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HOW TO GROW ROSES 



near them, put in a partition on the tree side to keep back 

 the roots. Boards will do for a time; a concrete wall, about 

 4 inches thick, will last longer. 



Another point to remember is that "roses do not like 

 wet feet." They seem to resent the ignominy of being sub- 

 jected to standing in undrained ground. Avoid very low 

 ground for this reason, and also because it is more subject 

 to early or late frost, and has greater tendency to mildew. 



Try to combine in your choice as many of these condi- 

 tions as possible, because, while no point is absolute, all are 

 important. Don't stop or give up for the lack of some one 

 of them. Be earnest about it, and you will soon provide the 

 essentials. Mr. Chapman, the ornithologist, asked ex- 

 President Roosevelt how he continually accomplished so 

 much. Mr. Roosevelt answered that this had been his motto: 



"Do what you can, with what you have, 

 where you are." 



That motto will prove most useful for the rose-grower. 

 It lacks, however, one essential, which has been expressed 

 by no other so fittingly, in our estimation, as by Dean Hole: 

 "He who would have beautiful roses in his garden must 

 have beautiful roses in his heart. He must love them well 

 and always. He must have not only the glowing admiration, 



This is Gardenia, running in revelry over the garden-wall 



