140 State Horticultural Society. 



and cause them to take hold of life again with renewed energy and am- 

 bition and loftier purposes. 



The sick room would be a dreary place without flowers, and here is 

 where the cheering influences are best brought about, as oftentimes even 

 friends are not permitted to enter the sick room, but flowers usually have 

 the right of way. 



Of all the flowers that bloom we think almost all will call the rose the 

 queen of flowers. Then we must plant roses, and plant them extensively. 



For continual bloomers (Tea roses to which I shall confine my paper 

 particularly) fill the desired place. 



Everblooming Tea roses should be planted for a succession of bloom- 

 ing, as they bloom from June until frost. 



They should be planted in an open situation if possible for best re- 

 sults. Clay loam is a very suitable soil, but any soil well enriched will 

 do. Plant 18 to 24 inches apart, where they are expected to remain and 

 are to receive winter protection. 



Of varieties the following will give good results, and while they need 

 some winter protection, they amply repay the protection given them : 



Bridesmaid — That is by far the most valuable for cut flowers. Color, 

 bright pink. It is easily grown as a summer bedder and producing 

 flowers continually during the growing season. Protect plants by cov- 

 ering with some kind of litter, excelsior or straw will do, but it must not 

 be compact. 



Clothilde Soupert — This is a good rose as a pot plant. In the open 

 ground it is a strong, vigorous grower. Flowers are borne in clusters, 

 and the color varies from a soft shell pink to a pure white. Often the 

 center of the open flower is a beautiful pink surrounded by the white 

 outer petals. For freedom of flowering it ranks first, and is hardy in 

 the open ground. 



Duchess de Brabant — This variety is among the strongest growers, 

 is a profuse bloomer, often blooming after the first frosts have killed 

 all others. Color, light rose, a charming sight, highly perfumed. Hardy 

 in South Missouri. 



Etoile de Lyon — Of all the yellow tea roses that can be easily 

 grown none surpasses it for general planting. It is a constant bloomer 

 and has that sweet tea fragrance so much desired. Needs winter pro- 

 tection, or it can be taken up and potted, and after a month's rest will 

 bloom through winter months in a warm room. 



Helen Goidd — This is an ever-bloomer that might be called hardy. 

 Its color is a deep crimson, is a profuse bloomer, but should be disbudded 

 some in order to allow more foliage to grow, otherwise every shoot will 

 produce flowers. 



