^I^^^very letter, "Amateur Gardeners," will be answered — 

 E." ^'^^ 4j every garden need, every garden problem that confronts 

 I I^^Sj i P^^^l^s you or worries you, write about it and if I 



cannot help you solve it, I will see to it that those who 

 r ^^ rn^^f specialize in that particular problem, need or worry of 



yours will do so. — <^ f^^^^ 



Q. "J.T.A." Do you approve of potted rose plants? 



A. I do, indeed, for late or emergency planting. If you carefully 

 remove the pots, and enrich the holes in which the potted roses are 

 to be placed far more liberally than you do for dormant rose plants, 

 in a surprisingly short time these potted roses will be in bloom. Why? 

 Because they have an established root growth and receive little or no 

 check in being transplanted from pots to rose bed, if the soil around 

 them is undisturbed. I have seen complete rose gardens successfully 

 planted with potted roses. Always remove all the foliage and prune. 



Q. "W.E.E." The climbers on one side of an arch I wished 

 quickly covered with the Dr. Van Fleet rose grew very slowly in 

 comparison with the other side. Can I do anything to hurry it along? 



A. Make a deep crescent-shaped depression around the slow-grow- 

 ing plants, and once a week give them a gallon of water in which one 

 ounce of Nitrate of Soda has been dissolved. Mid-week a pint of sheep 

 fertilizer stirred in a half gallon of water. Withhold all food from 

 the strong growing side. This stimulating and feeding will soon 

 hurry the growth to the top and even over the arch. 



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Q. "C.F.P." So few of my Jonkheer L. Mock roses would fully 

 open; sometimes one side would partially open, etc. 



A, Cut the blooms only when four petals at least are open. Do 



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