Cultivating Roses

The offects produced upon ths rose by ;arcful cultivation aro known but little. [t i a plant that requires the richest eoil ind cIobu pruning to show itself in perfuction. We oan hardly plant it in too rich a compost, and frequently Toa rO3es re planted in two year old horso manure with only ft little mixturo of sand, and t,hus fod thoy will grow and bloom luxuriantly. Boses ot on'y require it very rich soil whon first piantcüi, but they neod to have it frcquently enriched, oml also require good drainage ; and if the season is dry, copióos watering are alau needful. Soap ouils are particularly beneticial to rosos, as the potash they contain is essential to the growth of the plant. The soil should be frequently stirred about tho ruots to give them an When the first bloom of the Hybrid PerpetualB is passed they shonld bo pruned closely, removing all the oldcst sterns and branches and cutting back for three or four inches all of the ntiw growtb. Pruning is a very important part of rosu culture, especiall with the vurietios tlnit are expected to bloom again the same season. The varioties of monthly and perpetual roses always produce thuir flowers upon youi.g shoots of the present season's growth; so the more i'resh shoots yon can obtain, tho more rose buds will be tho rehult. After pruning severely, sparing not tho branche, it i well to add a lurge supply of liquid manure, and, if a barn yard is not couveniently at hand, take one tabiospoonful of guano to a gallon of warm water, let it stand in the sun all day and apply it to the roots at night, taking care uot to sprinkle the leaves with it. When roses aro set out, pruned and highly cultivated, we must be on the lookout $íor worms snd insect of all kinds which infest tho bushes, skeïetonizo the leaves and ruin tho tlowers. By picking off th-3 worm and bugs one can keep two or three busheo in leaf; but when one has too many planta, handpicking is too iaborioua. A mineral "l'ertilizex" keeps our vosea fresh and green, and if sprinkled over the leaves early in May will destroy every slug, rose bii und worm. Air-slakd lime will also ptore an antidote; both of these remedies must bo applied while the plants are wet with dew. Anothcr rcuiudy, which has bcon very successtul, ia one pint of s:i!t und ono quart of Boft soap, disiolved in ton gallons of water, and syrin;od or sprinkled over the leaves. When tho leaves becomo mildowed, they ehould be sprin kled with soot irom the stove-pipes or chimneys, and in 24 hours wash it off with the watering pot. Still another antidote is found in sulphur and quicklimo : one quart of the latter to one poutid of sulphur, add two gallons of hot water, umi to one i;nt of tliis liquid add one gallon of water, and syringe not only rosos, but verbenas and all planta that