1904 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
381 
ROSE NOTES FROM NEW YORK. 
The past Winter has been a hard one for 
the Hybrid I’erpetuals. Even the hardiest 
varieties, like I’aul Neyron and Marshall I\ 
Wilder, were frozen down to within a foot or 
two of the ground. The roots are all alive, 
thanks to a heavy mulch and a comfortable 
blanket of snow, but it was a hardship to cut 
them back almost to the main stock. I have 
given up the practice of covering the tops 
late years, as in ordinary seasons only the 
late immature growth is injured; but they 
will not endure 20 degrees below zero, even 
in a sheltered position. The Teas and other 
tender sorts are best protected by covering 
with a foot or more of leaves, with a layer 
of evergreen boughs over them to prevent 
them from blowing away. In a well-drained 
spot they will winter safely without smoth¬ 
ering, but beware of water standing about the 
roots. Among the climbers Crimson Rambler 
and Wichuralana are green to the tips, the 
main branches of Ruby Queen and Prairie 
Queen are uninjured, but the great stalks as 
thick as one's thumb which the Yellow 
Rambler sent up last year are dead to the 
mulch. The common garden roses like Centi- 
folia and Harrison’s Yellow are not hurt in 
the least. 
Old, well-tried sorts are best for the be¬ 
ginner in rose culture. Margaret Dickson is 
one of the newer white varieties praised by 
professionals, but the old Coquette des 
Blanches will give three times as many 
flowers, besides being hardier and a better 
grower. So with many of the new sorts 
which are fine as exhibition roses and In flor¬ 
ists’ displays, but which prove unsatisfactory 
to the amateur. Avoid budded plants, as they 
are seldom permanent. Out of a dozen pur¬ 
chased six years ago but one remains, while 
others on their own roots, planted 18 years 
ago, have increased in size and beauty every 
year. The directions printed in The It. N.-Y. 
for the planting and care of Crimson Rambler 
apply to any roses. Nothing was said in the 
article about fighting insect enemies. The 
thick leathery foliage of this variety is not 
much troubled by the pests, but It is well to 
watch the young plants. White hellebore 
sprinkled over the leaves just as they are 
coming out Is a pretty sure preventive. 
When the enemy is once in possession, I like 
a strong decoction of quassia. Use about 
four ounces of quassia chips to a gallon of 
water, boil for 10 minutes, and apply hot. 
To reach the leaf-hopper which lurks on the 
under side of the leaves, the preparation 
must be sprayed on from below. This Is the 
best way I know to destroy the “pesky” six¬ 
footed depredator. 
Those who have never tried will be sur¬ 
prised to find how easily Crimson Rambler can 
be propagated. Take a branch on which the 
blooms have just faded and stick it into good, 
sandy soil. If not allowed to dry out, you 
will probably have a well-rooted plant by Fall. 
Another good way to increase one’s stock is 
by layering. Such varieties as Marshall P. 
Wilder and Mrs. John Laing will give 
many good flowers after the June season is 
over, but the Remontants, as a class, are 
not to be depended upon for ball blossoming. 
Yet few of us would care to miss the velvety 
blooms of a Prince Camille, even though its 
splendor is all too brief. Some plant bulbs 
of the Gladiolus among the bushes for late 
Summer flowering. Another plan is to scatter 
the seeds of dwarf mignonette and alyssum 
thickly over the ground In May. These soon 
form a sweet-scented carpet of bloom and are 
useful for bouquets. 
