July, 1913 



Notes on Rose Planting. 



Roses must have bcda or places 

 to thoiiiselves if linest quality 

 blooms are wanted. 



Start iu the ccutre ol the bed 

 with the taJler growing kinds, and 

 graduate the others so that their 

 heig^hts shall slope towards the 

 edge of the bed. 



The beds should not be so wide 

 that you must tread on them to 

 gather blooms from the centre. 

 Four feet wide is a good width, 

 but some rosarians recommend 

 five or five-and-a-half feet in which 

 they plant only three rows o£ 

 Roses, the tallest in the centre, 

 and the otliers at i8ins. distant 

 from that. This is a very good 

 arrangement if you can afford the 

 space for it. 



As soon as you receiv'e the 

 plants impack them at once. If the 

 weather is wet and the ground is 

 sticky do not plant, but heel them 

 in. When the ground is right pro- 

 ceed to plant. Be careful not to 

 break the roots and stems, disen- 

 tangle any which are matted to- 

 gether, cut away from the roots 

 with a sharp knife any bruised or 

 injured portions, shorten roots 

 which are over long especially such 

 as go straight down, and cut away 

 any suckers, and remove buds on 

 the roots which will cause suckers. 

 Do not plant too deeply. Do not 

 cover the plants deeper than they 

 were planted before. If stakes are 

 required drive them in their places 

 before you plant. Spread the 

 roots out equally in all directions 

 (seeing that none cross) in the 

 hole prepared to receive them, then 

 scatter fine soil amongst them. 

 Lift the plant up and down a little 

 to settle the soil amongst the 

 fibres, then fill up the hole with 

 fine soil and trample it so that it 

 is firm. Then give them a good 

 soaking, and later on fill in the 

 hole with fine soil level with the 

 surface. 



Before planting see that the 

 labels are secured on the plants. 

 If the roots of Roses are dry when 

 received, water them well. Do not 

 allow the plants to remam un- 

 covered whilst you are planting 

 the one removed for that purpose 

 as the wind (especially from the 

 east), dries the sap out of them. 

 Some people place the Roses in a 

 mud puddle, but it mats the 

 roots. If you cannot tmpack the 

 Roses immediately they will not 

 hurt if left unpacked in an out- 

 house for a day, or even for a 

 little longer. If for longer then 

 lay them in. 



THJbJ GARDEN AND FIELD. 



Laying in means to lay the 

 plants Hat on the ground and 

 bury them completely, roots and 

 tops, si.x inches deep. Afterwards 

 give them a good soaring with 

 water, and at the end of three 

 days they will be generallyi re- 

 stored to their original growth. 

 This is a good way to revive them 

 if very wilted and dry after a long 

 journey. 



jjortion is reached. This should 

 make a perfectly water-tii,dit and 

 reliablo basin. If a finer or more 

 finished surface is desired, fimish 

 the whole of! with a thin skim- 

 ming of neat cement. 



Making a Pond. 



clay is not absolutely, essential 

 in these matters, but on a shifting 

 sandy bottom is very desirable, 

 and generally proof against crack- 

 ing. Concrete with cement surfac- 

 ing, however, may be made strong- 

 enough for any purpose provided 

 the bottom beiow the concrete bed 

 is not swept or inundated, by 

 water in winter time. In such cir- 

 cumstances the strongest concrete, 

 by- virtue of its own dead wieight 

 and settling down, may crack. 

 Hence the need of a body of ad- 

 hesive soil, as, e.g., tempered clay, 

 which remains unmlluenced by ■ the 

 water. Provision should be made 

 for at least a 9-inch bottom of con- 

 crete, a good proportion being 

 three of clean gravel to one of 

 cement. The surfacing coat should 

 consist of clean, well-washed sand 

 and cement in equal proportions, 

 and I inch in thickness for the bot- 

 tom and lower sides, modifying the 

 thickness as the surface or upper 



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