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SELECT ROSES, AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. 
dry ; on looking amongst tlic dry lumps under 
the tile, you will be sure to find them ; but it 
is necessary to look very close, as they are so 
nearly of the colour of the ground, and have 
their heads so bent down, and their legs 
doubled close under their bodies, that they 
are easily overlooked. 
The next is a grub which makes its ap- 
pearance about the end of April. This rolls 
itself in the young leaves, and the heads of 
the shoots, and is very destructive to the 
flower, as it eats its way down the stem. If 
closely watched, this may be detected, before 
it has had time to do much harm, by a small 
web about the buds where it is. The grub 
may be taken out of the buds with the point 
of a needle. About the middle of May, a 
long-tailed dark fly may be seen busy amongst 
the roses ; and as it does not fly swift nor 
far at a time, it may be easily taken. No 
opportunity should be lost of destroying this 
fly, as its grub is very injurious to roses. 
A green caterpillar will make its appear- 
ance about the middle of June. This, per- 
haps, is more destructive than any other 
insect : it can be found in the evening and 
morning, feeding on the upper surface of the 
leaves, and if not destroyed will eat the cuticle 
of every leaf ; and the death of the tree must 
follow. They must be hand-picked ; and if 
this is constantly followed up, the trouble will 
not be great, as the numbers will be kept low. 
The green-fly, or aphis, will in some seasons 
be very injurious, if not destroyed. This 
may be done by fumigating, or by the am- 
moniacal water from the gas-works, diluted 
with ten or twelve times its bulk of pure 
rain-water, and used in the evening over the 
leaves ; two or three applications will destroy 
the fly, and stimulate the plants. 
It will always be found the least labour to 
make it a point to destroy all insects as soon 
as they make their appearance. When the 
numbers are suffered to become very great, 
of course the growth of the plant is checked, 
and more or less injured for the season, and 
perhaps for ever ; besides, it is unpleasant to 
look at unhealthy trees. 
MANAGEMENT OF STOCKS. 
The selection, planting, and future manage- 
ment of stocks, for the following year's work- 
ing, must have good attention. About the 
middle of October is soon enough to begin to 
collect the stocks. Take care that they are 
quite straight, of clean growth, and not 
bruised. Sort them according to their lengths 
and stoutness, as it is much better to work 
the very strong-growing kinds on the strong- 
est stocks, whatever may be the height they 
are required. For planting, prepare a piece 
of ground as already recommended for new 
plantations ; and as they are brought in, trim 
and plant them at once. For trimming, have 
a very sharp hand-bill, a sharp saw, and a 
good solid block to lay them on ; cut off, with 
a clean cut, all the large nobs, very close to 
the stem, so that when they are done, they 
may be little more than walking-sticks. The 
object of cutting so close is to induce roots 
from the main stem, which are seldom thrown 
out unless these coarse parts are cut very close. 
Plant them immediately they are ready ; and 
if the ground is very dry, as it will be some- 
times, give them a good watering as they are 
planted, and before they are trod in. They 
will often throw out roots before the winter 
sets in, and very few of the stocks will die. 
When all are planted, which under any cir- 
cumstances should not be later than the end of 
November, go over with a sharp saw, and cut 
the tops off, to within about four or six inches 
of the height the future tree is required ; and 
after they are all cut, lightly stir the surface 
of the ground, and leave them till they com- 
mence growing in spring. When the shoots 
have grown about two or three inches long, 
they must be looked over, and all but three 
taken off, which three should be left if pos- 
sible anglewise with each other, so as to form 
the basis of an equally balanced head. Of 
course the shoots that are left should be such 
as appear likely to make the strongest, 
smoothest, and most healthy wood; and should 
other shoots be afterwards produced, they 
must be taken off. The stocks will require no 
other attention until they are budded. 
ROSES FOR EXHIBITION. 
As to the selection of roses for exhibition, 
and the prizes which should be offered by 
Societies for cut flowers of roses, our opinion 
is as follows : — 
Moss Roses should be shown by themselves, 
in six and twelve varieties, and excluded 
from other classes. China, Tea-scented, Isle 
de Bourbon, Noisette, Microphylla, and Ma- 
cartney Roses, should be shown together, in 
twelve and twenty-four varieties. Pi'ovence, 
Gallica, Damask, Alba, Hybrid China, Hybrid 
Provence, Damask Perpetual, Hybrid Perpe- 
tual, and Hybrid Brier, should be shown 
together, in twenty-four, forty-eight, and one 
hundred varieties. The roses in these three 
divisions should be shown on single footstems. 
Austrian Briers and Rosa sulphurea, or Yel- 
low Cabbage, should be shown in six varieties, 
in bunches of not more than three stems in a 
bunch. 
In selecting roses to grow for exhibition, 
first determine the sections you intend to com- 
pete in; then choose some of the finest of each 
class, taking care to select a good proportion 
of such as have bright glowing colours ; for 
