THE PROPER FOOD FOR ROSES 17 



Nearly every child is fond of flowers 



concocted by catching the drain from the manure-pile, or 

 one-third of a bushel of manure in a bag and soaked in a 

 barrel of water. Apply this as a weak tea, not too strong, but 

 frequently, say twice a week. When it is more convenient, 

 a sprinkling of bone-dust on the surface before a rain will 

 answer the same purpose. Even with the best care, it may 

 prove necessary in some locations, say after six or eight years, 

 to renew the roses or move the bed, adopting the farmer's 

 principle of rotation of crops. 



When to Plant 



Tell us where you would grow roses, and we will tell you 



when to plant them. The most carefully laid down dates for 



New York State are "null and void" in New Orleans. Proper 



planting-time in the same state may vary according to differ- 



