The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11

Culture of Roses
Planting

When ready to plant, unpack the
plants in shaded place and pro-
tect them from the wind Keep the
roots covered with damp burlaps,
moss or other material until the ac-
tual moment of planting. Spring
winds are SO drying that a fatal
damage may occur through a few
moments of exposure. Do not plant
too deep or too shallow; in the form
er case the stems will rot off; in the
latter the plants will grow spindly,
will soon dry out and die. 1t is a
good rule to plant them just little
deeper than they grew in the nur-
sery. Make the hole in which the
plants are to be set wide enough to
allow the roots to spread out natur-
ally for plants which are cramped
never do well. Use plenty of water
to work the soil in among the roots.
AS the soil is being thrown in about
the roots press the foot down on the
dirt very gently all around and
throw in a bucketful of water.
When the hole is almost filled repeat
this operation. After several hours,
when the water has almost drained
away lamp the soil lightly and
place it firmly about the plant The
after cultivation is most necessary
and consists in stirring the surface
soil to make a mulch about once or
twice a week. This will conserve
the moisture in the soil. This
should also be done after each rain.
If the plants are shaded for a few
days the results are very beneficial.
1t will add much to the future
pleasure to label each bush. The
labels can be made of wood, though
| wood is perishable The zinc metal
labels can be made and these are
| surely permanent for the name is
eaten on the label with acid.
| Insects
| The old saying that an ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure
is quite true in the case of roses. II
they are kept in healthy, growing
condition they are not likely to be
attacked by insects or if attacked
are not easily injured. If Insects ap-
pear apply the proper remedies
promptly and vigorously and keep
the ground stirred about the bushes.
As rule, strong stream of water
applied in the evening every day
will keep the plants fairly free from
insects. But when this is not eff
fective insecticides must be resorted
to-.
The rose bug is at times very
troublesome and very destructive to
the buds. 1t can be effectively dis
posed of by kerosene emulsion made
land applied os follows:
Shave up one-quarter pound OF
hard laundry soap and dissolve in
two quarts of boiling water; add one
pint of kerosene oil and stir briskly
for four or five minutes until thr.
oughly mixed Dilute to twice its
bulk with water and sprinkle on the
bushes with spraying syringe or 8
whisk broom. Repeat as often as is
required to keep the bushes clear OF
bugs. Hand picking into vessel Of
kerosene is effective, or one pound
/ of lead arsenate in ten gallons Of
water sprayed on every two week.
through June and July is proven
tive. The above are also good rene
dies for the rose bug which skeleton
ICES the leaves. He works from the
under side of the foliage so, wher
after him. turn the foliage upside
: down to spray.
About the time the leaves ar,
fairly well developed there usual!
appears the rose caterpillar
CUES the leaves together to form
shelter and its presence cannot b,
mistaken. The only effective rem
edy is to go over the bushes and re
move and destroy the leaves inhabit
ed, thereby destroying the pests.
Aphids or green flies attack tn
plants during May and June and
e not dispatched they multiply rapid
e ly and suck the life blood from tn
r leaves. A vigorous spray of ros
d nictine or whale oil soap will settl
e them.
OF the fungous diseases, fildew
{, by far the worst and most difficucl
S to overcome 1t will be recognize
e by the white mold appearing on tn
:. foliage, which, if mt checked, wi
g spread rapidly.
y In Florida and the gulf states thi
disease usually occurs during til
h rainy season of the summer. Boz
!. deaux mixture applied every tw
n weeks is good preventative. FL
black spot, rust and other fungor
disease follow the same curse.
The beginner need not be disma,
ed at this array of troubles that ma
thappen If they do. these hints al
offered as first-aid to the enjured
As a matter of fact, nearly all I'll
above diseases are likely to occur
~ the same garden. But the control
not nearly so complicated as
u might appear