OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



enough for from fifteen to twenty-five rose plants; 

 by applying with an ordinary whisk broom it will 

 take care of fifty plants and can be done as well, 

 but it requires more time in applying than with 

 the sprayer. 



By this time the ground will naturally need weed- 

 ing. It seems hardly necessary to go into details 

 regarding the proper method. An ordinary scratch 

 hoe, as the gardener terms it, will quickly take out 

 the weeds and also destroy some of those not yet 

 up. Care must be taken not to hurt the rose roots. 

 This is really a very simple operation, and any 

 gardener can do this if you do not care to do it 

 yourself. Your roses are now in bloom and you 

 are cutting them carefully and no doubt having 

 much pleasure in seeing them about the house and 

 giving them to visitors. 



As the days become warmer and the ground 

 drier you must take more care of the plants. You 

 should keep the earth broken up in the beds and not 

 permit it to form a hard cake or crust, as it will do 

 if left alone. This breaking up should be done 

 twice a week. In addition to this you must consider 

 feeding your roses further if you want the very 

 best blooms. For this purpose ordinary manure 

 water, as described above, is the best possible food 

 and perhaps easiest to secure in most places. When 



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