June, 1918 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
157 
An Attractive Home Means 
Contentment 
Keep the children at home by making 
them proud of it. The most effective 
and economical way to do this, is to 
beautify the lawn. Careful arrange- 
ment and good plants are essential. Our 
Landscape Department has specialized 
in this work, is familiar with Wiscon- 
sin conditions, and has probably the 
largest assortment of choice nursery 
stock in the state to select from. 
While Elm Nursery Co. 
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 
labor and fertilizer facilities are es- 
sential, it is pointed out. 
How to Cut Roses 
There is a right and a wrong 
way to cut roses. The choice of 
the latter may seriously injure the 
blossom-producing properties of 
the plants, it is pointed out by 
specialists of the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture. This applies par- 
ticularly, of course, to rose plants 
chosen and grown especially for 
cut-flower production. Such roses 
will be largely of the perpetual 
blooming sort. 
When a rose is cut from such 
plants — tea roses or other perpet- 
ual bloomers — only two or three 
eyes of the current season ’s growth 
of that branch should be left on the 
plant. This should give the roses 
very long stems. Succeeding blos- 
soms should be cut close to the 
ground. It will seem like destroy- 
ing the bush to take so much off it, 
but if the object is the production 
of roses, the cutting away of the 
surplus wood will attain the de- 
sired end. 
If the spring pruning has not 
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HARDY OLD FASHIONED PLANTS 
OUR SPECIALTY 
The best varieties for Wisconsin conditions, carefully grown and 
carefully packed. Write for prices 
WILLIAM TOOLE & SON 
Hardy Plant and Pansy Farm Baraboo, Wis. 
A LARGE STOCK OF 
Apple, Cherry and Plum Trees, Grape Vines, 
Blackberry, Raspberry and 
Strawberry Plants 
Both Everbearing and common varieties. 
And a general line of ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS and ROSES. 
All stock clean and thrifty, the best that can be grown in Wisconsin. 
GREAT NORTHERN NURSERY CO. 
Write for catalog and prices Baraboo, Wis. 
The Kickapoo Valley W ^ S ^,Z° RED 
Oar Specialty: Planting and Developing orchards for non-residents. 
A few choice tracts for sale. If interested, write us. 
KICKAPOO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 
GAYS MILLS, WISCONSIN 
