Roses for English gardens . that exhibitorsbestow on their plants than on the amount ofnourishment they may have received in the way ofmanure. Mulching.—On hot, dry, shallow soils, it will benecessary to cover the ground on which the Rosesare growing with a layer of half-decayed manure inorder to keep it moister and less liable to changesof temperature than it would otherwise be. Thismulching should, however, not be put on earlierthan the beginning of June. Mulching should bedispensed with wherever it is not absolutely needed,as a frequent loosening of the surface soil is nodoubt preferable to
Roses for English gardens . that exhibitorsbestow on their plants than on the amount ofnourishment they may have received in the way ofmanure. Mulching.—On hot, dry, shallow soils, it will benecessary to cover the ground on which the Rosesare growing with a layer of half-decayed manure inorder to keep it moister and less liable to changesof temperature than it would otherwise be. Thismulching should, however, not be put on earlierthan the beginning of June. Mulching should bedispensed with wherever it is not absolutely needed,as a frequent loosening of the surface soil is nodoubt preferable to any such covering. Disbudding.—At the end of each shoot that hasbeen left on the plants after they have been thinnedwill ultimately appear, as a rule, three these only the centre one should be allowed toremain, the two others being removed as soon asthis can conveniently be done. Some use a pointedquill for this purpose, but with a little practice thesesmall buds can be easily taken off with the ROSEBANK SHELTER FOR EXHIBITION ROSES. EXHIBITING ROSES 127 Shading.—The blooms of some varieties, and moreparticularly the crimson Hybrid Perpetuals, are veryliable to become burnt if exposed to the direct raysof the sun in hot weather. It will therefore be neces-sary to afford them some protection. There are manykinds of shades used for this purpose, but the simplestand most efficient are those made of calico stretchedtightly over a conical frame made of stout zinc wire,as they are cool, well-ventilated, and sufficiently water-proof, and yet do not seriously obstruct the shades should be 12 inches across in the widestpart, and 9 inches high. The zinc socket attachedto the frame must be made to slide up and down asquare wooden rod in which holes have been piercedat intervals, so that by means of a metal pin theshade can be adjusted to any height required. Thesezinc frames can be made by any blacksmith, or asmaller shade of the same kind can b
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