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PLANTING AND CARE OF ORNAMENTALS 
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PHLOX 
Phlox are hardy and thrive everywhere. Spade the 
ground well and work it fine. Then dig a hole deep 
enough so the crown, or bud, will come one inch below 
the surface, and large enough so that the roots will 
not be crowded. Be careful not to get the buds at 
the base of the stalk too deep. The old stalk is dead, 
and the new top must be developed from these buds. 
Press the earth firmly about the roots. If the plant- 
ing is done in the fall, mulch with five or six inches of 
loose earth and leaves. Rake this off in the spring. 
Blooms can be produced all summer by cutting off the 
tips of some of the shoots as soon as the buds start to 
form. These shoots will put out side branches, which 
provide a later bloom. Plant twelve to thirty inches 
apart. 
The tops die to the ground each winter and should 
be cut off. Some gardeners leave the dead tops until 
spring, so that the roots will not be dug up by mis- 
take or injured when the ground is worked over. The 
roots can be divided as soon as the new sprouts ap- 
pear above the ground in the spring. This will not 
prevent their blooming. They should be lifted and re- 
set in fresh earth every four or five years to give 
If there is any trouble with mUdew, they 
at the crown. These buds must , ,,, i - "i .1 ii-i' 
be set not more than one inch be- should be divided and transplanted every third year, 
low the surface of the ground, aa Mildew is seldom troublesome; but, where this is the 
shown above. case, spray thoroughly with Bordeaux mixture early in 
the spring. 
ROSES 
Roses should have a warm, sunny location. They can be made to grow on 
any soil, preferably a deep, well-drained, fertile loam. A few bushes of suitable 
varieties, set out like any other shrub, will thrive almost anywhere with the care 
usually given to shrubs and other plants. Nothing will respond to care and fer- 
tilizing as does the Rose, and in order to get the largest, most perfect bloom 
throughout the entire season, special planting and attention is necessary. 
When to Plant Roses can be planted either in the fall or spring. (See the general 
paragraph on "When to Plant," page 14.) Early planting is best. 
Roses are handled according to the type of Rose you plant and the results you 
require. Conrad F. Meyer and Rosa Rugosa may be used as shrubs, in which case 
they are treated as other shrubs. The climbing Roses are treated very much as 
other chmbing vines. These climbing varieties may also be planted in rows and 
cut back to form a hedge. 
When grown for cut flowers, they should be planted in beds and cultivated 
as any other crop. There are two classes of Roses for planting in beds: the bedding 
Roses, such as Annie MuUer and Gruss an Teplitz, which produce a profusion of 
medium or small-sized blooms that are most attractive on the bush and are grown 
as an ornament in the yard; the other varieties, suchas Snow Queen, Maman Cochet, 
and Wm. R. Smith, are grown for their attractive individual bloom and used as cut 
flowers. 
For planting in beds, the following directions are especially worth while. They 
will give you results that you never dreamed possible. Follow these methods as 
far as you can. 
Soil Preferably a deep, well-drained, fertile loam. Stiff clay can be improved 
with several loads of sifted coal ashes or sand. To get best results, a great deal of 
compost or well-rotted manure should be mixed in with the dirt. You can not 
make the soil too rich, but no newly planted Rose should have its ronta within strik- 
ing distance of even old or well-rotted manure. 
