328 State Horticultural Society. 



and might be increased. Another product of cider is apple jelly, which 

 is merely boiled cider or syrup reduced to a jelly stage. There is yet 

 a pure cider apple butter which may contain, boiled down, one peck cf 

 apples and four gallons of cider to the gallon of apple butter. This article 

 will be appreciated, and the demand for it will increase. 



In the last few years we have made all the cider we could, and have 

 sold all we made at a reasonable profit, generally, and can recommend 

 the industry to anyone looking for a busy business, at the same time 

 refer to the old saying that "It is a folly to stop a small leak and neglect 

 a larger one." The fruit grower must take care of the No. i apples. 



In closing, I wish to repeat that I don't know it all, and no doubt 

 if some wise-head will say he has a recipe that he will sell for forty-five 

 cents or eight dollars and a half I will bite and try it and pass on. 



FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29.— Evening Session. 

 ROSES FOR OUT-DOOR 'PLANTING. 



(By H. J. Weber & Sons, Nursery Oo., Nursery, Mo.) 



To the Members of the State Horticultural Society: 



It has pleased your worthy Secretary to assign to us a paper 

 entitled "Roses for Out-Door Planting," a subject on which one could 

 write a book and still not say all he wanted. 



The rose has been immortalized from the most ancient times by 

 authors and poets of all countries. As the emblem of youth, it was 

 dedicated to Aurora ; of love and beauty, to Venus ; of danger and fu- 

 gacity, to Cupid, and is designated the queen of flowers. 



In order not to make our paper too long, we will take up the differ- 

 ent items in rotation and give only the most necessary points, as fol- 

 lows : 



First— Location and Soil Preparation.— Select a south or south- 

 eastern exposure for your rose beds, where they will have plenty of 

 sunshine, and by all means, make a solid bed of either Hybrid Perpetual 

 or Everblooming, or both, if your heart desires. But do not plant a 

 single plant here and there, in the sod, along the walk, or in some fence 

 corner, and expect to have an abundance of grand blossoms. 



Roses thrive best in a rich, deep clay loam, rather stiff than of a 

 light nature. If your soil is shallow, sandy or gravelly, dig out a bed 

 to a <lepth of 18 inches and prepare a compost of rich loam, clay and 



