° to 80° in the day- 

 time. 



Roses for Winter Bloom. — We offer in our Autumn 

 Guide, ready September i, a fine assortment of the choicest 

 Roics, specially prepared for Winter bloom, at very 

 reasonable prices. But if large bushes are wanted for 

 Winter bloom, it is best to get the plants in the Spring 

 and pot them at once in large size pots, then plunge the 

 pots in open ground in some partly shaded place, cultivate 

 and keep healthy during the Summer, but water sparingly, 

 and take off all buds as they appear. On the approach 

 of cold weather take up the pots, remove as much of the top 

 soil as can be done without disturbing the roots, and replace 

 with fresh, rich soil ; put at once in a warm room, and give 

 plenty of water. They will push up a vigorous growth and 

 bloom profusely, and will continue to bloom as long as they 

 can be kept in growing condition. When done blooming, 

 ,they can be cut back and removed to a cool cellar, and if 

 shaken out in the Spring and repotted, with the same treat- 

 ment as before, they will be ready for blooming again by the 

 next Winter. 



Growing Roses Under Glass for Cut Flowers. — 

 We cordially advise persons who wish information on this 

 subject to get " Henderson s Practical Floriculture ^ a thor- 

 oughly practical book (300 pages, price gi.50, mailed), giving 

 the latest and best information on the proper construction 

 ' and heating of greenhouses, the best soils and fertilizers, the 

 right temperature and treatment, also the best varieties of 

 Roses and other flowers for forcing for sale ; in fact, just the 

 kind of information that all beginners need, told in a pleas- 

 ant and practical way that all can understand. We keep the 

 book in stock, and can send it at any time. 



WINTEE PlQlTlCTIQM QF IQSIS. 



Winter protection is not so important a matter now as it 

 used to be, because Roses are so cheaply and easily replaced 

 that it does not pay to incur much trouble or expense in keep- 

 ing them over. But when necessary to do so, the following 

 suggestions may be useful. So much depends on climate, 

 location, condition of plants, etc., that only general directions 

 can be given ; the rest must be learned by trial and experi- 

 ence. One important point is, not to cover too soon ; always 

 defer covering as late as possible ; moderate freezing helps to 

 mature and ripen the plant and render it easier kept during 

 Winter, and whatever covering is used it should allow con- 

 siderable circulation of light and air, and must not pack and 

 retain water or rot or decay. Forest leaves make an excel- 

 lent covering ; they should be put on 4 to 6 inches deep, and 

 in very cold localities i to 2 feet is not too much ; they may 

 be held in place bv evergreen boughs or brush, laid loosely 

 on or around the plants, or by a fence of boards or laths 

 placed around the bed. When leaves cannot be had, coal 

 ashes can be used in the same way, and answer very well ; 

 also sods, road or street scrapings, or even ordinary earth may 



be banked up around the plants, or, in extreme cases, the 

 plants may be bent or laid down and covered wiih earth. If 

 stable manure is put on it must not be thick enough to heat 

 or ferment. Do not uncover in Spring until there is prospect 

 of reasonably settled weather; when uncovered, the plants 

 should be well pruned, taking care to cut off all dead and 

 discolored wood; the plants should then have a good coat of 

 fertilizer forked nicely in around the roots. 



Roses Standing- Alone. — To protect large Roses stand- 

 ing alone, drive a stake as tall as the plant firmly by its side, 

 tie the plant nicely to the stake, then take straight straw or 

 evergreen boughs of a suitable size, stand them neaily and 

 closely around and bind firmly together with bands 6 inches 

 apart. 



Another Plan. — Take an old box or barrel, knock out 

 the top and bottom, turn it over the plant and fill loosely with 

 leaves, clean straw or small evergreen branches. A free cir- 

 culation of air is desirable ; the object is not to keep the plant 

 warm, but to break the force of sudden and violent changes 

 of temperature, bright sunshine and cold drying winds. 

 Never put any material in contact with the plant that will fer- 

 ment, heat or rot, or that will retain water and become wet 

 and soggy. 



IHSECT ENEMIES OF THE ROSE. 



Roses which are strong and vigorous are not likely to be 

 attacked by insects, or, if attacked, are not easily injured. It 

 is highly important, therefore, to keep your plantshealthy and 

 in good growing condition by liberal manuring and thorough 

 cultivation. When insects appear, apply the proper remedies 

 promptly and vigorously, and in bad attacks stir the ground 

 deeply with hoe and rake every day. A little perseverance 

 to resist the present attack is all that is needed; next year you 

 may not be troubled with insects at all. Most all injurious 

 insects (except the Rose Bug) which attack Roses can be 

 kept in check by frequent and thorough applications of our 

 New Tobacco Insecticide Soap, as directed on page 107, and 

 the Rose Bug and other kindred pests are most effectually 

 vanquished by the New Kerosene Emulsion, which was intro- 

 duced last year and proved one of the most valuable insecti- 

 cides ever discovered; it is very cheap; every one can make 

 it for himself; it does not injure plant or foliage and is sure 

 death to Rose Bugs and many other injurious insects. It is 

 made as follows : Dissolve y^ pound Hard Soap in 2 quarts 

 of boiling water, then add i pint of Kerosene Oil, and stir 

 violently for from three to five minutes, until the ingredients 

 are thoroughly mixed, then dilute to twice its bulk with water 

 and apply with a spraying syringe or sprinkle it on the plants 

 with a small whisk broom, and repeat as often as necessary. 



©IHESAL FLOlieULTmE. 



Under the different class headings and included with the 

 descriptions we give leading cultural notes of the different 

 Plants, Bulbs and Seeds offered in this book. On this point 

 we also beg to refer to our Floral Monthly, SUCCESS WITH 

 Flowers. It will always be found full of the right Floral 

 information at the right time. Only 25 cents a year. 



©BDIES FQE CANADA AN© FQElieM 

 COUNTRIES. 



ORDERS FOR CANADA.— We have many valued 

 customers in Canada whom we are always glad to serve, but 

 are informed that under present regulations, all catalogues 

 and all goods sent from this country, whether by Mail or Ex- 

 press, are liable to a duty, and are sent to the Custom 

 House, where they remain until called lor by the purchaser ; 

 this, doubtless, makes it somewhat inconvenient for persons 

 who reside at a distance from the Custom House 10 get either 

 catalogues or goods satisfactorily; but we presume many of 

 our friends understand the matter, and know how to proceed, 

 and, whenever possible, we hope to be favored with their ' 

 orders, which will always have our best attention and most 

 liberal treatment. Remittances can be made safely as directed 

 on page 10, 



Roses for Foreign Countries.— WE CANNOT SEND 

 ORDERS BY MAIL TO ANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, 

 except Canada and those with which the United States has a 

 Parcel Post Exchange, and we have found it so difficult and 

 unsatisfactory to forward SMALL P.ACK.-VGES by either 

 Ocean Express or Steamship Lines, that we do not invite 

 orders from foreign countries, unless from persons who have 

 agents or friends on this side who will receive and forward 

 the plants to them. 



