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less. Floriculturists recognize two main classes 

 of cultivated roses those that bloom once a 

 year, usually in early summer; and those that 

 flower more than once in a single season. The 

 latter are known as perpetual, or summer and 

 autumn, roses. 



The summer-flowering roses are represented 

 by such groups as the Provence, damask and 

 /> nch, alba, brier, evergreen, multiflora and 

 pompon; the perpetual by the hybrid perpetual, 

 hybrid tea, moss, Bourbon, China, musk, per- 

 petual brier and Ayrshire. The descriptions of 

 these groups and of the scores of varieties be- 

 longing to them would fill a small volume. 



artificial drainage is necessary this may be se- 

 cured by placing a layer of small stones or 

 gravel about two feet below the top soil and 

 sloping it so as to carry off the surplus water. 

 Roses, like children, cannot be healthy if their 

 feet are wet. A few weeks before planting, one 

 should mix the soil, to a depth of two feet, with 

 about one-third its bulk of rotted manure. Rose 

 roots must not be allowed to come in contact 

 with fresh manure, for, in the language of the 

 gardener, it will give them indigestion. 



The time for planting depends on variety of 

 rose and on location. Though some hardy roses 

 can be planted in autumn, the general rule is to 



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SOME MEMBERS OF THE ROSE FAMILY 



Florists are especially interested in the follow- 

 inK, as they are among the most popular cut 

 flowers for winter purchase: the white bride, 

 pink bridesmaid, yellow pearl oj the garden, 

 blush golden gate, red American beauty, crim- 

 son liberty and cherry red Ulrich Brunncr. For 

 out-of-door growth there is probably no more 

 satisfactory class than the hybrid tea roses, for 

 are hardy and vigorous. The Killarney 

 roses, everywhere popular because of their )> 

 t if ill pink color and delicious perfume, are among 

 tin- host of this group. 



How to Grow Roses. In selecting a plot for 

 a rose garden one should choose a site protected 

 from cold winds and open to the sun for sc\ 

 hours of the day. A deep, rich loam is usually 



best soil for these flowers, but hybrid 

 roses can be grown in sandy and gravelly soil. 

 Whatever it must be \\< ll drained. If 



plant in the spring. When the stems are re- 

 ceived from the greenhouse see that the roots 

 are protected from the drying action of tin 

 winds until they are put in the ground. If nec- 

 essary, cover them with burlap or similar mate- 

 rial, and keep them damp. The holes should 

 be deep rnounh to permit the roots to point 

 downward and to slant outward . for they mu>t 

 not lie flat. Care should be taken to have tip 

 plants so arranged that the beds can be easily 

 watered and weeded. A good, general rule is to 

 have the beds not over five feet wide, and the 

 rose plants from eighteen inches to two 

 apart each way, according to their spreading 

 habits. An essential point in successful rose 

 pro wing is to keep the surface soil loose during 

 growing season (well into July in case of 

 IK planting). This may be done with a hoc 

 and a sharp steel rake. 



