MAKCii 18, 1009. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



ill October niul Novomhrr. Keep the 

 buds ]iin('licil "tV until the ])laiits ;iie 

 stronji' iiiid Ileal, liy and bicakinji; Cicoly, 

 Mild at tliis point a (np-drcssiiiy of cow 

 iiiamirc uill bo bciiidicial. 



Gr w Only a Few Varieties. 



Do not ^rrow Iihi many varieties. l''or 

 tlie Hiiiall yrowtM- or l)egiiincr I woidd 

 roconiiiKMid but three kinds; Bride, 

 Uridesniaid and K'ichiiinnd. Don't tool 

 witli tiie Aineiiean Iteaiity; let the 

 r.eanty specialis;s atteml to tliein. 



If roses must be ^rowii in a small 

 way, jfiM' tiieiii as many ol' the advan- 

 tages that they receive on larger |)lace3 

 as possilile. Acijiiire as miicli Uiinwledye 

 as can be <rained from readinj^ and prac- 

 lieal exi)erience. ;iiid then see liow larj^e 

 a jier cent of this l<n(i\\ lecl^c (•.-in be put 

 into practice. 



THE ROSE GARDEN. 



[A p.ipcr liy ,1. 1'. lliiss, of llinlfor.l. Conn., 

 ii:ul IkIuk- the AriiiMiciiii Kdsf .Smicly :it tlje 

 l!iiir:ilii coiivciilidn. Maicli 17 to I!), I"J(I!J.J 



It may be an iiniisnal moment to write, 

 w lien iiaiiire is in winter yaili, about the 

 itise ^allien; still, the \ery name is 

 eiKiiioh tor the lo\er. to stinudate 

 thoughts which In in;; ba(dv everythincj 

 »o highly inti'i'est illy in the rose garden. 

 I'lveivdiie ni:iy iiol care tn have a garden 

 1)1' roses exclnsi\t'ly, but who anioiio lov- 

 ers ol flowers U(Mdd not like te have in 

 Ills nun garden the scene ot' thii-e years 

 atjo that the rose committee witnessed 

 here, on our jilac", which for private 

 uses may be taken as a model? 



Hut we cannot lca\e the rose with this 

 notice. <irand ;is are the masses of roses 

 we ha\(' occasionally met wi.h, we hnve 

 iKAcr yet seen anythin;,'^ e\en a|iproacli- 



illi; (illl c(illce]iliii|| lit' the srrlies nf 



L;raiidenr and lieaiity that iniylit be 

 v\C)iked mil liv the massing nf the mod- 

 el n varieties ut' ruses. .\ ruse garden 

 i^ iKiw alnidst iiidi-peiis;ib|e, cither as a 

 part lit. iir as an aiijiiiict in. c\ci\- lari;e 

 and cniiipreheii'-i\ c ;;aideii. If in I he 

 ■ iii^iiial plan nf a L;aiiieii it c.iiiiini lie 

 cniivcnieiit ly wiukcd in with the i^eii 

 eral ariaii;;eiiient ni tinial yardeiis, then 



a separate piece nf ;.;rnii)|i| is set .aside 

 Inr tile pnipnse. Tin- 1 lia\e nttell seen, 

 and lia\e always IihiihI it a must inter- 

 '-tin;; split. Dill apart liiiiii the inimedi 

 ale i|Ueslinli. whelhei there l- a separate 

 lu^e garden nr hill, liises shnlliil be 



iniiiiil plentifully in every Ljenera! yai 

 den. nil accniint nl he varied fnrnis ti,e\' 

 are capable ni' a-'<iiniiiiL:. eillna- iialnrally 

 ni by IriiiniiiL;. 'I'hev .iie seldnin mil nf 

 lijace any w here. Wl.al with dw.arl' mses, 

 -tainlarij- and climber-, there e\i-ls am 

 pie ni.aliiial tn ;idmn 1 he nii;>.| select 

 pn-itinii. I I III iili|iier;ile the innvt ;u\k 

 iv.-ird -pni-. Ilrill^in'.; theiii intn harninnv 

 \viih 'he ^eiier.al de-i^'n. 



Form of the Rose Garden. 



I'nil v\ h.at -JMiiil.l I lie li.i III ,.| a m^i 

 ua I di II III ' I Will -I ve (iiv i.h'a^ :i- 



loiellv a- |.i,^-il,!e. 



