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ROSE CULTIVATION 
Ornamental holes large enough to hold the roots without crowd- 
Trppc ^ inches deeper than it stood in the 
irees nursery. Fill in the hole with loose, rich dirt, pressing 
it firmly about the roots; when the hole is nearly full, pour in 2 to 4 
gallons of water. After the water soaks into the ground, fill in the 
balance of the hole with loose dirt. 
Pruning Cut off any broken roots and shorten any that are extra 
long. Cut off the smaller branches and shorten the large ones to four or 
five good buds. 
Roses 
The most beautiful of all flowers, the Rose, can be grown in every 
part of the country. There are several varieties like Snow Queen (White 
American Beauty ) and General Jacqueminot, which are extremely hardy, 
and will succeed in the Northern States. Even the medium hardy Roses 
can be grown there if given some protection during the winter. The 
beautiful Hybrid Teas are hardy, and also the Pink Cochet, the hardiest 
of all the Tea Roses, which are tender as a class, and can be left outdoors 
as far north as Philadelphia, and will survive most winters in the vicinity 
of St. Louis. 
Roses should have a warm, 
sunny location. They can be made 
to grow on any soil, but prefer a 
deep, fertile, well-drained loam. If 
you have a stiff clay soil, several 
loads of sifted coal ashes or sand 
can be spaded in to improve its 
condition. To get best results, 
Roses should be fertilized heavily. 
You can not make the ground too 
rich. 
Roses can be planted either in 
the fall or spring. Early planting 
is the best. Roses can be set by 
themselves, or planted in hedges, 
for which the Conrad F. Meyer is 
especially good. Where they are 
wanted for display or cut flowers, 
they should be planted in beds. 
The beds should be 3 to 4 feet wide 
— enough for two or three rows of 
bushes — and as long as desired. 
The Roses should be set 1 or 2 
feet apart in the bed, depending 
on whether they are strong grow- 
ers, like the Pink Cochet and Snow 
Queen, or small growers, like 
Annie Miller. 
Roses are propagated by two 
methods; first by growing from 
cuttings and greenwood tips, which gives a plant on its own roots; second 
by budding on Manetti or other hardy brier stocks. This method gives a 
stronger-growing plant, and is necessary for many of the less vigorous 
varieties. The objection to this method is that it requires some care 
and attention in pruning, else the brier stock will put out suckers below 
the bud and eventually crowd it out. The growth from the bud is less 
vigorous, and sometimes the suckers from the brier stock are allowed to 
remain, by those who oan not distinguish one from the other. This mis- 
Cover the tops of newly planted 
rose bushes with a mound of loose 
dirt 6 to 12 Inches tall. This prevents 
the tops from drying out and dying 
before they can start growth. As 
soon as the buds swell and start to 
grow, rake this mound oti. When 
planting budded roses, the point 
where the bud was Inserted In the 
stock (as shown by "A") should be 
set several Inches below the surface 
of the ground. 
