OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



so many other roses would tend to grow wood and 

 not produce bloom if placed in beds of this character. 

 With good all-round roses the growth during the first 

 year in the special beds exceeds that in the regular 

 bed, but after the second year the difference is less 

 marked and in many cases the blooming qualities 

 are better in the regular bed. No doubt some one 

 will eventually discover the best beds for each given 

 type of rose, changes in the beds being made in 

 accordance with the different habits of growth of the 

 plants. When these new beds are developed it is 

 hoped that their originators will bring them before 

 the rose growing public and supply a long-felt want. 

 It is our opinion that for the average rose lover who 

 wants to grow his few dozen plants, such experiments, 

 while interesting, would not as yet be practical and 

 would certainly be very expensive. It is far better 

 to order the best roses as carefully tested in the reg- 

 ular beds, and to construct beds from which good 

 all-round and practical results may be obtained at 

 a moderate cost. There is, however, one new feature 

 of Mr. Taylor's experiments which seems very prac- 

 tical and useful and is so simple that we take great 

 pleasure (with his permission) in recommending it 

 for rose beds, i.e., the covering of the bed in the spring 

 with a blanket of peat moss. This is a non-conductor 

 of heat and cold, and will not only keep the moisture 



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