^ A large trowel full of the rose-food to the square 

 yard thoroughly and deeply worked in all around 

 the bushes and then hosed in and later, when the 

 soil is workable, loosen and powder the surface, 

 and after this refreshing and vitalizing feast they 

 will proceed to bloom again and again. Even the 

 hybrid perpetuals, Mrs. John Laing and Frau 

 Karl Druschki may be kept ablooming almost 

 all Summer with this slight attention. 

 ^ What a great pleasure it is to cut roses, but 

 after doing so we must not fail to give them the 

 necessary nourishment they must have if they are 

 to go on producing splendid flowers. It is not 

 difficult — is it? — to have the food spread on the 

 surface of the soil, thoroughly cultivating with 

 a Dutch hoe, scuffling up and ridging and using 

 the hose with a sharp spray, hosing in the food 

 so that it will be carried down to the roots that 

 will show their appreciation by more and more 

 blooms rich in substance and color. 

 ^ The flowering season of the Pillar and Rambler 

 roses is always regrettable because of its briefness, 



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