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rather expeusive, and I should then advise 
falling back on the good old remedy of 
soft-soap and tobacco juice, made as fol- 
lows, viz.:—Take half a pound of colonial 
tobacco and pull to pieces, tie same up in a 
yiece of calico, and place in a saucepan 
with the soft soap and a little water; boil 
tor twenty minutes, then add sufficient 
water to make in all eight gallons; apply to 
the affected plants with a spray pump, and 
after about an hour syringe the plant with 
clean water. Two or three applications 
during spring will suffice to keep Roses 
clean. Both aphis and Aspidotus rosae 
nttack plants more readily which are old 
and worn out, or impoverished through 
jack of nourishment, than when in robust 
health. 
Mildew can be easily recognised by the 
frosty appearance it has on the foliage. 1t 
is a tungus, and if not taken in time will 
spread very rapidly, and cause the plants to 
lose their leaves. lt is most effectively 
checked by dusting flour of sulphur freely 
over the affected foliage in the early morn- 
ing while the dew is still uponit. Care 
should be taken to apply the sulphur to the 
under as well as the upper surface of the 
deaves. It is imperative, when procuring 
plants, to see that same are healthy, not 
necessarily large, as from a sickly or 
stunted bush we can never hope to succeed 
in getting good flowers, no matter how cul- 
tivated or pruned; and I maintain that it 
is simply a waste of time and money to 
bother with them. My advice to any novice 
who is about to try his hand at pruning is 
to start in a systematic manner on some- 
thing like the following lines :—First—Cut 
out all dead wood. Secondly—Remove all 
weak and spindly growths, together with 
all worn-out and exhausted wood. ‘Thirdly 
—Yhen select the shoots you intend to re- 
tain, and remove all others, always having 
consideration for shape of plant. Fourthly 
—¥or standards and half-standards shorten 
the selected shoots to two or three eyes, and 
for plants on their own roots, or ordinary 
budded ones, from three to five eyes, always 
cutting to an eye, pointing in the direction 
you wish it to grow. For instance, with 
standards and halt-standards, or any budded 
on the Adelaide stock, you, as a rule, re- 
guire the shoot to grow inward, to shape . 
and balance the plant, whilst those on their 
own rovts, or budded on other stocks, the 
xeverse takes place. Should you consider, 
when the buds break, that they aro too 
numerous and crowded, their number may 
be easily reduced by rubbing off those 
which, in your opinion, are likely to inter- 
“tere with the development of the others. 
This should be done when tha young shoots 
are about half an inch long, as if left when 
amnecessary they are only robbing the plant 
of its sap. Vifthly—Thin out the flower 
buds as soon as they make their appearance, 
selozting two or three only on eagh shoot, 
and av they develop the weaker ones may 
be removed. 
Liquid manure may now be given with 
advauiage, and I would suggest tho follow- 
ing us being both simple and effective :— 
Full a small bag with about 28 1b. of fresh 
cowduny, adding alittle soot (about a 4-in. 
potful, placing same in a tub containing 20 
yallons of svater, leaving it to stand three 
or four days before using. Dilute one pint 
of this mixture with two gallons of water 
when using. Renew this preparation every 
two or three weeks. With regard to ma- 
nures, for a loamy or heavy soil, dig in a 
liberal supply of well-rotted horse manure 
and a light sprinkling of bonedust, added 
to which a little soot will be found bene- 
ficial. On the other hand, should your 
ground be of a sandy nature, the addition 
of some clay will be found useful, and sub- 
stitute cow for! the horse manure, not for- 
getting the bonedust and soot—the two lat- 
ter to be used sparingly. Of course I.am 
now dealing with established plants. There 
seems to be an idea amongst certain growers 
that show blooms cannot be produced on 
standards, and I here take this opportunity 
of saying that I entirely disagree with such 
a notion, as, if [ remember rightly, when 
the Rev. W. Fellows was a constant and 
successful exhibitor at all our leading shows, 
the majority of the flowers to be found in 
his winning stands were grown on standard 
trees. If I may be allowed to mention a 
matter regarding the showing of H.P.’s 
and Teas on the one stand, I think that, 
considering the advantage an H.V., (when 
well grown, which cannot be done. unless 
you have suitable soil) has over the Teas in 
respect to color, something should be done 
to keep the two sections entirely distinct, as 
one can successfully compete with the Teas 
against their older rivals. 
RIVAL ROSES AT THE TEMPLE, 
(From ‘‘ The Gardener.”) 
