roots is, that they give us not sickly or anemic 

 shoots, but healthy and robust vigorous ones, 

 for only such shoots will bear bloom worthy of 

 our admiration or suitable and desirable for 

 cutting. 



WATERING 



^ There is certain care and attention that roses 

 must have during the Summer — their blooming 

 season. Need I say that first of all is watering 

 which never should be done during the heat of 

 the day. The best time is early in the morning, 

 or late in the afternoon when the rays of the sun 

 are tempered. A slight watering does more injury 

 than good. To merely dampen the surface of the 

 soil is most injurious and will cause the roots 

 to come up for the moisture that they should 

 find deep down. Surface watering usually re- 

 sults in producing surface rooters, very few blooms 

 and very poor ones at that. 



^ Roses are intelligent, for their roots will seek 



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