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Roses for Suburban Garden 



Q. My garden is in a London suburb. I am anxious to take up 

 Rose growing. Will you tell me how to prepare the ground, and 

 give list of suitable varieties ? Baling. 



A. The trenching or double digging is carried out as follows in 

 October : Mark out the soil to be trenched in 1-yard lengths, or if 

 the borders are narrow, or the plot of ground a circular bed, the 

 principle will apply, that is, to move the top soil to the depth of the 

 spade, and with a five tined fork well fork up the lower soil to the 

 depth of the fork. This soil is not brought to the surface, but kept 

 where it is. All that is done is to mix some good manure with it. 

 If you cannot procure farmyard or other good manure, then use basic 

 slag at the rate of 8 oz. to 1 square yard. This material can be ob- 

 tained of any horticultural sundriesman. Having put the lower soil 

 right, add some bone meal to the top soil at the rate of about 3 Ib. 

 to a wheelbarrowful of soil. It will be all the better if the soil is 

 allowed to settle down before planting, which should be done, if 

 possible, by the middle of November. Be careful to choose fine 

 weather for planting. Trim the roots fairly hard back and plant 

 very firmly, treading the soil about them as tightly as possible, but 

 leave the surface soil loose. A few good sorts to commence with are 

 Caroline Testout, Hugh Dickson, Frau Karl Druschki, Gustav 

 Grunerwald, Lady Ashtown, Mrs. John Laing, Madame Ravary, 

 Prince de Bulgarie, Madame Jean Dupuy, General McArthur, 

 Joseph Hill, and Viscountess Folkestone. If you have a spot where 

 you could grow a good large bush plant Conrad F. Meyer, and should 

 you desire one or two for arches or trellis we recommend Dorothy 

 Perkins, Tausendschon, and Hiawatha. 



Roses for Heavy Clay Soil 



Q. What would you suggest as the best six or eight Roses 

 suitable for a rather heavy clay soil? I prefer H.T.'s or Teas to 

 H.P.'s, but would act as you suggest. Can you also tell me if you 

 would recommend J. B. Clark as a good garden Rose ? If not, the 

 nearest H.T. to this colour. Phroso, Herts. 



A. Eight good Roses for your garden would be Caroline Testout, 

 Frau Karl Druschki, Madame Jean Dupuy, Madame Jules Grolez, 

 Prince de Bulgarie, Viscountess Folkestone, Marie Van Houtte, 

 Laurent Carle. We cannot recommend J. B. Clark as a good garden 

 Rose, although splendid at times. We much prefer Hugh Dickson. 

 This is really the best crimson Rose for any garden. 



