Mrs. Harold Brocklehank Miss Florence Pemberton 
Mrs. McKellar Mrs. Charles Bell 
Robin Hood Mrs. Franklin Dennison 
Souv. President Carnot Pharisaer 
Willowmere Red Radiance — both Pierson's 
and Gude's 
Another thmg which I think good to remember is that each rose 
has its time of special freedom of bloom, after which it takes a rest 
while forming new growth for more buds, and for this reason I do not 
care for large blocks of one rose which cause a spotty look in the gar- 
den. In my own garden the block system is not a success for another 
reason: many of my beds are only seen from one end because the 
paths are so narrow that I cannot allow petticoats to go through them 
with safety to the roses and incidentally to the petticoats. Con- 
sequently the block at the farther end cannot be seen, for which 
reason I prefer lines. Also in using Hnes the deficiencies of one type 
of rose can be made up by another type at either side of it. Beds of 
three lines we find the easiest to cultivate and reach, and they should 
not be too long because of the temptation to step across them — a 
rose bed should never be stepped on, as the soil must be kept loose. 
Planting Mrs. Pratt speaks of soaking the roots of her new roses in a clay 
batter and pruning aft-er planting. We prune ours first, drop them 
into pails of water and carry them in that way to the bed. Then 
about one-half shovelful of sand is thrown in directly aroimd the roots 
of each plant as it rests in the hole, being held in place by one man 
while another puts the good soil around it. We like the sand because 
it causes a lot of fine roots to start, as was found on one occasion when 
some roses had been heeled in in a sandy spot. It also protects them 
from manure in the soil, as Mrs. Pratt's clay does. I always water 
everything after planting, because water packs the soil much better 
than a rammer does if plenty is given and allowed to settle away, 
more earth being added as required. For this reason I water when 
the hole is half filled up. After planting new roses which have been 
long packed, we cover the tops with a little straw to protect them 
from Sim and wind for about a week. 
While lime is most essential in garden work, it should not be put 
on at the same time as manure, as they counteract each other. 
We do not mulch, preferring more frequent hoeings. 
Pruning Harrison's Yellow resents pruning, one should only remove the 
Harri- dead or very old wood from it. It is difficult to tell which is which 
son's except when the bush is in leaf, so we prune it like the Spring shrubs, 
Yellow after flowering. 
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