or early July make another application to new as well 
as to established Roses, and then again in the latter 
part of August, not after September 1st. Each time, 
apply about a handful to medium strong bushes, less 
to weaker, and more to stronger bushes. 
Watering 
If the soil around your Roses is kept cultivated, it 
will seldom be in need of watering. However, during 
an extended drought, it is advisable to water. When 
you do water your Roses, soak the ground thoroughly 
for hours and then do not repeat for a week. It does 
no harm to wet the foliage occasionally for a short 
time so as to wash it off, but ordinarily it is recom¬ 
mended that watering be done on the ground at the 
base of the plants. 
An application of peat put on in July and left the 
rest of the season helps to retain moisture and keeps 
the soil cooler and in better condition for Rose 
growing. 
Disease and Insect Control 
A little attention and care will remedy the few dis¬ 
eases and insects that attack Rose plants. Dusting 
is preferable to spraying, for it is easier and quicker. 
Spray or dust aphids, the small green lice that 
appear about the tips of the shoots, with insecticides 
containing nicotine or rotenone. Spray or dust 
worms and insects that eat leaves, with rotenone or 
with a poison, such as arsenate of lead, one of the 
ingredients of Wyant’s Massey Dust. Either of the 
above pests can be controlled with Wyant Rose 
Dust. 
Knock Rose chafers, the large grayish bugs with 
long legs and snouts, into a pan of water covered 
with coal oil. Place a drop of shellac or thick white 
lead on all cut ends in the Spring, to keep out the 
carpenter bee, which makes a hole in the exposed 
pith. 
Prevent black-spot, the disease which makes 
leaves drop off, by dusting with any of Wyant’s 
Dusts beginning as soon as the leaves come out and 
continuing about every week, and more often in 
rainy weather._ Apply a light, even coat with a gun 
on a calm evening before the dew, if possible, thereby 
f >rotecting the foliage so that it will be retained until 
rost. 
Mildew, which causes the young leaves to turn 
white and curl, can also be controlled by dusting 
with Wyant’s Dusts. 
It is so important to keep your Roses healthy and 
so easy to do it with our dust and gun that it gives 
considerable added satisfaction when you retain the 
foliage on the bushes throughout the season and get 
that marvelous crop of blooms in the Fall. Start 
dusting early and be conscientious about continuing 
it often. 
Winter Sterilization of Rose Bed 
Dr. Massey of Cornell University who is the lead¬ 
ing authority on Rose diseases in this country, states 
that there is no scientific evidence to show that dor¬ 
mant spraying is worth while but in my own garden 
I spray with lime-sulphur, dormant strength and I 
find that black-spot is much easier to prevent than it 
used to be before I used a dormant spray. In the 
early Winter before I give the Roses their Winter 
protection, I spray the plants and the ground around 
them, even the grass paths between the beds. 
Then I repeat in the Spring after the protection is 
removed. I find it better to apply it with a sprin¬ 
kling can instead of a sprayer and use about 1 pound 
to 4 gallons of water. Lime-sulphur is very toxic to 
diseases and kills the disease spores on leaves that 
are still on the plants and those which have dropped 
to the ground. Bordeaux would do a little good but 
nothing compared with lime-sulphur. I can supply 
lime-sulphur at 35c. per 1-pound can, or an 8-pound 
sack for $1.00. 
The Blue Book of 1940 gives accurate 
descriptions of the characteristics and colors 
of some 250 varieties of Roses. These range 
from a favorite of 400 years ago to the finest 
newest novelties just created. 
The descriptions are so accurate in every 
detail that a Rose lover can feel perfectly 
safe in selecting their favorites from these 
pages. 
MELVIN E. WYANT 
LEARN MORE ABOUT ROSES 
GET THIS BOOK 
"HOW TO GROW ROSES" 
By Pyle and McFarland 
Every step in the successful growing of 
Roses is made clear in this how-to-do-it book. 
There is much expert information also about 
selection, planning, planting, and care for 
them under all conditions. 192 pages, 
87 pictures. Postpaid, $1.10. 
PLANT WYANT ROSES 
It may sound as if the diseases and insects are 
very troublesome and numerous on Roses but you 
will be surprised how easily your bushes can be kept 
healthy by following our recommendations. 
Wyant Roses are kept healthy in the nursery, so 
are full of life and vitality. They are the best that 
can be raised. They are called 2 years old but in or¬ 
der to give them the highest quality possible they are 
grown a full year longer in our nursery than some 
others. Wyant Roses have three-year-old roots and 
strong tops. You should see their fine roots. What 
difference does it make to have a 2-year root or a 
3-year root? Just this—there is almost no loss from 
transplanting one of Wyant Roses. They start easily 
and produce an average of 40 to 50 blossoms per bush 
a year. Wyant Roses are full of life and vigor. 
After you have had Wyant Roses you will never 
be satisfied with something less good. You will find 
that Roses are not just Roses but there is a difference 
in them. Wyant Blue Blood Roses give the growth 
and blooms that you expect, they produce satis¬ 
faction. 
Mentor, Ohio 
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