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people now, however, find that earthing up is an excellent prac- 

 tice, as it preserves the roots from frost. 



As to Tea Eoses, he did not think they were, as a rule, quite 

 so hardy as Hybrid Perpetuals, but there was no reason why they 

 should not be grown south of the Trent without being injured 

 by the winter ; and certainly there was no class of Eoses so 

 beautiful and worthy of cultivation. Besides, their flowers lasted 

 such a length of time. He had known a certain Tea Eose to 

 take a medal at a Eose show, and two days afterwards the very 

 same bloom was in the firstprize box at another show. Indeed, 

 after being cut the blooms of Tea Eoses seemed positively to 

 improve in appearance, and he advised everyone interested in 

 these beautiful flowers to grow them extensively. 



Mr. George Bunyard, Maidstone, said that among Tea Eoses 

 Madame de Watteville and Louise Gigot were worthy of cultiva- 

 tion. Madame Berard, however, he had found impossible to grow 

 on account of the mildew which invariably attacks it. Mildew 

 was a terrible enemy of Eoses, and a strong remedy was required 

 to cope with it. He asked if it were not the fact that Eoses 

 grown on walls were more liable to mildew than others. 



Mr. Girdlestone said such was the case. He did not know 

 whether an explanation might not be found in the fact of plants 

 grown at the foot of a wall being in an abnormally dry state at 

 the roots. He thought it advisable for the stems of Eoses to be 

 kept some distance away from the wall at the base, otherwise a 

 harbour was made for insect pests, difficult to dislodge. He had, 

 however, not found this plan prevent mildew, which could only 

 be checked by giving liberal supplies of water to the plants, as 

 it was notorious that soil at the foot of a wall had hardly any 

 moisture in it. 



He did not quite agree with Mr. Bunyard in his choice of 

 Louise Gigot, and he should hesitate to recommend everyone to 

 grow Madame de Watteville. The latter is a tender Eose, and 

 often produces oddly formed flowers. 