1 I -hmilil I.e Im nil .1. it pn^-||i|e. ,.11 



l'\c| ;j|..iiii,|, \\\\\i a- iiiaiiv liiiK a- tin- 



-pace -eje, ,,,| will alj.iW. Sll,-|| |„.,U 



dimilil ill' 1,111 te. t VMiJe. planleil WlMi 



'hrec ,ii I, nil i,i\\-- nf |i|ai!l-. twii feel 

 ■'part, .aiiil ,a ei-iv, linr.jer three m fnm 



'eel u iije I, el Weill !„',|- w ill elialile allV 

 ■Ole 1,1 reach , aril jilaill In .-llt 1 he iM.i.v 



'^ I' hi'iil -.1 ppiii- iiitn 1 he I.e, I. .^11, -h 

 -'a— l.,iri|i I-. ;iie ,'a-ilv kepi. I.v iii.iv\ii:o 



•' I w e, k w 1 : h a la \v ii iiinvv ,m , At the 



■•■I"!'- Inn.- Iliiv uia-- walk -el- elV il,,. 

 lli.ucis t.. _.ieal a.|,aiila-e. Willi -mn, 

 ''"'•'I' "I MMliI.. I,e,|-. Willi a ,|,.iil.|,. 



J. F. Huss. 



am It nf well selected, best llnWerilin 



varie;ies. say. fmty plant- in eacli bed, 

 it will make a very attractive cnllec 

 linn, 'riiese beds may be in the fmiii nf 

 .a si|u,are nr iililmii;. 



The rnse n;|i-i|en can be Itia'le verv 



atlracti\e and artistic. All depi-nds npmi 

 the ;;ardener wlm ha- chari^e nf' -ndi es 

 lates. or iipnn iln land-cape i;a r.leiar- 

 whn have in ni.ake .le-ien- I'm ;i sin.all |.,',| 

 nr ;i regular rn-e yardeii. 



'I he rose i^ardeii slimijil be -m rmmileil 

 with a border, three feet wide, ,,\' hv 

 brid teas, a few liii" -landar.l- m blench 

 briars, m- ol' laN.i - mk. which . i re the 

 twn ninst tlexilile -t,iii- lui the laveriii:; 

 in the f;ill. 



Fences, Pergolas and Tei races. 



A very li^ht wir.' fi-n.-e. (\ith ;i ''i h 



ilnli pn-t, with iw.i ,.| lliiii wile- ;i f,,,it 

 nr ei;;hleeii iinlie^ apall, :ili,| plaiiteij 

 w ilh ( 'riiii-mi b'amMer i,,- -. w HI make 

 an excidleiit .i|.peara ii.-e irmii .i iliNi.a ii,-e. 



\ -till nmii i'iii..i-i M;^ -cell,- .an 1 1. 



I.aiiied I.v I'miiii iil: a pere,,|;i. whi.-li ,-:iii 

 lie ea-ilv cmi-i ni, •,.■,! with ■, iii,-li -ja- 

 I i pe driv en i ii;,i .; i, | s i|,,|i .-e.la r ..r 



In.-ll-t p,,-t, ,.|m||1 f,.,.I lii^li. \v It II ;| ,1 ,,-. 



b.ai ,i|i llie liij. I'll, II .,,..,1 I,, lli.- 



■'Ilna, Willi a ui:i— \,:ilk in bilweiii. a- 

 Miaiiv III ,.i;r iL-e 111, -ml, el- will i .•iiieinl -i-i 

 h:i V i ii:^ -cell a I , .a I i ila.-, , w li i.-li v\ :i- i 

 I'l "iiniiih-cl I.v all a veiii.i!,!,- p:iia,li-,- j 

 ■il In-e-. Sil.-li :i pel_;,il.-l ,i| ;il.-|i -llnlihl i 

 ' "' pha lite, I \\ I II a- main v a I it-; ie- a - 

 I llere ;i|e pnsl-, m imi iiinie I liaii I w,i In j 

 a pn-l. as with nui advance, | [i|-i,m|-,.-,, in ] 

 hv bridi/.ari.iii i,\' -,, m.-mv v alii.alile ,-|iiiili j 



lll'J. I'nsi -. til, , li.iii-e i^ ,-|I ev el'V , II, '- 



'■"01111. Hid, an. I -n^u i- -i:;lil- ,.aii I .e 



'•blaiii,-,|, ,.(■ 111,,-! |.e\v ihlei iii-_: 1,1 aiil V . ,.i I 

 plant- i|i;it biiii^ f..nli then 1,1,, — , ,1,1- ! 



