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L. L. MAY & CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
PY'S GJIOIGE ROSES. 
s.„,e prSl'f "/■^roH.y^^ Roses insures our patrons stronger and healthier plants than ean be procured elsewhere at the 
Z^Jfr. ^(^^^S, these are generally foreed, and consequently utterly worthless 
wrgrl7e'f:rfoZZ"^^^^^^^^^^^ 
Srown expressly for our n^ail trade, are fro'J% to tot^ies'tiX 'o/7otle't'silT^^^^^^^^ o'/.fcy^,^f ''''' 
A Few Hints on the Culture of Roses, which, if Followed, will insure Success. 
ft','..*''-? domain of Flora, the Rose stands pre-eminent— the 
who,V'« I H^;;^" °/ . " possesses and unites in on? ^ka^mr^l 
I * °<-^° features which singly charaeterize our other popular 
flowers ; beauty and variety of form, rich colors and delicate tints with 
^^*c,T,^^t'^*'V*^''*'^"iJ"'''''"°'"i ^ 'thal adapted ?o sSa wkle 'ranle 
of chmate -from the sunny South, where the everblooming Teas deuSht 
the eye with a never-ceasing display of delicately tinted and perfumed 
blossoms, to the far North, where each returnin/season hrin<r; fi^I?, „ 
glorious burst of deep and richly colored b™o4, wUh therr^powerful 
and delicious odors. Since the history of flowers began, the Rose has 
?in,H'^?'?''^°'^?°"°'''""°"^ beautiful companions, and will con! 
tinue to reign as long as summers come and go. The sight of a nerfect 
hr^^";?' ^>^ '''''^n« P'"-'^st and most rffiued feelings in the fuman 
The P « ^^-7, r''""^ °^ '^'=^"5^, f""^ refinement whereveHt is found 
„^ Rose ^ylll live grow and bloom, when once established, with ittle 
or no attention, but, as with everything else, perfection can be nl U nl,! 
Soli' l -r?"^" i"t<^'lig™t effort, ancf to bring out the g orions 
possibilities of the Kose, requires a knowledge and supply of its wantt 
J^f.V^i'"'''?''^' ^"'^ i"struct^ons fof fts ^c^^ltivlti^n- of 
^f^lTAl^^""" "° ^""^ elaborate treatise on Roscgrowing bi?t 
if the directions we give are carefully observed the result will prove a 
s^irprise to most amateurs, bring them an abundant harvcstof la?g?Ind 
more richly colored, fragrant flowers than they perhaps have c?ef seen 
for the great majority of Roses planted each year reSeive Jo clre af??; 
«n?e?^?o°dVreI[St'^"' ^-^^ ^^o.soLl'X^^'^^l 
PREPARING THE SOIL. 
. As remarked above, Roses will grow with but litfe cultivation n„M 
in any common soil, but they luxuriate in a deep soil and 
In most gardens the only trouble is that the ground is not richeno«o-h 
This js easily remedied by applving a heavy coat of manr!?,. JJ,,?!^?!!^ 
it in through the soil to t he depth of abSu 1 18 incL"^"t sLuTd b? thol^ 
i^?^]l'^''°lSu'"^^ti the .oil, and the whole we'll broken «S wfth 
the .spade Where the soil is naturally heavy and w-et particularl v^f o 
clayey nature, the whole bed will have to be chaneed before i t ^nfL, 
Roses successfu'iy. To accomplish this remove theLrfh 7ro.j J^ 
be'oh? ^P*" °f 1? i"?>^« ^"d replac"w°trg*ood son - t&?^^^^ 
?o J^'^^'^JS^'^ by removing the surface of the sod from an old pasture and 
taking the earth immediately below for about three inches •'^this 4il?b^ 
fine and porous, containing the roots and fibres of the grass aid whei? 
well manured, makes the best kind ofsoU for Roses Tf thl'S)^?!.- • 
very wet, it should, of course, be well drained as nothin 
Tn^ct^^f^^'S" than wet soil. Roses p\an?ld In rd"^?p\°gch "ofl'fin^^n"" 
lack of food for their roots, and should go on incriasinff in s,V^ 
beauty indefinitely, each year yielding a larger number of fin^r Ld ricT^^ 
^•"'^^ gardens may be foW tZusS^d^of plants 20 
years old, still growing and improving. "aauuo oi piants £U 
I PLANTING. 
The beds having been prepared for their reception, the Roses mnv b. 
planted as soon as received, if the weather is fa voiohii "^"e koscs may be 
moist, and plant somewhat deeper^han grown^l^n drv^^^^^^ """"t^ 
in a little water before filling uplhe hole f round' t^e rooiJ bufdo n'o'iTe? 
the surface become wet, as this causes it to bake' then 'prels the so^l 
do wn firm y around the plant. Protect for a few dkys from thi ho? s^.J 
rnk*to jVo'^^'iTonee'' -*«'^'-''<=d - 'ts new home?S,enTt s^ou'lte: 
PRUNING. 
