cipal work' in May. The carnation will bear a little higher temperature, but, as you 

 know, they are not hardy. 



The rose also, you are aware, does its best work the latter part of May and early 

 part of June. Then the "perpetuals, " as they are called, rest in the hot months of July 

 and August. If the "perpetual" rose has 

 proper treatment it will bloom again in 

 September. 



THE HOME OF THE ROSE 



or its natural climate is in England. There 

 is no more charming sight than the tree 

 rose. To produce a tree rose, a common 

 "Hewmack" or wild rose is taken, and into 

 this is budded any of the high-grade vari- 

 eties. It is almost impossible to describe 

 the beauty of the old Lord Raglan, Mare- 

 chal Neil, Gen. Jacqueminot and other 

 larger but more delicate tints of roses grow- 

 ing on veritable trees, a straight stock, with 

 the head formed some four or five feet from 

 the ground. But it seems that the eastern, 

 northern and middle states of America are 

 not favorable to the tree rose. They winter-kill. 

 However, if pains were taken, this might be averted. 

 You must avoid a wet, soggy place for the rose, but 

 they must have day. If you want a real, good, 

 healthy, permanent rose-bed, make it four feet deep. 

 If it be heavy clay, put in an underdrain to prevent 

 water from lodging there and destroying ihe feeders. 

 Fill up three feet of this with two-thirds of clay sods 

 and one-third of heavy cow manure or night-soil. 



