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THE CANADIAN HORTTCU LTU-R T ST 



April, 1912 



Tulips with a Background of Kerns 



These tulips, in the garden of Mr. F. H. Whitton, of Hamilton, were imported from Holland. With 

 their background of ferns they present a most pleasing appearance. They are planted with a 



northern expoeure. 



aspect for climbing ro.ses. The intense 

 iieat in summer not only bleaches and 

 spoils the roses quickly, but the concen- 

 traltJ heat induces the attacks of all 

 kinds of insect pests that are so com- 

 mon t-. climbing; roses and many other 

 climbers in summer. An east or north- 

 east a.«pect, oj even a direct northerly 

 aspect is better than a direct south as- 

 f«xt for climbing roses. Avoid planting 

 too close up to a fence or building in any 

 case. The growth of the plant should 

 be at lenTf a few inches from the build- 

 ing or fence to allow of a free circula- 

 tion of air, and to permit of spraying 

 being done, .so that all parts of the foli- 

 age can be reached whether sprayed with 

 insecticides or with water. 



It is best to plant what are to Ije the 

 permaiiefit occupants of the ground first. 

 Then fill in the spaces with more tempo- 

 rary or inexpensive plants that can be cut 

 or rooted out afterward, as the more per- 

 manent plants fill in the spaces. This is 

 a far better plan than planting too thick- 

 ly at first with expensive plants, that 

 have to be thinned out when they are 

 ju.st beginning to improve and beautify 

 their surroundings. 



HOW TO PLANT 



.See that the roots of the plant are in 

 the proper condition for planting. Any 

 broken or badly bruised roots should be 

 cut off at the point of injury. Any un- 

 duly long thick roots, or the tap root, 

 should be shortened a little, probably 

 one-third of their length. All the small 

 fibry roots possible should be left on the 

 plant untouched. These last-named are 

 the life-giving roots of the plant. Un- 

 less the top growth is very dense or 

 overgrown, it will be best taken off after 

 the bush is planted. 



Dig the hole the plant is to be set in 

 deep and large enough to give the roots 

 plenty of space. Loosen the soil well 

 below where the roots are to go before 

 planting. Set the bush in position, mak- 



ing sure that it is upright and set in the 

 profMjr depth. As a rule the plant should 

 be set an inch or two deeper than when 

 growing in the nursery grounds. The 

 surface mark of the soil can usually be 

 .seen on most plants, .^void planting too 

 deeply. The roots, however, must be 

 deep enough to ensure the stability of 

 the plant. 



When the plant is set properly in place 

 commence filling in with the finest soil 

 nrocurable around the roots of the plant. 

 I have found a sprinkling of fine sand 

 splendid material for inducing root ac- 

 tion. There is no better material than 

 sand or sandy soil for inducing root ac- 

 tion in any plant or bulb. Never put 

 fertilizers of any kind in direct contact 

 with the roots of newly set plants. Fill 

 ■ n the soil after starting evenly and pack 

 it firmly so as to leave no air spaces 

 around the roots. The soil should be 

 tramped or pounded very firmly for rose 

 bushes. About an inch of loose soil 

 should be left on the surface to retain 

 and con.serve the moisture, ^^'hen filling 

 in the soil the bush can l>e pulled up 

 slightly if found to be set too deep. 



Unless the weather is very dry in 

 .spring, dormant bushes seldom require 

 water at the roots. Care should be taken 

 not to give newly set trees too much 

 water at the roots. A .soddened condi- 

 tion of the soil is often very detrimental 

 lo newly planted bushes and trees. 



TOP PRT^NING 



After the bush or shrub is set the top 

 sl^ould be pruned. In the case of rose 

 b"shes fully one-third of the length of 

 t'^.e top growth should be removed. 

 Oftentimes nearly two-thirds of the 

 length of each large cane or shoot would 

 be better taken off. It is a mistake to 

 leave too much of the top growth on with 

 the idea of getting a big rose bush quick- 

 ly. Too often it means a dead ro.se bush 

 quickly, or at least a very weak sickly 

 looking specimen for some time. About 



^i\ or eight inches of the base of the last 

 sea.son's growth in length is usually 

 ample young growth to leave on a newly 

 planted rose bush. .All the very small 

 weakly shoots should be removed to their 

 base . 



The young canes of climbing roses 

 should not I>e so severely pruned. These 

 can, however, be pruned back fully one- 

 half of their length. The very small 

 weakly shoots should also be removed. 



In pruning the tops of newly set 

 bushes or shrubs it should Ix- remember- 

 ed that the roots of the plants have al- 

 ready probably undergone severe prun- 

 ing, and it is absolutely necessary for the 

 wellbeing of the bush that a correspond- 

 ing quantity of the top must be removed 

 to balance and equalize somewhat the 

 conditions. Better an excess of roots in 

 proportion to the top than an excess of 

 top growth out of all proportion to the 

 root system. An excess of roots will 

 produce plenty of good healthy top 

 growth in quick order, but an excess of 

 top growth means a weak, sickly, or 

 perhaps a dead specimen before the -sea- 

 .son is over. 



ROSE V.\RIETIE8 



The following are twelve good hardy 

 hybrid perpetual roses : Frau Karl 

 Dru.scbki, white; Clio, white-tinged 

 pink : General Jacqueminot, scarlet crim- 

 son ; Prince Camille de Rohan, crimson 

 maroon; Jubilee, very dark crimson; Du- 

 puy Jamain, bright cerise red ; Jules 

 Margottin, cherry red; Magna Charta, 

 rose red ; Ulrich Brunner, cherry red ; 

 .Anna de Deisbach, silver pink ; Mrs. 

 John I-aing, bright pink ; John Hopper, 

 pink, reverse of petals silvery. 



Four good moss roses (bush) are : 

 Blanche Morean, white ; Comtesse de 

 Murianais, white : Crested Moss, rosy 

 pink ; Laneii, rosy crimson. 



Four nice climbing roses are : Dorothy 

 Perkins, silvery pink ; Crimson Rambler, 

 reddish crimson ; Lady Gay, pink ; Queen 

 .Alexandra, pink. 



Some good Rugosa or Japanese roses 

 include : Blance Double de Coubert, 

 double white; Conrad F. Meyer, pink; 

 Sir Thos. Lipton, white ; Rubra, deep 

 rose red. 



The Rugosa roses make a good lawn 

 hedge, or are suitable for planting in 

 shubl>eries. 



Polyanth and small flowering roses in- 

 clude : Clotilde Soupert, white shaded 

 pink ; Baby Rambler, reddish crimson ; 

 Yellow Souf)ert, yellow ; Hermosa, a 

 Bourbon rose, very hardy and free 

 flowering. 



The main rules to observe in planting 

 all kinds of bushes or trees are very 

 much the same. One very important 

 point is to never allow the roots of any 

 plant to lie exposed to the sun and air 

 any longer than is absolutely necessary. 



