OLD-FASHIONED ROSES 



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RADIANCE, A SILVERY PINK HYBRID TEA 

 One of the very best bedding and garden Roses we have 



Stem must not be disturbed. All dead canes should be removed 

 as they appear and in the pruning of all varieties the cut should 

 be clean, otherwise the bruised stem will decay. The Tea Roses 

 require much less pruning than those of any other variety. The 

 more they are cut the less they bloom. 



Much well-decomposed manure, used both in the Fall and in 

 the Spring; bonemeal and liquid manure occasionally as the 

 season progresses to increase the flower crop; the ground always 

 free from weeds, and other plants; sunny positions; cultivation 

 and water in quantity in Summer, particularly for the first two 

 seasons after planting; and pruning in the Winter, make up the 

 price one must pay for fine Roses. I do not mention the use of 

 insecticides, but most often they are necessary. A soapy spray 

 to kill the aphids is the worst that the bedding Roses ask for. 

 All in all, how small the tax in comparison with the beautiful 

 returns! 