’The trials of a rose gardener in the country 
are many. One night last May we were 
awakened by the bleating of the sheep. They 
had escaped from their quarters and come 
into the door yard. We could think of noth¬ 
ing which they would injure, so no one stirred 
to put them back. In the morning my dis¬ 
gust was great to find that the hungry things 
had nibbled every green shoot from the 
roses. The stems were as bare as in the 
depths of Winter. They were already af¬ 
fected by the dry, cold weather, and I decided 
that this last blow put an end to my hope of 
roses that Summer. But if I was discouraged, 
they were not. Down in the rich earth were 
strong, well-nourished roots, ready to send 
new life into the ravished stalks. Almost be¬ 
fore I knew it, the new leaves were coming 
out. Then I took heart and loosened up the 
soil, and watered and tended them with a 
will. So, although a little later in appear¬ 
ing, the glory of my rose bed was not a whit 
less than in more favorable years. 
New York. M. b. colegbove. 
Beauty on a Lumber Camp.— Two 
weeks ago we printed two pictures 
showing how Wm. G. Drew of Ohio, im¬ 
proved the appearance of an old cahin 
by planting vines near it. Fig. 160, 
page 378, shows how he touched up a 
cook’s shanty in a logging camp. Mr. 
Drew says; “Once on a time, before I 
was married, I was cook in a logging 
camp in northern Wisconsin, and re¬ 
mained in the camp one Summer, and 
made a wonderfully beautiful place of 
that camp. I planted seeds of many 
kinds of flowers and vegetables where 
never a white man had planted a seed 
before. My nearest neighbors all 
around were Indians; they used to look 
admiringly at the place and say “Heap 
good look.” And how old South Wind 
did love my melons and cucumbers! One 
day in the Spring I asked the ‘boss’ for a 
little black and white paint, and said I 
would give the shanty a name, so I 
painted the ‘Spring Garden,’ and nailed 
up on the end of the building. Wagon 
loads of white people used to come there 
for an outing that Summer and Fall (the 
boss with his family and friends), and I 
used to cook great vegetable dinners for 
them. One time it was a great dinner of 
‘roasting ears’, another time boiled cab¬ 
bage, etc. I also had a couple of lady 
boarders five weeks.” 
One-Man Saw Machine. —The cut be¬ 
low shows a device which I have found 
convenient when running a cross-cut 
saw alone. Standard a is 2 x 4, 10 feet 
four inches from pin g to ground. 
Swing b is %-inch by two inches wide, 
seven feet three inches long. Guides c 
from b to play in are three feet two 
inches clear. Pitman d is four feet leng, 
1 inch thick Saw is 6 feet; projects 4 
feet two inches. Handle is set slightly 
slanting. The saw is bolted on to side of 
pitman. Forward two bolts have large 
washers. Two boards e e are halved 
together and nailed to standard. They 
are about 3% feet in length. Saw “car¬ 
riage” is simply two straight logs placed 
at convenient height. R. d. t. 
Pennsylvania. 
For the land’s sake, use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth.— Adv. 
At Tree Agents Prices? 
SURPLUS TREES 
AT BARGAIN PRICES 
We offer the following- trees, etc., at 
bargain prices. The stock is alL fresh 
dug, well grown and desirable in every 
way. 
Grand Duke, (one 
the best): edJune, 
Burbank, German Prune and York State 
prune trees. Price for largest size, 15c. 
each; medium or five-eighths size, 10c. 
each, in lots of 25 or more trees. 
Annlfi Trppc R - L Greening, 
M Hp ,C IICCO Maiden’s Blush. 
King, Mammoth Black Twig, Walker’s 
Beauty, (a very handsome, red, long 
keeping winter apple), Sutton Beauty 
and Ben Davis. Bargain price for surplus 
apple trees, 10c. each for largest size, 7c. 
each for medium size. Send for list 
surplus Cherry Trees. 
IvAACfkrlOFFlf We also have a 
UUUOCUCI I j surplus of Industry 
gooseberry plants which we offer at $5 for 
50, $10 for 100. We have a surplus of our 
new Pineapple Strawberry Plan s 
which we offer to planters only at $5 per 
1000, $3 for 500, 75c. per 100. All surplus 
stock boxed free. It is not too late to 
order and plant. Address 
GREEN’S NURSERY CO., 
Rochester, N. Y. 
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