GARDENS OF ROSES 



At the time of planting, all budded stock should 

 be placed deeply in the ground, the joint being at 

 least three inches below the level of the bed. The 

 roots, moreover, should be spread out like a hand 

 resting on the bottom of the hole, and invariably 

 the soil should be packed about them firmly. Then 

 for two weeks after they are set they should be kept 

 well moistened. 



It is true that roses will grow and bloom apart from 

 the practise and conditions herein mentioned, since 

 they are very hardy. They will not live, however, 

 in full luxuriance. They will merely exist, being too 

 gallant to die. Blooms that should be six or seven 

 inches across will be but two or three. Stems that 

 should be stiff and sturdy will be limp and thin. It 

 takes some knowledge of roses to establish for them 

 the proper standards. One young woman, of whom I 

 have heard, boasted broadcast of the beautiful roses 

 that grew in her garden, and there, to be sure, many 

 bushes did live and bloom. The air was redolent with 

 their perfume. They were not such roses, however, 

 as a rosarian would prize, one who knew the possi- 

 bilities of the varieties and how far the quoted flowers 

 fell short of their recognized standards. The garden 

 was indifferently situated, the stock originally bought 

 was poor, and the soil was not sufficiently enriched. 

 There was almost a pathetic side to the delight which 

 they gave their owner. 



Still, it is one thing to grow roses well and another 

 thing to grow show roses or to bring the blooms to 

 their highest state of perfection. The majority of 



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