The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
Gardening for Pleasure and Profit.
SELECTION Oh. ROSHSs
HOR AMATEUR. GROUlERS

impressed with the curse entailed on
Adam and his desee aants, than the en-
thusiastic rose grower. MI For an things
hostile and bad.seeI " combine n IN q
full cultivation jof thessrose than any
other flower. The Ioai lowing ARE the
chief foes with vshich rose has to con-
tend: sss8 stlIs56fS Is .S I, 4.
The aphis or green is5well known
by all who have grown roses 1t is a
small green louise, and when fully de-
veloped, is about aoneseighth of an inch:
in length. They are usually wingless,
sweet sa fluid, or which ants are very fond.
The best destruct I've agent to use
against them is tobacco smoke, when
this can be applied, ora liquid solution
made from tobacco stems and leaves
and applied with a sprayer.
Mildew.-This is "a fungus disease
often caused by great and sudden
atmospheric changes, andy long con
best remedies are sulphur and SCOT,
which should be applied with water so
that the substance applied will adhere,
or else, let it be applied in the morning
while the dew is yet onsthe plant.
The Red Spider.-Is a. very destruc-
tive little insect, which generally COM
mits it's ravages in the greenhouses, but
will also make it's appearance on the
outdoor roses, when favored with>a hot
very small, and can hardly. be seen with
the naked eye; they are of a dark red
dish brown color, andNfound on the I'M
derside of the leaves. "A few applica-
tions of whale oil soap, dissolved in
warm, soft water will destroy them.
This can be. applied with syringe.
Take care to throw the water upwards
bof no e. M t1oo1 %
we'll sprayed. The applications should
be put on in the afternoon.
The Rose Slug.--IsSt the most, trouble
some Of all the pests that modest our
outdoor roses but a knowledge of the
habits Of its progenitora will enable the
/ grower to eradicate it quickly. It is
the larva of the sawfy. This fly comes
of May, when the rose foliage is reach
ing good form. The female deposits its
eggs in incisions made in the leaves
on the under side. These eggs hatch
in from twelve to fifteen days, and the
! little grub emerging therefrom at once
begins to eat the leaves. They are
light green in color. An early aPpli:
" the bushes in the early morning while
the foliage is damp lisa good remedy.
There are other insect enemies Of the
rose besides these / have named, bu,
they seldom do any, great damage.
pure atmosphere cleanliness by the free
fuse of water, healthy food, not neces
sarily that which iss most nutritious
but that which can, with certainty, bt
assimilated or digested, are the require
:. ments common to human lives and til,
:, lives of roses, if they are to be health,
ones, Watchful care, with systemati,
attention to watering, Swinging, etc.
will often keep away insect enemie
that would surely come to- torment gar
! deners. Therefore, for all Of these pest
it is best to be ready and give then
!. their medicine before they have ha,
time to do much damage eor increase i
numbers An OUNCE of prevention j
G worth pound Of. euAe.Yd y !!
l Projections la(e fall, before sc
we're efreezing weather sets in, choose !;
drysday to cover roses, as the mai
# thing in keeping roses for winter is, t
: see that the branches are thoroly dr.
r when covered The best way to cows
vi roses is to- makeca bed of dry stra,
a Or leaves about six inches or more, i
! depth; bend the bushes over and la
u them gently on the bed and cover wit
!, onesor one and ashalf feet of dry stra,
q or leaves, making it highest in the mic
= die, much like the roof of house. The
| cover this with a few boards so place
that they will thoroly shed all the moi'
ture. Tar paper can be used in plac
Of boards. Do not uncover roses
2 the spring until freezing weather
over. It should be done before the
Y start their growth, however.