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IRISH GARDENING 



Hints tor Amateur Rose 

 Growers 



Till-; lime of year is now airivinjf when those to 

 whom the culture of roses is a matter of any 

 interest should beg-in to consider the ways and 

 means to this end. In the first place, it must he borne 



almost certain to lead to unsatisfactory results, and 

 perhaps to a conclusion that the fault lies in the site 

 chosen, or to the rose trees which were supplied, or to 

 some other obscure cause ; and it is only after courting- 

 failure in this way that many novices realise that the 

 error lay somewhat nearer home. 



A Slit.\ble Site. — The first care, therefore, of an 

 amateur desirous of growing roses successfully should 



DrcHliSS Ol-', WlCSTMINSTKK, 



A tree blouniini^ H. J". Rosl-: the llowevs arc clear rose-madder, large, well-toriiied and ^wectIy scented. 

 Raised bv Messrs. Alex. Dickson & Sons. 



clearly in mind th;it in order to ensure success in this 

 department of horticuliure, as indeed in any other, a 

 careful forethought must be exercised in order to 

 achieve it. A loo common practice with many 

 amateurs is. imfortunately, to suddenly make up their 

 minds, on reading some alluring advertisement of roses, 

 to forthwith order them to be sent along, ami then 

 when they arrive to hunt around the garden for likely- 

 looking, unoccupied spots in which to dig holes and 

 bury the roots. Now, this rough and ready method is 



be to choose a proper j-ilace for them. I think it is 

 Dean Hole who recommended that the ideal position is 

 one w-hich. while it is sheltered tVom har-sh w-inds, 

 should receive the full benefit of the sun from its rising 

 to about a couple of hours after mid-day. In any case, 

 however, it is imperative that roses gel a generous 

 amount of sunlight, in order that the wood may be 

 thoroughly ripened and sturdy growth encouraged. 

 Now, it is rarely thai one finds an average suburban 

 garden w-ithoul some portion which will answer to the 



