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Roses in Oregon 
I HAVE a most delightful Rose garden in 
which I have tried out many varieties. The 
soil is heavy and rich, and never lacks an abun- 
dance of moisture. The plants are seldom 
troubled by mildew; and as the temperature 
rarely goes below 18 degrees in winter in this 
locality, the plants do not winter kill. Three 
of my most dependable varieties are Kaiserin 
Augusta Victoria, Mad. Caroline Testout, and 
Helen Gould. They are healthy and vigorous 
growers, with lovely foliage. The Testout 
flower is cup-shaped, a bright clear pink with a 
salmon tint, very full, with immense petals. 
Helen Gould, apparently a deep rose red, is 
really a deep pink. It is very full, the buds 
high pointed with recurving petals. The stems 
are weak and give a pretty droop to the heavy 
blooms, which last on the bush for several days. 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria is a cream white 
with a deep cream centre. It also has high 
pointed blooms, with rolled back petals of per- 
ect texture. The bush is low, very well 
branched and holds its blooms exquisitely. 
A very pretty effect I have had by growing 
the following Roses on a wall in the garden. 
Madam Berard I have found very reliable, being 
always in bloom and very large. It holds its 
beautiful foliage all through the year; the 
flower is full, a gold and peach color running 
into deep flesh tones, not so deep as Gloire de 
Dijon, however. Perle des Jardins has immense 
blooms and deep pointed, broad buds; a golden 
yellow of a deeper tone than Marechal Niel, and 
does not fade or turn pinkish in the sun. 
Niphetos is pure white, with immense blooms, a 
very strong grower and bears quantities of 
buds, most of which have to be discarded. Its 
habit of growth and foliage are very good. 
William A. Richardson with us is sometimes 
orange yellow, more often an unattractive 
white. It produces quantities of wide, shallow 
blooms. 
Two Roses recently introduced into my gar- 
den attract every one’s attention. One is Mad. 
Leon Paine, a delicate flesh and salmon in color, 
deepening to orange. Its flowers are nicely per- 
fumed, broad, deep pointed. It grows about 
three feet high, blooms continuously and does 
well in a dry season. The other is Geo. C. 
Waud, red, a cerise poppy red, producing a pro- 
fusion of blooms on long, stiff stems. The flow- 
ers open slowly and are very full and eae 
Do not put it near La France or Helen Gould, 
however, as it is such a vivid shade that only 
the yellow pinks can endure the contrast. 
Grant’s Pass, Ore. Mrs. Jonn RAWLEY. 
When Roses Do Not Bloom! 
VERY one who loves flowers wants to grow 
Roses; but when the plants do not bloom, 
notwithstanding excellent care and attention, it 
is certainly discouraging. 
I have seen many thrifty looking Rose bushes 
without a bloom on them. Last summer my 
neighbor had such a plant; when asked if I 
knew why it did not bloom, I told him the plant 
was too near a well, the soil was too cold and 
wet, and the bush did not receive sufficient sun- 
shine. These are conditions which will invari- 
ably prevent roses from oom 
Roses require plenty of sunlight. In North- 
ern climates the bed should be placed where the 
plants will get sunshine most of the day. If 
this is not practicable, then the bed should he 
The Readers’ Service is prepared to advise parents in regard to schools 
APRIL, 1916 
located where it will receive the morning sun. 
A south or southeasterly exposure is good: 
The best soil is one with plenty of humus, 
which has the power of holding moisture in dry 
weather. For this purpose clay loams are to be 
preferred to sandy loams. Heavier soils also re- 
tain plant food better than light soils. Roses 
require considerable fertilizer; consequently, 
light soils should not be selected, since they are 
apt to dry out during hot summer days. 
The most important reason why Roses don’t 
bloom is the presence of too much soil moisture. 
Where water lies within three feet of the sur- 
face the soil should be tile drained. Such a soil 
is too cold and Roses, if they bloom at all, will 
not bloom well in it. If soils of this character 
contain plenty of plant food, the plants may 
make strong growth but will be likely not to 
bloom. This condition often puzzles the grower, 
as it did my neighbor. The soil should be cool, 
well drained, deep and rich. Even soils of good 
texture should be well supplied with compost, 
well-rotted barnyard manure, or chicken drop- 
pings. Before the Roses are planted, work the 
manure thoroughly into the soil. 
To make a good bed for Roses where the soil 
is not naturally deep and well drained, the top 
soil should first be removed and then the sub- 
soil to the depth of about two feet. If the sub- 
- soil needs draining, lay two or three inch tile 
on the bottom with sufficient slope to carry off 
the surplus water easily to an outlet. If the 
draining is not practicable, a layer of gravel 
or small stones will serve the purpose, though 
not as satisfactorily as tile. On top of the tile 
or gravel place some good soil or clay loam, 
then a heavy dressing of compost or rotted ma- 
nure. The fertilizer should be spaded in. Re- 
place the surface soil to which has been added 
a dressing of manure. This should also be well 
worked into the top soil. Let the soil settle for 
several weeks before planting the bushes. For 
soils with good drainage this treatment is not 
necessary. 
Roses may be grown in almost any good 
loamy soil which receives sufficient sunshine 
and is neither too wet nor too dry. 
Kensington, Md. JAMES B. MorMAN. 
Roses in the Far South 
OSES grow quite well in Florida, though not 
as luxuriantly as on the Pacific Coast. This 
is caused to some extent by the lack of a clay 
subsoil in many places in Florida, and Roses do 
best, it seems, in that kind of soil. Still, clay 
is often used to make a layer or bedding under 
the Rose-bed. The clay should be several inches 
thick, and the outside edges somewhat elevated, 
so as to retain the moisture. Then several 
inches of surface soil, well fertilized, should be 
replaced. For fertilizing Roses, nothing is bet- 
ter than cow manure, worked well into the soil 
and also applied in the form of liquid manure. 
In this climate cow manure does not rot 
easily; it usually dries hard, though by cover- 
ing it with soil it will decay in time. If it is 
possible to grind it up, it is much more quickly 
incorporated into the soil. 
Roses mature very rapidly here, and bloom 
more or less all the year in south Florida—that 
is, Tampa and farther south. Perhaps on ac- 
count of the quick development of the blooms, 
the flowers do not seem to have the substance 
and lasting qualities of Roses grown in cooler 
climates; not the fragrance, except the Ameri- 
can Beauty. H. R. M. 
