GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



a silver sheen. It blooms in great profusion and its 

 faint, sweet fragrance makes it of added value to gather 

 and arrange for bouquets. 



There is no doubt that a rose never appears so well 

 as when on the bush, growing in the open. Still, 

 as bouquets, especially those of roses, are a great acquisi- 

 tion to the home in summer, it is worth while to plant 

 a few varieties that are desirable for picking purposes. 



It is also to the advantage of most rose bushes to 

 pick their blossoms freely. Sometimes owners of a 

 rose garden are perplexed to know whether to pick 

 the flowers for the good of the bushes and to decorate 

 the home, or whether to leave them to glorify the garden. 

 Early in the morning the full-blown roses should be 

 gathered, cutting the stems as long as possible or down 

 to where the new growth meets the old. Even then 

 enough half-blown roses and buds will be left to make 

 the garden a mass of flowers again by noon. 



It seems that roses love to unfold best at break of 

 day when the robins begin to sing. I have seen bushes 

 at dusk from which every full-blown flower had been 

 cut and which then showed no sign of immediately 

 putting forth others. Still, as early in the morning as 

 the world considers it respectable to arise, they upheld 

 opened flowers, no hint of which had been given in the 

 preceding twilight. Even when the nights are cold 

 and rainy the same thing occurs, the flowers opening 

 to greet the new day. 



It is, moreover, at this time the delights of which 

 have been sung more than once, that a rose garden is 

 most inspiring. There is then the freshness of dew and 



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