V CERTAIN ROSES THAT MUST BE V 



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eHERE are certain roses that will not bloom the same 

 Summer when planted in the Spring of that Summer, 

 and there are certain roses that will bloom the same 

 Summer but not so lavishly as when planted the pre- 

 ceding Fall. As these roses are absolutely hardy, why not benefit 

 by gaining a year, especially when there is more time for plant- 

 ing in the Fall ? We have the hybrid Rogusa rose, Conrad F. 

 Meyer, and what a mammoth bush it is ! Under favorable condi- 

 tions it will grow seven feet tall — a great, symmetrical bush with 

 superbly formed blooms, almost identical to those of Caroline 

 Testout. Many who grow the Conrad F. Meyer consider it the 

 most deliciously perfumed of any rose that grows, with the pos- 

 sible exception of Gruss an Teplitz. And what an ideal hedge 

 rose Conrad Meyer is if given space enough to develop to its 

 natural form — it is so commanding as an accentuation ! 



In preparing holes for Conrad F. Meyer, have them as wide 

 and deep as though you were planting a vigorous young tree, for 

 that is about what it is. Thirty inches deep and three feet wide 

 is none too wide or too deep. This rose does not require pruning, 

 but the faded blooms should be cut away with long stems; also, 

 any dead wood or unripe tips of canes. The first Winter it should 

 be protected with five or six inches of rotted stable manure well 

 spread over the surface for about three feet. 



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