INDEX
Reading edition
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, 148-9, 156. H. Heeling in roses, 9. Hellebore wash, 145, 149. Hoeing, importance of, 14, 155. Hover fly, 140. I. Ichneumon fly, 140. "Ideal" powder bellows, 138, 156. L. Labels, 13. Ladybirds, 140. Layering, 34-6. Liver of sulphur, 138, 150. M. Manures— — Basic slag, 7, 156. Manures, farm yard, 6-7, 155. — Guano, 155. — liquid, 155-6. — Nitrate of soda, 155. Mildew, 137-141, 155-6. — remedies for, 137-8, 150, 156. Mo-Effic, 138. N. National Rose Society, 136, 153, 157-8-9. Noisette, Philippe, 68. P. Paraffin, danger of, 140-1. Planting, 10-14. — dates for, 7, 153. — depth, 9-10. Potassium sulphide. See Liver of Sulphur. Position, 1, 151. Propagating, 27. Provins, 40. Pruning, 14-27. — Banksia roses, 26, 54. — dates for, 16. — directions for, 22-7. — for exhibition, 154. — Fortune's Yellow, 26. — Noisettes, 20. — object of, 19, 154. — Ramblers, 20. R. Raffia, 12, 30. Rivers, Mr. Thomas, 111. — Amateur's Rose Guide, 35-6, 72, 82, 112, 123. Rose, Apothecary's, 40. — Blush tea-scented, 81. — Camoëns, 125. — Caroline Testout, 97. — Cherokee, 54, 63. — Conrad F. Meyer, 46. — Crimson Perpetual, 111. — Crimson Rambler, 58. — de Meaux, 23, 37, 39. — de Provins, 39. — Devoniensis, 82. — Fortune's Yellow, 20, 69-70. — Frau Karl Druschki, 114. — General Schablikine, 85. — Gloire de Dijon, 82. — — — Rosamènes, 112, 124. — Jaune Desprez, 69. — La France, 93. — Lyon, 43. — Mme. Constant Soupert, 85. — Mme. Segond Weber, 95, 98. — M. Tillier, 84. — Peace, 85, 99. — Perpetual Damask, 124. — Rêve d'Or, 71. — Souv. d'un Ami, 81. — Yellow China, 81. Rose-chafer, 143. — Leaf scorch, 138. — Pests, 136-50, 156. — — remedies for, 148-150, 156. — roots, care of, 8-9. — — and manure, 7, 10, 152. Roses— — arrangements in colour, 114-16. — Alba, 41, 48. — Austrian briars, 42, 49. — Autumn flowing climbers, 68-79. — Ayrshire, 52, 62. — Banksian, 53-4, 63. — Bourbon, 123, 130. — Boursault, 55, 63. — Brunonis, 73. — Cabbage or Provence, 38, 47. — China, 126, 131. — Damask, 41, 48. — Dwarf Polyantha, 128, 133. — Evergreen, 53, 63. — French or Gallica, 39-40, 48. — Hungarian, 56, 64. — Hybrid China, 56-7, 64, 112. — Hybrid Perpetual, 111-122. — — — climbing, 74, 76. — Hybrid Tea, 92-110. — — — climbing, 76-9. — Irish single, 90, 110. — Macartney, 73. — Moss, 39, 47-8. — Multiflora or Rambler, 57-9, 65-6. — Musk, 71-3. — Noisette, 68-71, 74-5. — Pernetiana, 42-3, 50. — Prairie, 55, 64. — Rugosa or Ramanas, 45-7, 50-1. — Scotch briar, 45, 50. — Sinica, 54, 63. — Summer-flowering dwarf, 36-51. — — climbing, 52-67. — Sweet briar, 44, 50. — — — Penzance, 43-4, 50. — Tea, 80-92. — — climbing, 70-9. — Wichuraiana, 60-2, 66-7. S. Sawflies, 144-5. Sécateurs, 9, 17. Shades for rose blooms, 159. Shelter, 2, 151. Size of beds, 5, 152. Soil, 3-5, 152. Soot, use of, 155. Sooty mould, 139. Standards, 116, 154. — budding, 28. — planting, 12. T. Tarred twine, 12. Trenching, 6. U. Unpacking new roses, 8. W. Washes— — Abol, White's Superior, 148. — Arsenate of lead, 146-9. — Hellebore, 145, 149. — Liver of sulphur, 138, 150. — Soft soap and Quassia, 140, 149, 156. — Tobacco, 141-2, 149. Wire, danger of, 12-13.
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