. Climbing F cut off about a quarter of an inch above an outside bud. By doing this, the plant will grow in an open head, as the buds usually grow in whatever direction they first take. Roses, pruned in this way, require no staking up, and will need no summer pruning, the cutting of the flowers with good stems being sufficient. Hybrid Tea and Tea sorts are best not pruned until they show evidence of growth, indicated by the buds beginning to swell. By that time dead or unhealthy wood is readily de- tected, making it easy to see what should be cut away and what should be retained. They do not n
. Climbing F cut off about a quarter of an inch above an outside bud. By doing this, the plant will grow in an open head, as the buds usually grow in whatever direction they first take. Roses, pruned in this way, require no staking up, and will need no summer pruning, the cutting of the flowers with good stems being sufficient. Hybrid Tea and Tea sorts are best not pruned until they show evidence of growth, indicated by the buds beginning to swell. By that time dead or unhealthy wood is readily de- tected, making it easy to see what should be cut away and what should be retained. They do not need such severe pruning as that described for the Hybrid Perpetuals, and all wood that looks promising may be left on. Climbing Roses require no pruning beyond cutting out the very old or dead wood and the shortening of the laterals and canes to make the growth conform to the space to be covered. WINTER PROTECTION.—In the latitude of Philadel- phia a covering of three or four inches of manure or leaves over the entire bed is sufficient. In colder latitudes, draw the leaves up around the stems six or eight inches higher, and in very cold places earth them up and protect with corn stalks or evergreen boughs. For Tea Roses a good plan is to put a temporary fence of twelve-inch chicken wire netting around the bed, filling in loosely with leaves, with a little earth or some branches over all to prevent them from blowing away. ENEMIES.—When grown under favorable conditions, Roses are not so apt to be attacked by insect pests and other troubles as they are if half starved and otherwise neglected. Among the most troublesome pests are the Rose Beetles. Hand-picking seems to be the only remedy for this. Slugs,, which eat away the leaves, are readily destroyed by a decoc- tion of Powdered White Hellebore (two tablespoonfuls to a bucket of boiling water) applied, when cool, with a whisk broom or any sprayer that will reach the under side of the leaves. The green fly or "Aphis"
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