Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-12-11

dHIisS W give you d IL" hliI'o "PoH VIC pro-
per management OF 1t.
Tea Scented Rose.-This is one of the
tenderest of the rose family, and conse-
quentlv will not stand out during the late
fosts in spring-to use the common phrase
it will not stand the winter. 1t is not the
cold of itself that is so injurious to many
plants we term half hardy; but the two
great extremes of heat and cold coming in
contact with each other. The tea rose will
stand the frost If kept in frozen state dur
ing winter, and the sun never allowed to
act upon it while in that state; the reason
things stand the winter so much better in
England than they do here, is because they
have little or no sun during the winter, and
when it does shine it is never of much pow
er as it is here.
Roses that stand out and require protec,
ton should be protected as slightly as pos
sible to admit as much free air as possible :
it is necessary to all vegetation, whether in
a growing state or not. 1t must be recol-
lected that they are not to be covered up to
keep them warm, but merely to keep off the
strong rays of the sun. Roses that are re-
quired to be moved from the ground and
Ipotted for the greenhouse or pit, should be
taken up this month and potted in good rich
soil, with it little well-rotted manure the
soil that suits best is what is termed heavy,
stiff loan, if inclined to bake too hard put
"a little sand with it. The pots must be as
sorted according to the size of the plants, as
any plants put into large pots never thrive
we'll, the pots should be supplied with char
coal if it can be got; it is better than any
thing else as it is more porous, and there
fore more likely to take off any wet that
might be injurious to the plants. When
take my roses up am not particular in
taking them up with ball of earth But
generally shake off all that may hang about
them, and trim any roots that may be niur-
ed by the spade. then pot them in the
soil prepared for them, shake the soil well
in about the roots, and make them very
firm in the pots. The next thing is the
pruning, which consider as essential to
roses as any other part of their manage
ment. 1t is general fault with amateurs
that they will not prune their roses enough;
they suppose by cutting them they do the
plants an injury, but it is quite the reverse:
in the first place the pruning Of rose is
essential to make it handsome in form in
the next place to procure good large flow
ers. never prune roses directly | have
potted them; let them get established in
the pots first, for this reason, they estab-
fish themselves much quicker if allowed to
remain in an unpruned state for little
while; it is very easy to tell when they
are established by the appearance of the
wood and buds.
then take out any sickly old wood that
may be in the plant, and prune it to form
as handsome round head as circumstances
will admit of. If the plant is weak, shorten
the young wood to two or three eyes; if
on the contrary it is strong plant, shorten
to three or four eyes or buds, but still am
governed a little by the shape of the tree.
Roses while in the green house or pit, re-
quire all the air that can be given them, when
the weather will permit; they do not require
very much water until they arrive at
blooming state, then they require plenty of
water. Roses do best in a place by them
selves; if it is possible to keep them from
other plants it ought to be done, as they are
subject to two enemies during the winter
and spring months, and the remedies that
are required for their destruction are iniu-
rious 10 some other plants; the worst of
the two is the mildew; when they have got
that it shows itself on the leaves and flower
buds, the tender leaves will curl up, it then
gradually gets all over the plant, if not got
rid of will bring the plant in a very unheal-
thy state; the best remedy know of is this,
if you have roses by themselves in green
house, get little sulphur (brimstone,) say
one ounce, and put it in some white wash
and white wash the fue with it, when the
fire is lit in the hue and as it warns it fu-
migates the house with sui phur. This
remedy will destroy red spider, midew and
green fly; but | wish to be understood II
never use this remedy for any thing but
roses and grapes where they are growing
under glass. By fumigating with tobacco
you may destroy the green fly, but it has
no effect on the red spider or mildew. ALI
green house plants require to be fumigated
with tobacco about twice during the winter,
it keeps them in healthy state; the other
remedy is this, make solution of sulphur
birthstone in this way get say two ounces
of birthstone to about two gallons of water,
put the brimstonein andput in agoodlump of
unslacked lime and that will dissolve the
birthstone. Syringe the roses over night