GREAT SUMMER SHOW OF THE NATIONAL KOSE 
SOCIETY, LONDON. | ; 
The superb display of Roses at the 
Temple Gardens on Wednesday, July 6th, 
proved conclusively two things: 1, that the 
Roses of 1904 are equal in size, form, and 
color to any of their predecessors ; and, 2, 
that the queen of flowers is stil! able to 
draw a crowd of devotees in face of strong 
counter attractions. The weather was 
glorious, and thanks to every available op- 
portunity being taken of airing the tents 
the heat was never given a chance of be- 
coming oppressive. 
ARCHWAYS OF ROSES. 
One of the prettiest features of the show 
was the decorated arches. These were 7 
feet high and 4 feet wide, and were ar- 
ranged in a‘row just inside the entrance to 
the first tent. ‘Two varieties of Roses were 
allowed for the decoration of each arch, the 
stems to be in pots or in'water, aud some 
very fine results were obtained. Messrs. 
Paul & Son gained the premier award with 
a. telling arrangement of Wallflower and 
Leuchtstern; Mr. G. Prince was second, 
and Mr, C. Turner third. 
ROSES AS TABLE DECORATIONS. 
Some exceedingly pretty tubles of Roses 
were arranged by ladies in Class 64. Occu- 
pying the centre of a large tent, and being 
many in number, a fine effect was produced. 
Miss J. B. Langton was adjudged the 
winner in what must have been a difficult ' 
competition to decide; Mrs. O. G. Orpen 
was second, and Miss DD. M. Oliver third. 
The prize table was decorated with Rosa 
macrantha, asparagus fronds, and pink | 
chiffon ; Miss Oliver’s table was an example 
of simplicity and elegance seldom surpassed, 
Rosa Leuchtstern and asparagus fronds 
being its decorations. 
VASES, BOWLS, AND BASKETS, 
The value ot the Rose for house adorn- 
ment was well shown in the classes for 
vases, bowls, ard baskets. Mrs. H. HE. 
Molyneux had the premier vase, a gigantic 
trumpet-shaped affair, filled with good 
blooms of Killarney ; the first prize bowl 
came from Mrs. O. G. Orpen ; and the lead- 
ing basket from Mrs. J. Lewis. This was 
an informal, boat-like structure, made of 
birch twigs, with a long birch handle, and 
elegantly filled with various brightly colored. 
Roses. 
NURSERY CHAMPIONS. 
In the purely competitive as apart from 
the decorative section, greatest interest 
centred in the great trophy class for 72 dis- 
tinct varieties staged on the orthodox 
stands. Here Messrs. R. Harkness and 
Co. proved once more the superiority of the 
Hitchin Roses by carrying off the premier 
award from Messrs. B. R. Cant and Sons 
and Frank Cant and Co. So good were all 
the blooms in this stand that their names 
are worthy of transmission to posterity, but 
exigencies of space permit of mention only 
of the following, which were of super ex- 
cellence:—Mrs. EH. Mawley, Killarney, 
Dupuy Jamain, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, 
Maman Oochet, Maréchal Niel, Ulster, 
Alice Lindsell, Dr. Andry, Her Majesty, 
Marquise Litta, and Madame Delville. 
Messrs. A. Dickson and Sons were first 
for forty distinct varieties, three blooms of’ 
each; and Messrs. J. Burrell and Co. for 
forty-eight blooms, distinct varieties; Mr. 
G. Prince led for twenty-four blooms of 
Teas or Noisettes, and also for fourteen dis: 
tinct varieties, three blooms of each, in 
vases; and Mr. G. Prince again scored in 
the class for nine distinct varieties, seven 
blooms of each, in vases. Messrs, Dickson, 
Turner, Burch, Jefferies, Mattock, and. 
Cooling were also winners in the nursery. 
men’s classes. 
AMATEUR CHAMPIONS. 
In the great amateurs’ class for thirty-six 
distinct varieties, which carries with it the- 
champion trophy, Mr. H. B. Lindsell con- 
tinued his series of victories, staging mag- 
nificent flowers. Mr. Conway Jones filled 
second place with a well grown and shown 
collection. ‘The Christy cup was well won 
by Mr. HE. M. Hversfield, but Mr. Lindsell 
again came to the front in the classes for 
twenty-four blooms, twelve distinct, three 
blooms of each, and for nine blooms of any 
Rose in a vase; Alice Lindsell being the 
chcsen flower. Messrs. A, Hill Gray, F. 
Dennison, O. G. Orpen, A. Slaughter, A. 
Yate, and HK. B. Smith were other successful 
amateurs, 
SOME CHAMPION ROSHs. 
Mildred Grant was easily the champion 
Rose of the show, receiving a medal for the 
best H.T. in the professional classes, where 
it was shown amoug IF’. Caut’s seventy-two, 
and also in the amateur section, where H. 
M. Eversfield had a superb bloom in his 
stand which won the Christy. cup.. White 
Maman Cochet secured a medal for Mr. G. 
