CULTURE OF OUT-DOOR ROSES. 



^ p^HE adaptability of the rose to 

 all parts of this country, its 



, _[ beauty of form and color, and 

 its delightful fragrance, make 

 it the favorite flower with all classes. I 

 hope to see the day when rose exhibi- 

 tions in June will be as popular as the 

 chrysanthemum shows in November. 

 In England rose exhibitions are very 

 popular during the summer, and are 

 wtU patronized by the public ; I see 

 no reason why we could not make cre- 

 ditable exhibitions here. The cut flower 

 roses are unequalled and they may be 

 procured in all the middle and northern 

 parts of the country from June to No- 

 vember and for a longer period at the 

 south. 



To grow roses successfully, a rich 

 soil must be provided, a heavy, rather 

 stiff yellow loam being the best, and 

 which should be well drained. If the 

 soil is not of this nature, it should be 

 removed to the depth of one and one- 

 half feet and filled in with three fourths 

 good loam from an old pasture and one- 

 fourth well rotted cow manure, well 

 mixed. 



The rose bed should be exposed to 

 the full sun from morning till night ; 

 don't attempt or expect to grow good 

 roses under the shade of trees or near 

 enough for their roots to come in con- 

 tact with the bed. I never like to plant 

 rose bushes nearer than twenty or thirty 

 feet to shade trees, for if they are planted 

 much closer the roots of the trees will 

 surely take from the soil that which is 

 beneficial to the rose. 



If it is not convenient to have a rose 

 bed, the plants may be grown singly on 

 the lawn, or a row may be planted along 

 a driveway or walk. When so planted, 

 dig out a piece of sod about fifteen 

 inches in diameter, and make a hole 

 ^bout the same depth ; prepare it as 



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described above for a bed. In this 

 way the plants should stand about four 

 feet apait. If immediate effect is de- 

 sired, or blooms from spring until frost 

 the first year, good strong two or three 

 year old plants should be procured and 

 set as early as the soil can be put in 

 condition in the spring, although I have 

 seen plants do well planted as late as 

 June 15th, but planted this late they 

 must be pot grown. Be sure to firm 

 the plants well in the soil and water 

 thoroughly after planting. 



As to varieties, we have many that 

 are very beautiful, monthly bloomers 

 and hardy in this section. If I were 

 confined to but six varieties, I should 

 name the following in their order : Kais- 

 erin Augusta Victoria, creamy white ; 

 Madame Caroline Testout, beautiful 

 satin pink ; Meteor, crimson ; Clothilde 

 Soupert, white, shaded pink ; Belle Sie- 

 brecht, dark pink ; American Beauty, 

 rose. However, there are many other 

 varieties that should be in every collec- 

 tion of any extent, such as Souvenir de 

 Wootton, La France, President Carnot, 

 and several other Hybrid Teas. Presi- 

 dent Carnot is a new rose of decided 

 merit, and I have every reason to be- 

 lieve it will rank with our very best 

 roses for out-door culture ; the color is 

 a delicate shade of pink that would 

 delight the heart of anyone ; its long 

 pointed buds, and handsome, strong 

 foliage make it one of our most valua- 

 ble roses. 



Climbing roses should not be neg- 

 lected, for there are places round every 

 suburban home where such climbers 

 can be used to advantage. The Crim- 

 son Rambler is perhaps the finest and 

 most showy climbing rose to date, and 

 should be planted wherever a climbing 

 plant is needed. A strong two or three 

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