NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE 



ROSES IN OPEN GROUND. 



Roses are the most beautiful of all Flowers, and are the easiest to grow ; they can be grown in 

 pots when necessary, but always thrive best in open ground. 



Rose Buds are more highly valued for table and personal decoration than any other flowers. A 

 small bed, costing only two or three dollars, will enliven your grounds and furnish a nice supply of 

 buds during the whole growing season. 



Ever-Bloonung- Roses. — Our Ever-Blooming Roses begin to bloom almost as soon as planted, 

 and continue to produce a constant succession of lovely buds and flowers through all the summer and 

 autumn months, until frozen up or covered with snow. These are the most beautiful of all Roses ; 

 they combine perfect and lovely form with delicious fragrance, and all the charming and exquisite 

 shades of color that Roses ever assume. They thrive and bloom nicely in all parts of the United 

 States and Canada. In the north they require protection during winter. 



Hybrid Perpetual and Moss Roses are entirely hardy ; need no protection in winter ; 

 bear hardship and neglect well, and when planted may be expected to bloom regularly every year 

 without much attention. The flowers are of immense size, very double and fragrant and mostly of 

 deep colors. 



Climbing" Roses are also entirely hardy. They need support, and should be planted near a 

 porch or trellis or some object designed to be covered from sight. 



Preparation of th.e Q-round. — Roses will do well in any ordinary fertile ground, but are of 

 course improved by rich soil and thorough cultivation. The ground should be well spaded and pul- 

 verized to the depth of a foot or more, and enriched by digging in any fertilizing material that may 

 be at hand. Roses appear to best advantage when planted in beds or masses by themselves — they 

 should not be mixed with other flowers when it can be avoided. 



"Wlien to Plant. — In the spring Roses should not be planted in open ground until danger from 

 freezing is past — many people prefer to get their plants early, and grow in pots or boxes indoors till- 

 the season is favorable for setting out. 



HO'W to Plant. — When the ground is thoroughly prepared, wet the roots of the Roses so that 

 the earth will adhere to them; make holes of suitable size; put in the plant slightly deeper than it 

 has grown ; spread out the roots nicely in theirnatiiral position ; cover with fine soil, and pack down 

 tightly with the hand. It is important that the earth be well firmed down. 



Water. — If the ground is dry when planted, water thoroughly, so as to soak the earth down to 

 the roots of the plants. After this not much water is required unless the weather is very dry. Plants 

 will not thrive if kept too wet. 



Cultivation. — After planting, the ground should not be allowed to bake or become hard, but 

 should be frequently stirred with hoe and rake or other implements, so as to keep it light and friable, 

 as well as clear from weeds and grass, A thorough stirring of the soil is frequently better than water- 

 ing, and answers nearly the same purpose. Faded flowers should be removed daily; this adds to the 

 neat appearance of the beds and encourages fresh bloom. The effort to produce seeds from mature d 

 flowers weakens the vitality of the plant and hinders its growth. This is particularly applicable to 

 the Hybrid Perpetual class — some of which are rather shy autumn bloomers — unless care is taken to 

 keep them growing rapidly during the summer. At the approach of winter it is a good plan to give 

 the bed a covering of coarse manure, forest leaves, partially decomposed sods, road scrapings, or any 

 similar material that is convenient ; this serves as a slight protection, and induces a strong early 

 growth the following season. 



Pruning. — The Ever-Blooming Roses do not require pruning in the summer except what may 

 be necessary to keep the plants in reasonable shape and limit. In the spring it is best to cut back at 

 least one-half of the last season's growth, and cut off all dead shoots down to the live wood. A Rose 

 may be winter killed, quite to the ground, but if the root is not injured, it will put forth new growth 

 and bloom as well as before. 



The Hybrid Perpetual and Moss Roses bIoo7n best on strong jiezv wood. They should 

 therefore be cut back severely in the spring before growth has commenced. anH slightly shortened in 

 after the season of first bloom. As these Roses will gradually attain considerable size, the pruning 



