APRIL, 1916 
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Both of these Roses have the smooth, reddish, 
almost thornless canes that furnish a perfect 
long-stemmed Rose. 
Lady Alice Stanley, a beautiful pale coral 
Rose, 1s one of the best all around Roses. 
a pats bloomer and very fragrant. 
t adds interest and variety to the garden to 
include a few plants of the different Rose fami- 
lies and a few novelties, indeed every gardener 
should try out some novelty each year—unless 
he does he is not a real amateur. Juliet, an 
Austrian Hybrid of large size, great beaut 
and spicy fragrance, in color crimson and gold, 
is always greatly admired, and the more recent 
introductions of similar parentage — Mad. 
Edouard Herriot, Mad. Ruau, Soleil d’Or—all 
showing strange shades of pink and yellow, are 
worth while. The Austrian Briers, the Moss 
Roses and the single (Irish) Roses are all beau- 
tiful and well worth growing. 
Place rose-beds where they will re- 
ceive the sun as much as possible during - 
the day and although very good Roses 
may be grown with only two or three 
hours of direct sunlight, the best results 
are obtained by placing the beds where 
they will receive the direct sun the 
greater part of the day. Roses will not 
be at their best near any large trees 
that fill the ground with roots or take 
the goodness from the soil, but on the 
other hand a protection from the north 
winds, either of evergreen trees or a 
When cut blooms are the main desire grow the 
bushes in long narrow beds where attention can be 
given 
building, is beneficial. It may be plainly 
seen that a strong wind thrashing the 
delicate shoots and buds will do great 
damage, so the more the location is shel- 
tered from the wind the more favorable 
it will be. 
An ideal Rose garden would be en- 
closed on four sides by a brick wall five 
feet high with an entrance gate on the 
south side. This would give perfect lo- 
cation for every variety of Rose from 
the most tender Tea to the most hardy 
Wichuraiana. 
The best soil is a clay loam, although 
Tea Roses do well in a good sandy loam. 
Let the beds be three feet wide for a 
double row or two feet wide for a single 
row, and as long as convenient. The 
soil should be taken out to a depth of 
two feet, the good top soil piled by itself 
and the poor subsoil taken away. If the 
It is’. 
The many single and wild Roses are splendid flower- 
ing shrubs and may be planted as individuals in border 
and lawn 
ground is low, drainage must be fur- 
nished either by placing four inches of 
stones in the bottom of the trench or by 
tile drain pipe. Then the trench may be 
filled in to within six inches of the top, 
using a mixture of one third rotted cow 
manure and two thirds loam and finely 
cut sods taken from some other location. 
In making beds three feet wide and fif- 
teen feet long it is well to incorporate 
in the soil while filling in the trench, a 
pailful each of agricultural lime and 
bone meal. The original top soil should 
now be replaced, using no manure in 
this part, but a liberal sprinkling of 
bone meal. 
The best time to plant is the last week 
in April and it is better to prepare the 
beds in the fall if possible, although it 
may be done in the spring, in which case 
they should be thoroughly settled or 
tamped. Plant Hybrid Teas about 18 
inches apart in the row and the rows 
10 inches from the edge of the bed, set- 
ting the plants alternately. Alternat- 
ing the plants gives the roots more room 
to develop. One row should be started 
nine inches from the end of the bed and 
the other eighteen inches. Hybrid per- 
petuals do better at least two feet apart. 
In setting the plants care should be 
taken to spread out the roots nat- 
urally, firming the soil and set- 
ting the plant so that the place 
where it is budded will be two 
inches below the surface. It is 
well to immerse the roots in muddy 
water as soon as they are taken 
from the moss in which they are 
packed and plant as soon as pos- 
sible. The plants must be pruned 
severely before planting, all weak 
branches are better cut away en- 
tirely and the others pruned to 
three or four eyes or buds, taking 
care to have the high- 
est eye on the outside 
of the cane. If the 
eyes cannot be seen, 
prune to five or six 
inches. 
With beds prepared 
as above there is ma- 
nure enough to last 
_ day, for the 
several years, but during the growing 
season they should be fertilized every 
week, using bone meal and wood ashes 
alternately. Liquid manure should also 
be applied every week during blooming 
periods. This fertilizing pays and must 
be done if the finest blooms are wanted. 
Remember that Tea Roses cannot 
always be reckoned on to withstand 
the Northern winter, although the 
strongest may do so with careful pro- 
tection. All Roses mentioned must be 
protected and the second season will 
show even more wonderful blooms. 
Cultivate with a hoe or weeder twice 
a week, whether the weather is wet or 
dry, as it is necessary to keep the 
ground broken not only on account of 
weeds but also for the best health of the 
plants. Watering, when necessary, 
should only be done in the early morn- 
ing, as watering at night is likely to 
cause mildew. 
Not many remedies are needed to fight 
bugs. Tobacco dust used every few 
days will keep down the green aphis. 
Tobacco, whale-oil soap, Aphine, or some 
such preparation used two or three 
times during the season, applied accord- 
ing to directions with a whisk broom, will 
keep the foliage free from most insects. 
Rose bugs must be picked by hand and 
dropped into a small dish of kerosene. 
These remedies are really very little 
trouble and their use pays in keeping 
the foliage in good condition. 
By the first week in July after plant- 
ing in April the garden will be a beau- 
tiful spot. There will be Roses of all 
colors and in every stage of develop- 
ment, and if a hundred or more bushes 
have been planted an armful of blooms 
may be expected almost every morning 
or evening. Pick the flowers early or 
late and put in water for a time; never 
in the mid- fate 5 
dle of the 
blooms will 
not then 
keep. 
