34 ROSES~(Contmued.) 
State Nursery and Seed Co. 
The Care of Roses 
SITUATION. 
Best results can be obtained by planting Roses 
where they receive the full benefit of the sun, and 
sheltered from the north winds. Under no conditions 
should they be planted where they are liable to come 
into contact with the roots of large trees and shrubs. 
SOIL. 
The best soil for Roses is sod from an old pasture, 
adding some well rotted cow manure. 
PLANTING— PREPARATION OF 
THE BED. 
The bed should be prepared a short while before 
planting, so as to let the soil settle. The depth of the 
bed depends on the size of the plant, usually about one 
foot. Fill this with the soil and manure, being careful 
to provide for proper drainage. On receiving the 
plants, if in a dormant state, the tips of the roots should 
be cut off about half an inch or more. 
If the plants are from pots, they should be set so that 
the ball of earth is about one incih below the level of 
the ground, and the soil around them made very firm. 
Great care should be taken to see that the roots are 
evenly distributed, as upon this detail quantity and 
quality of blooms will depend. A thorough soaking 
of water should then be given. 
WINTER PROTECTION. 
Almost all the roses (the Hardy Yellow varieties 
are some of the exceptions), should be protected dur- 
ing winter. For this purpose we use long, clean straw, 
bending the rose bushes to the ground and covering the 
straw over them to a thickness of about six inches. 
Another good plan is to use a heavy sheaf of straw 
tied close at the top, and the rose bush tied in the cen- 
ter of the sheaf. This is a good method in places 
where water or melted snow is apt to drain to the 
plants. With this method it is also beneficial to draw 
the earth to the stem of the plant before covering with 
the straw. 
PRUNING. 
Immediately the first killing frost cuts back the 
young growth in the fall, prune back the frozen wood 
into well ripened wood. This is important, and will 
often insure the life of tender Roses in severe winters. 
As soon as the plants show the first sign of activity in 
the spring, then give them the principal pruning of the 
year, beginning with the H. P. class. Climbing Roses 
need very little pruning, except to remove dead and 
superfluous wood, and to make long canes conform 
to some desired effect. 
INSECT PESTS. 
A weekly application of some insecticide will well 
repay you in the ultimate growth and health of your 
Roses. It is almost impossible to name any stated mix- 
ture. We refer you to our list of Insecticides. 
An Aid to Rose Lovers 
The appended classification with the abbreviations 
used in the general list will be of value to the lover of 
Roses, an aid to an intelligent selection of varieties best 
suited to any particular location; a reliable guide to 
the hardiness of varieties offered, and the correspond- 
ing amount of protection required. 
Hybrid-Perpetual — H. P. A strong growing hardy 
type. Produce larger blooms than any other class. 
Hybrid Tea—H. T. A cross between the H. P. 
and T. types, combining the hardiness of the H. P. 
with the free blooming quality of the T. Rose. Re- 
quire in most cases more protection than the H. P. 
type. This is the class known as the Monthly or 
Everblooming Roses. 
Tea — T. The well known Tea Roses, with Tea 
fragrance, everblooming and of tender nature. 
Climbing Tea. — C. T. Climbers of the same class as 
the Tea Roses. 
Climbing Polyantha — C. P. Known as the Ram- 
blers. Hardy and flowering in clusters. 
Polyantha — P. A hardy low growang type flower- 
ing in clusters. 
Hybrid Polyantha — H. Pol. A medium hardy type, 
flowering in clusters. 
Hybrid China — H. C. Very free blooming and a 
tender type. 
Noisette — N. A tender type of Rose, flowering in 
single blooms of good size. As a class are generally 
climbers. 
Hybrid Wichuriana — H. W. Hardy climbers, flow- 
ering in clusters. 
Climbing Hybrid Tea Wichuriana — C. H. T. W. 
A hardy type of climbers, flowering with single 
blooms of good size. 
Seligera — 5. Known as Prairie Roses. Very hardy 
and always of the climbing or trailing habit. 
Bourbon — B. A hardy free flowering type. 
Austrian — A. Austrian or Yellow Brier Roses; very 
hardy. 
Rugosa or Ramanus — R. A very hardy type of Rose, 
extremely valuable for hedges and specimen plants. 
