CONTINUOUS BLOOM IN AMERICA 



the standard Rose plant full length, with a covering 

 of earth about 8 inches above the bushy part. Mound 

 the ground on top so that water may run off, and 

 not settle there. Add a layer of manure on top. This 

 same method is often employed for the winter pro- 

 tection of other Roses of the more tender class. 



If Gladioli are planted in the Rose beds July 1, they 

 will flower in September when the Roses are not quite 

 as numerous as in the preceding months. 



Dry blood and sheep manure occasionally for nour- 

 ishment, Scotch soot once or twice to intensify color 

 of leaf and flower, slug-shot dusted on the wet leaves 

 and sprayed off two days later will conquer the pests 

 if applied weekly for a while — ^these are the first rules 

 for summer treatment of Roses. 



CONTINUOUS WmTER BLOOM IN THE FLOWER-BOWIj 



From the Garden 



Indoors the flower-bowl may contain an unceasing 

 supply from outside for twelve months, although the 

 garden products are supposedly limited to the montibs 

 of little or no frost. November arriving in our cold 

 climate finds for its adornment only hardy Chrysan- 

 themums, almost ready to succumb, while some foliage 

 and grasses still retain paling tones of russet and red. 

 Then the garden is almost forgotten until the Cro- 

 cuses and SciUas come in March. But, during the 



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