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isolated, they are of a dark reddish brown color, found on the under side of the 
leaves, and cause the foliage to assume a yellow tinge, and soon make licldy the 
plants they infest. A few applications of whale soap dissolved in warm water, 
mixed with tobacco water, applied with a syringe and thrown upward so as to 
strike the under side of the leaves, will soon destroy them. This insect does not 
attack plants that are syringed with water daily. and all plants grown under glass, 
not in flower, should be sprinkled overhead with water daily. 
BLACK SPOT. 
This disease seems to be troublesome in many places, and Hose growers in the 
Northern States have suffered much from its ravages. It has of late made its ap- 
pearance in many places in the South, although at present it is not generally 
known. I he Hybrid Perpetuals and the Hybrid Teas appear to suffer must from 
it. Asitsnameimplies.it is a black spot that comes upon the leaves of the Hose, 
and gives it a somewhat blighted appearance. As soon as the plant becomes in- 
tested with it. it loses all its vigor and will cease to make further growth. The real 
cause of Black Spot is at present a disputed question. Since the causes from which 
it emanates is so badly understood, it is of course euually diilicult to suggest a 
remedy. When grown in greenhouses, the best means of checking the disease we 
have found is a healthy, dry atmosphere at night and a free circulation of air dur- 
ing the day, with a little fire heat to counteract any cold draughts. Where Hoses 
arc infested with Black Spot in the open ground, the best remedy is to cut the 
plants back and remove all leaves infested: when it. starts to grow again the chances 
are that the Black Spot will not appear. 
• ROSE HOPPER. 
This is another troublesome pest with which the Hose is aff licted in the open 
ground. It is a small yellowish white insect about three-twentieths of an inch 
long, with transparent wings. Like the lied Spider they' prey upon the leaves, 
working on the underside. They go in swarms, and are very destructive to the 
Plant. As they' jump and tty frbm one place to another, their destruction is less 
easy to accomplish than is the case with otiier enemies. Sy ringing the plants with 
t Hire water, so as to wet the under side of the lea f, and then dusting on powdered 
hellebore or tobacco dust, will destroy or disperse them. 
ROSE SLUG. 
These slugs are the larva of a saw-lly, about the size of a common hoits^-Hy. 
which comes out of the ground during May and June. The female flies puncture 
the leaves in different places, depositing their eggs in each incision made: these 
eggs hatch in twelve or fifteen day's after they are laid. Theslugsat once com- 
mence to eat the leaves, and soon make great inroads upon tin 1 foliage if not 
checked. They are about one-half inch long when fully grown, of a green color, 
and feed upon the upper portion of the foliage. The best remedies arc powdered 
white hellebore, or a solution of whale oil soap. 
ROSE CATERPILLAR. 
These are the young moths or butterflies, varying from one-half to three-fourths 
of an inch in length. Some are green and yellow, others brown. They all envelop 
themselves in the. leaves or burrow in the flower buds. Powdered hellebore will 
prevent in a large measure their moving over the plants, hat the only method of 
killing them that is really effective is picking them off with the finger and thumb 
and then tramping them under the foot. 
Roses from Five Inch Pots. 
We grow the following list of Hoses in five-inch pots. They are all large two 
year old plants, very bushy, and varying in height from twelve to twenty-four 
inches, according to the habit of growth of the different varieties. This list com- 
prises many of the newer varieties of recent introduction and excellent merit, and 
are offered here at the same price as all the old standard varieties. This list com- 
prises Teas, Hybrid Teas and Hybrid Perpetuate, and for the size of these plants, 
the excellent assortment of varieties offered, and the low price when both these 
