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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1905 



developed, and they measured 12 feet in 

 height, with 8 feet in diameter at the base. 



Bloomed Three Times in 

 Fourteen Months 



I. M. Angell, New York 



SWEET WILLIAMS sown July 21, 1904, 

 and wintered with no protection but the 

 snow were in bloom the first week in June, 

 1905. By June 27th they had passed their 

 best, and the flower heads were cut off before 

 having a chance to go to seed. The plants 

 sent out side shoots and were in bud again by 

 the first part of July. The second season 

 of flowering lasted about three weeks, until 

 the first of August, when the plants were 

 again cut back. On August 28th they 

 started with a third crop of flowers. By 

 this time the plants were very bushy, with 

 numerous side branches, and the blooms 

 were much lower than the first flowers. The 

 photograph was taken at the height of their 



Rhubarb all the year. Grow the plants in a barrel 

 and feed heavily. Get extra strong roots in the first 

 place and have pie the next season without waiting 

 four years. This was photographed in July 



second bloom, July 2 2d. A humming-bird 

 thrust his bill into the flower-head nearest 

 the left margin of the picture, but his wings 

 moved so rapidly that only the head is to be 

 seen in the photograph. This record could 

 not be made except by midsummer sowing. If 

 we had waited till spring to plant our seed 

 there would have been no bloom till next 

 year. 



3,500 Roses On One Bush 



M. A. Nichols, Lodi, Wis. 



HPHIS Prairie Queen rose-bush occupies a 

 -*- large section of the front lawn, for we 

 have it trained horizontally over a low trellis — ■ 

 extended from time to time as the growth 

 requires — instead of climbing, which is the 

 usual way but more difficult to cover in 

 winter. 



As we have had it several years, it would be 

 enormous in size if we did not keep it in check 

 by cutting out the old branches and cutting 

 off the ends of the new. This sharp pruning 

 is done early in the spring, after lifting the 

 bush out of its winter bed. We keep it about 

 ten by twenty feet in size — the branches 

 gracefully falling each way from one root. 



Although this polyantha rose blooms but 

 once a year, we have its roses about a month 

 from first to last. One year it was so prolific 

 as to bear 3,500 roses according to actual 

 count — which is about a fair estimate of the 

 usual succession — a most beautiful sight. 



This rare growth does not come by chance; 

 the ground must be rich and kept loosened 

 about the roots. In dry weather the root 

 branches need to be well watered and the 

 foliage sprinkled. Then the foliage-eating 

 worms and green bugs must be closely 

 watched and guarded against. When we 

 see the leaves have been eaten we know that 

 the worms are around. A very weak solution 

 of white hellebore — one tablespoonful to a 

 gallon of water, switched on with a brush 

 broom — will subdue them for a short period. 



The green bug is noticeable underneath 

 the leaves and along the very tender stems. 



Don't rest satisfied with a dacKyard liKe this, which 

 is both unsanitary anb an evesore 



But taKe a little healthy exercise — make & garden and 

 enjoy fresh vegetables. This is two months' result 



Kerosene emulsion, exceedingly weak — a gill 

 of the preparation to a gallon of water — 

 thoroughly sprinkled on the foliage from a 

 watering-pot, is the best antidote for them 

 for the time being. Both of these remedies 

 have to be used quite often during the season ; 

 the only care needed is not to injure the 

 foliage by having the solutions too strong. 

 This rose-bush grows thriftily all summer. 

 Late in the fall it is gently taken down from 

 its frame and supported near the roots by 

 some very low boxes, so as not to bend the 

 strong branches too abruptly. If any are 

 too stiff to lie down well light weights are put 



Rhubarb— 45 inches long, weight, eleven ounces 



V/e have no records. But can anyone send us a picture of a better bed of Day-lily (FunKia) than this? 



