26 Third Annuai< Report 



We have a man growing peaches in New Hampshire, and 

 he has had four continuous crops; he sold iioo baskets of 

 peaches from i^ acres and they netted him $i a basket. Then 

 there are cherries ; they are ordinarily hard to get in the markets 

 in good condition and are usually from lo to 14 cents a box, — 

 the ordinary sour cherries. We have the Siberian varieties, — 

 they are practically hardy and will grow well even in the north 

 part of the state, and you will have no trouble in selling your 

 crop. But if you don't know how to compete with the cherry 

 slug, don't try to grow cherries. 



The possibilities along these lines I have spoken of apply 

 equally well to other crops. Definiteness of purpose is sure to 

 result in benefiting agriculture. We attempt too many things. 

 Choose one or a certain few crops and apply definiteness and 

 concentration of purpose to them and you will succeed. 



THE CULTURE OF OUTDOOR ROSES. 



BY C. S. POMSROY. 



Among the multitude of cultivated flowers now grown none 

 is more beautiful or more loved by the florist or the amateur 

 grower than the rose, and no garden, however rich and varied 

 its assortment of shrubs and flowers, is complete without its 

 rosary. 



Like the majority of the flowers worth having, the rose, as 

 a price for its beauty and splendor, demands care and attention. 

 Left to itself many foes prey upon it, from the first opening 

 leaf bud till the last withered petal, marring its beauty and im- 

 pairing its vitality, but given this attention, what an ample re- 

 turn is offered. 



In order that some terms which I shall employ may not be 

 meaningless to the outsider, allow me to present a brief classi- 

 fication of the rose. 



Three classes are formed. The first includes those varieties 

 blooming but once during a season, consisting of the briars, most 

 moss roses and such of the climbers as are hardy in New York 

 State. 



The second class is called the Hybrid Perpetual or Remon- 

 tant, meaning to bloom again. These roses bloom intermittently 

 at short periods during the summer and fall and are hardy in 

 tliis climate. 



