GARDEN GUIDE 



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Sf A rustic pergola. 



U Such pergolas can be made of peeled Oak or Pine, or of any durable 



branches one can get — but never Birch; that won't last beyond a 

 V season. A variety of vines can be trained here 



Stepping in them when picking the blooms or when cultivating. Narrow 

 beds are poor because of the intrusion of grass roots upon the nourish- 

 ment which would otherwise go to the Roses. If possible it is best to re- 

 serve the Rose beds for Roses alone and not attempt growing any 

 other plants in these beds. 



Preparation of Soil 



Dr. Huey has said that it is much better to put a fifteen-cent 

 Rose bush in a fifty-cent hole than to put a fifty-cent Rose bush in a 

 fifteen-cent hole. The preparation of the beds should take place in 

 the Fall in order that the soil may have an opportunity to settle. 



All Rose beds should be dug eighteen inches or two feet deep. The 

 subsoil should be loosened and thoroughly manured, then fill in to over 

 half the depth with manured top-soil over which spread a good layer 

 of compost. By compost we mean soil which has been thoroughly en- 

 riched by manure (one barrow of manure to three of soil) and bone- 

 meal; this should be allowed to become thoroughly incorporated with 

 the soil, piling alternate layers of soil and manure and allowing to 



