38 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
the latter and connecting the administration building with 
the medicinal garden. The path is marked on either side 
by occasional sentinel-like standard roses connected by 
hedges of other varieties. The east and south sides of the 
arden are shortly to be bordered by a hedge of “Clothilde 
Sent roses, dotted at intervals with iron posts upon which 
many varieties of climbing roses will be grown. The 
entrances to the garden through this proposed hedge will 
be marked by arches, harmonizing in design with the per- 
gola. They will also, in time, become overgrown with 
climbing or rambler roses. 
An interesting collection of recent rose novelties is being 
placed in a large bed on the west side and will constitute 
an interesting feature of the Garden during the coming sea- 
son. This group comprises “Mrs. Andrew Carnegie,” which 
received a gold medal at the National Rose Society Show; 
“Mme. Edouard Herriot,” the Daily Mail rose, awarded the 
Daily Mail cup, valued at $5,000.00, at the Royal Inter- 
national Horticultural Exhibition, at London; “Irish Fire- 
flame,” and “Coronation,” each awarded a gold medal by 
the National Rose Society. The latter variety is said to have 
the largest flowers of any rose grown. If it proves to be 
larger than ‘Paul Neyron,” for example, it will be of unusual 
interest. Other novelties in the collection are the “blue 
rose,” the “green rose,” and the “rose of ten colors” — the 
latter having a flower so variegated as to show ten colors in 
the same blossom. 
MAKING A ROSE GARDEN 
Location.—Roses are entitled to the choicest location in a 
yard. Good exposure to the sun, and proper protection from 
prevailing winds will do much to make the rose garden a 
success. While a location with a full-day sun exposure is 
much to be preferred, it is not absolutely essential, and where 
a choice must be made it is best to give roses the morning 
sun. Beds should not be located near trees or shrubbery. 
Roses are heavy feeders and for their best development re- 
quire an unusual amount of fertilizer; when planted near 
trees or shrubbery, the roots of the latter deplete the soil of 
nourishment, with the result that the roses suffer, If, how- 
ever, planting in close poss to trees and shrubs is un- 
avoidable, it 1s advisable each year to dig a trench (about 
a foot wide and two or three feet deep) around the rose bed 
and fill with well-rotted cow manure. This procedure pre- 
= the roots of shrubs from actually entering the rose 
