The herald., 1896-02-16

! to appear in the irritated organ. and with
the moisture the cinder is brought out. II
the foreign matter is in any way visible
and reeiats these manipuations, the lid
should be drawn away from the pupil and
the cnder or eyelash removed with bit of
soft cloth rolled into a point and most gent
y handled.
Nearly every amateur florist attempts to
grow roses in the house, but almost always
the result is failure. But one failure does
not lead to an Abandonment of the eX-
pertinent. for no other flower has such
a hold on the heart of the people as
the rose. and many would grow nothing
else in the window garden il they We're
successful in its culture. But the fact is
it is one of the most difficult of all flowers
70 grow well u the living room. There it
cannot have he evenness of temperature
and the moist air which suits it. and
though it may live along indefinitely, it
will not flourish except in rare instances,
and those OF us who have a window gar
dent like to have ilourishing plants in it
or none al.
There are but few varieties of the ever
blooming class Of roses that can be made
to grow III the window garden, and these
will be satisfactory only when given the best
of care. Agrppina is one of them--a elen-
der but rampantgrowing sort, having iiow-
ers of a rich, velyety scarlet crimson. The
flowers are not large. nor very double and
the fully expanded blossom is not ct all the
ideal rose in form or substance. But-when
you can't have the best, be content with
what you can have. It's buds just as they
, begin to open, lovely, and it is a free
boomer every new shoot of a strong spec-
men being tipped with several buds.
| Another good variety is Queens scarlet,
which is much like Agrippina, though on a
somewhat larger scale. This difference in
eize constitutes about all the difference that
/ any one but a student Of roseoogy would
be likely to notice. do not think. however,
it takes quite as kindly TO room culture as
! Agrippna, and ! would not advise its selec-
ton by the amateur as a first rose. Try
/ Agrippina to begin with. When you have
I learned something about rose culture that
will be of great help to you in undertaking
the cultivation of other and more eXacting
varieties.
Perie des Jardns is one of our lovelieet
! roses, being of the same rich, golden yell
low that characterizes Marechal Neil 1t
is similar in form, but somewhat inferior in
size to that king in the realm OF roses. 1t
il a free bloomcr and those VINO have sue
! ceedod with Queens scarlet can undertake
to grow it with fair chances of success.
Roses must have a rather heavy soil for
their stout roots to take hold Of A light
spongy soil does not suit tbcm. Make Ut
yur compost of loam having cOnaidera bio
clay in it, and some old, thoroughly rotted
COW manure. Drain the pot WELL for thC
rose will not tolerate stagnant water at it.
roots. in potting your plant be sure Il
have the soil firmly packed about the roots
This is important A loosely potted rose
will not grow until the soil becomes com
pact, and often it will die before this takes
place. Dc not use large pots for youps
plants \ five or six inch pct is quite large
enough for a year-old plant AS the roots
nil tho soil. shift to pots Of larger size, he
irg careful to not injure young AID tender
roots in doing it.