A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



Pansies, however, can be grown in the 

 Rose beds, as I have elsewhere described ; 

 GladioH can also be planted among them 

 without detriment to either. The reason 

 for this is that the roots of these two flow- 

 ers are not deep and do not interfere with 

 the nourishment of the Roses. 



Roses on their own roots should live for 

 years, if given proper treatment. Witness 

 the Rose bushes in gardens, where with but 

 little care they have flourished more than a 

 generation. 



Budded stock must be planted very deep. 

 The joint should be at least three inches 

 under ground. Roses grown on their own 

 roots are more expensive than the budded 

 stock, but a far better investment. The 

 budded stock is apt to send up from the 

 parent root suckers or shoots of Sweetbrier, 

 Buckthorn, Flowering Almond, or whatever 

 it may be. These shoots must be carefully 

 cut offl A friend told me that, when new 

 to Rose growing, his bed of budded Roses 



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