' ' ' he -aiiie peri,,,|-, ,,f hv l.ri.l pi-i pet iial- ! 



■'^d the I, -t ..r i,-.i- ,,1 hv 1,1 hi 1,-a-. 



\uaiii, ;, lY.^i ^ai'hii ni.av I.,- lai.l ,,,i, 



nil a terrace, as mii's is Incaled. 'rh. le 

 mav be a liaiik sodded or snvvii \\illl 

 i;ra>- -eed. Dnt -iicli a bank should be 

 in full harninny with the rest ot' the in-e 

 Liardeii .and -hmihl lie phinl.Ml with trail- 

 in;; in-e- ,-111,1 pinne,| dnwii, iii.akiiii; i' a 

 • • bed ni' rn-es. " Il will a, Id ure.aliv i,i 

 the rnse yaldell. 



• liiod l.a-te ;in,| ail -liniihl be e\i,ii 

 plilicl in everv ,|eiail ,.f a 1 1 -e Li.'iiden, 

 W'e h.ive al-n a L;ie,ai m.any ilwarf rn-e-. 

 like the iJaby b'anilijers .and the iiii,|.^,l 

 r,i-e-, that ;ile il-,'d tn fnlin 111. Ill, I-. 

 e-|,ei-iallv armiiid hvliiiil |iei|,et iia I be, Is, 

 1,1 hi.le 1 l,e ball- ur,iiiiid. Thev are very 

 at I r.aci I V e. and the n — iill i- nii,- that will 

 meet with the ,|,.|i:^li ed applnval nf 

 eVi-lv Inve! ni rn-i' ;.;ai(|ell-. Sm-h -i;.;lit- 

 i-aillii.t •■a-llv In- i'n|e,itle|i 



i Soil and Manure. 



AlllMi-; aiiv -nil will _;liiw li.-i-, >- 

 w, -ee tli,-iii ill v.ar,;- -.r ;;:i r. leu-, pi,i- 

 vhllli:; :i pln|er -ejeilinli .if vailiii,-- '- 

 1 1 1 a , I , , a 1 1 , 1 ,1 It ,- 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 I - ^ i V e 1 1 1,1 In,- a ; i - 

 plnaiinii 111' -II il.ali!-.' iiiaiiiir,\ I.'..-,-, "t 

 , , .1,1 -.-. ,-1, |,.v a rieli -nil, I cil i - • l> ■, i, 

 a, Mill'.; ,-,.v\. h,,r-.- ,-,ii,| pi;_; iii.aiiiiie ii.-'ih 

 a na I n la II v n,-li ^r, miid i- n, .i a- I ei,- 

 l;.-i.-i I ,1- -1 .-h.-i ii;;e 1,1 lilt ra ; ■■ - , I -• ..l.i n 

 1 h.- .a-. ,,| li-hl -nil-, m -ii.la Im i h- ,• 

 I ha ; ale 11,-1 1 11 la II V V -1 V .-h .-e i le I -M 'f . 

 Till- -hi I |i-,-t 1-, 1 li,-r, I m ,'. 111. .1 ., • . ,,- 

 1 111,1 ,.t |h. It, 1,111- ih.a iiM I i i:^ 1 ha ii -eh ,- 

 Ihili. The ^nhleli lllle i- 1,, .-|,|,| v\hal 



ill, :^ r a lid i- in. ,-' • |. ti.-e-h' , i.. . h.l 

 h,-vei il, a|,pb .-l.i-e. iiim-tiile ri iai"iie,.; 

 iD.aiMii,' In a -ml that i- ii.al ara II v ;;,lV 

 .and iihii-l. \ vei V ,|i-v and -andv ,-i in 

 |i.,-I hi.a V , a-i I V I .e iii;i, I,- -i; i; .li !, . ' . ^ 

 a,l,|iii:^ :i few |na.|- nf -Ii'l, lii.i,-ii- ! ,:'iii 

 a II, I ,-la V , a i-, . I .\ iii:i iin ri a j \\ il !, la i ; I v 

 \\ 'W r..M ,',| ,-, iw ma hill e , v\ hi i, ; ,, 111,-, , v 

 ,-a -e-. I.v .1, 1 ipl i iil: 111.' ,.pp.,- 1 ; 1 plan, i 

 -: I li , p, ., 1 -nil iii.i V 1 ,, w . .i k.-i i I'll,. 

 ■.|ii:illv _: I ,-mi, li ' i,,|i. The im-al iiri 



