Roses and Rose Growing

INDEX

A.
Abol syringe, 138, 148.
Abol, White's Superior, 141, 148.
Aphis.
See Green Fly.
Aphis Lion, 140.
Arsenate of lead, 146-9.
B.
Beds, depth, 6, 152.
— size of, 5, 152.
Bee, leaf cutting, 143.
Beetles, 142-3.
Black spot, 138.
Black sulphur, 138.
Budding, 27-30.
C.
Caterpillars, 143-8, 156.
Chalcid fly, 140.
Cock chafer, 142.
Cuckoo spit, 141-2.
Cuttings, 30-34.
— under glass, 32.
— open ground, 33-4.
Cutting dead blooms, 21.
D.
Drainage, 2-3, 152.
Draughts, danger of, 1-2.
E.
"Enemies of the Rose," 136.
Exhibiting, 157.
— arranging at the show, 159.
— cutting the blooms, 158.
— disbudding, 157.
— rose boxes, 158-9.
— rose tubes, 159.
— shading, 158.
Exhibiting, selecting the bud, 157.
— thinning the shoots, 154.
— tying the blooms, 157.
Exhibition roses—
— — beds for, 151-2.
— — distance of plants, 153.
— — manures, 152, 155.
— — pruning, 154.
— — selecting varieties, 153.
— — soil, 152.
F.
Flowers of sulphur, 137, 150, 156.
Frog fly.
See Cuckoo spit.
Fungi, 136-9.
G.
Green fly, 139-41.
— — remedies for, — Musk, 71-

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] See pruning, p. 17.

[2] But as these are apt to get moved, whether by human hands, or by cats and dogs, who take a diabolic pleasure in pulling them out and knocking them over, it is well to make an exact list of the position of each rose on paper.

[3] See pruning, p. 26.

[4] See Illustration.

[5] This rose, which belongs to the group of Damask Perpetual roses, R. Damascena, is still cultivated under the same name. Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son say "this was formerly a favourite group of autumnal roses."

[6] See p. 57.

[7] Rivers' Rose Amateur's Guide.

[8] See p. 57.

[9] p. 149.

[10] p. 149.

[11] See Chapter I, "Making the Beds."

[12] See Chapter II.

[13] See Chapter I, and above, p. 152.

[14] See Chapter X.

[15] See above.

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