The first spring after the Roses are planted they will reonire nr. 
ing, except to remove the dead branches- indeed it ia I,ot„^J o "i?"": 
they should ever be pruned more than t'h ras thev -S?lhnrr?f '''5' 
eacft year without it ; but their beauty is greatlv enJ^^noeH ? 
keeping the bushes trimmed in good shape by always 
Pruning should be donein theearlvsorinir before ^io„*„ „ 
to grow, and the desired shape of the S^nta shoJ^Irl be'^l. * commence 
in mind while they are being pruned ^ ^ ^^^^ constantly 
Hybrid Perpetuals, grown in beds or masses neerl r,r,\^t^u~ j.t. ■ 
branches shortened into the highest strong bud '^nfess the br^,?7.f 
so long as to hang over, wheS they shou^ld be trimLr? mo?e 
Sft-^o^t" Te^J Vt'^er°eVe?b^^^^^^^^ 
»mrngtrk'*4rt\T^^^^^^^^^^ 
th?rii^t'fhiftr L^dU'™"dfsi*r^dYoi^<:'^'" -■••^ that 
SUMMER CULTIVATION. 
so?"flf,«„e*^|,ra'SS'?So^'urhf? B?i°r?i^ ^fth'^^o^^/liTonj^v'V-'li'"^ 
Jp'er^^foVTZ "feirtts^^^l^ '"s^'aj?e ^l^^r "^^^^^^^^^^ 
p7o?tefh^;^'or"fi^rr&riti'£%S^^^^ 
baking, and keeps the roots of tileXn'ts^cool'^nFmois?.* ^"""""^ ^""^ 
WINTER PROTECTION. 
removed erriy in ?he sprtng ^ '"'"'^ °^ protection, these should be 
plL°Is''t°o"cfv'erTh^^Ia^ftrvVfth^SI7se*^cS^ 
tirely free from woo5 ash« which cluse ?hi btrkU^hrit ™- 
Cinders from railroad locomotives Ire spfendTd 'fo- thiS "'^'^ 
pose, and we wou d advise their use wheneve^. I ' this pur- 
Before covering, the plant shouM be cut back Tbout ^nfthird ""t^'^.^d. 
all young, succulent shoots ; then bend the plant rinw; * ?;,"'""'''"^ 
pegging it down to keep it in place and cove? to K^ound, 
foot with the ashes or ciade?s. El'rly in ?he spriSg most iV* ?h°/ '""'H* a 
should be removed, and bv the middle a ^* °' ^""^ 
all raked off. °^ ^"^ middle of April, or sooner, it should b1 
INSECTS. 
be';4'r?d^^f* r°'th\'a?f S'f 't^^^ ^^'^en rule may 
first the starving rosesTtheJ want th Jtreeft^^^^ ^"^ ^^^^ ^^^^ o»t 
atX^'^o^o'i! ^'^^ trfe'/^'re^t fhSv^ a^^l^eX^nd^^eS? 
and%tj?^s\''l°;!^¥Srf?r",S*r"rPa*g?eVn%'o^;t ^'"^ 
one-quarter oftn inch loZ They^'are 'usuailvl^Ac^^^^^ 
June, frequently reappearing in Aui^St TW f ^. ^* troublesome in 
face of the Icaffleaving th?fk?letSa to m Jrk^hl h 1^'= "PP" 
The best remedy is probabfv wh?te hel^We^ '''7'"'*''-*'°" ^rosght. 
and sprinkled on them. For the rSse b^^^^ ^^ter 
effectuat remedy. If the apA°Jor |ree,ri?vaftaek tS'"^^^^ " 
t.on ol tobacco water will usuall/make an end of them fpplica- 
Mnd«w "t?^X sprinkled n^on them from an old pepper bo^ P""' 
mildew — This disease is generally caused hv eV+i™ 
col.l, and by a long continulnce of'damp clou'drwea^her° T^^^^^ 
remedies are sulnhur and <!rt<-»f' r»n#» *uJ,^^ ^ wcacmr. The best 
moment the disea"^" makes its Sppeamnce. '^ """"'^ ^PP"«d , 
ROSES IN POTS. 
The Tea Bourbon and China Roses should be selected for • 
pots m the house, for here a succession of bloom Uusuallf^?e^'"*^ I? 
Few persons grow roses in iiots pireer,f f.-^,. usually required, 
bloom in winter Ahereflre SSj reSs win beS^v^" l-avingthera 
end. The soil s'hould be compos™^o^^wo-thirds iLh^*^^^^^^ 
and one-third well decomposed manlrc! Ttis well to pKco . l"'" '^^^ 
of broken crock or some coarse gravel in the bottom of tv,e „5/t^ P'^""' 
f^ei^rfop rtiie xi:^:!^S^^£B^^p'l : 
pjfntSryVa^-^r^;;^?h^?o^^^^^^ 
allow all buds to remain, and Jv^^IlTtlfunfi^tTpossTb^^^ 
