ROSES FOR WESTERN NEW YORK. 
Ornamental Planting Around the Farm Home. 
In a recent issue I saw a letter from Mr. T. E. Martin, 
in which he mentions satisfactory varieties of hardy roses. 
Would it be possible to get from Mr. Martin specific in¬ 
formation in regard to caring for these roses lie recom¬ 
mends? The knowledge I am seeking may be summed up as 
follows: What age plants do best? IIow deep should 
they be planted? IIow far apart should they be planted? 
What can be done for pests? How should bushes be 
treated during blooming season? How should bush be 
treated during Winter season? In fact, I would be more 
than grateful to learn the A B C's of rose culture. 
Erie Co., N. Y. a. c. f. 
The home grounds should be studied, laid out, 
planted and beautified according to some generally ac¬ 
cepted principle, and the means and taste of the 
owner, endeavoring to obtain utility, beauty, sym¬ 
metry and economy in maintenance, all blending har¬ 
moniously into one central object, the home. How¬ 
ever, the plan should be adapted to the place. Let 
millionaires adapt the place to the p’an. The aim 
should be to secure a 
season, tbe old time June rose, while lovely and valu¬ 
able, becomes rather tame and somewhat of a dis¬ 
appointment, consequently they have been abandoned 
entirely. 
The accompanying view. Fig. 535 , taken August 27 , 
1909, shows the plan of lawn, house, drive and rose 
bush borders better than words can describe. Last 
Spring several roses were reset, also new varieties 
are being tested, causing unevenness ; n size. And 
further, this part of the country is now experiencing 
a third severe drought this season, consequently the 
roses have not made the usual wood growth. The 
house is on the east side of a north and south 
highway. Brief details follow of the 44 roses, 26 
varieties, and three Weigelas. The rose bushes stand 
about three feet apart, in four four-inch sunken- 
borders, which are two feet wide, paralleling the 
lawn drive, and are designated O, P, Q, and R. 
Borders O and P each have 16 roses and one Weigela, 
and in several instances they are duplicated. Borders 
Q and R are in flagpole circle, each having six roses. 
“quart of efficiency from 
a pint measure.” For a 
part of the planting 
scheme, the rose as well 
as being an ornamental 
bush appropriately stands 
first, because it presents 
nearly every pronounced 
color and combination 
of floral shades from 
pure white to darkest 
velvety red. Owing to 
its wondrous beauty, and 
exquisite fragrance it is 
justly entitled to this 
position as queen, in the 
realm of floral treasures. 
Farmers and others 
from erroneous impres¬ 
sions often consider the 
rose a difficult plant to 
grow and only experts 
can succeed. But you 
can have almost unbro¬ 
ken from June until late 
Fall frosts, nearly a con¬ 
tinual rose feast, going 
from bush to bush en¬ 
joying and contrasting one beauty with another, or 
selecting choice blooms for the home table, friends 
or the sick. The cost is simply trifling. There are 
about 15 distinct classes of roses, with some 10,000, 
more or less, recognized varieties all 'told. If a dozen 
or two choice varieties are judiciously selected, 
p'anted and cared for a harvest of rose blooms is 
nearly as easy and certain as growing raspberries. 
The writer does not consider himself an authority 
on rose culture, but the chief object of these discon¬ 
nected notes is to state actual experience, facts and 
behavior of roses, together with apparent value, and 
to deal principa’ly with the hardy Hybrid Perpetuals, 
which have satisfied and pleased. All named roses 
are hardy here in latitude, 43 degrees, where the mer¬ 
cury during Winter, occasionally hovers around 15 
to 25 degrees below zero. Many fairly good varieties 
have been almost ruthlessly, yet painfully dug up and 
replaced by better ones. There are doubtless other 
varieties of great merit. After enjoying perpetual 
blooming roses (improperly called perpetuals, yet 
some persist in blooming almost continuously from 
June until late Fall, while others bloom erratically, 
or at regular periods) which also freely bloom, more 
or less profusely in June as well as the rest of the 
ARRANGEMENT OF MR. T. 
E. MARTIN’S ROSE BORDERS. Fig. 535 
All numbered from 
Border R is a duplicate of Q. Both Q and R, 
between roses are 12 pseonies, red, white and pink in 
succession and repeated. Following is a complete key to 
the various abbreviations at the foot of previous column. 
Al are first choice, the cream of the lot. A’s are 
second choice to go with Al for a larger collection 
and more variety. B and C are third and fourth 
choice respectively. D is a Weigela which is about 
average rose bush size and has two blooming periods. 
Flowers are single, purplish red and trumpet shape. 
F or V stand for free or vigorous growers. H.H.P., 
H.C., H., H.T., H.H.N. and H.H. stand respectively 
for hardy Hybrid Perpetuals, hardy Climbers, hardy 
Tea, hardy Hybrid Noisette (blooms in clusters), and 
hardy hybrids. P., D.R., P.W., R„ Y., B.W., Y.W., 
F.W., C., S.P. and D.P. respectively represent color, 
pink, dark red, pure white, red, yellow, blush white, 
yellow white, flesh white, crimson, shell pink and 
dark pink. D., F., S. and S.D. stand for fullness of 
bloom, D for doub’e. more than four rows of petals; 
F for full blooms, showing no stamens at center; 
S. for single, but one 
row of petals and S. D. 
for semi-double with two 
to four rows of peta’s. 
F.B., A.B., 2 B.P., P.B. 
and S.B. stand for free 
bloomers, annual bloom¬ 
ers, two blooming peri¬ 
ods, persistent bloomers 
and shy bloomers. The 
numbers 1, 2, 2 and 3, 3 
and 4 and 3, 4 and 5 in¬ 
dicate average diameter 
in inches of blooms. 
John Hopper, Paul Ney- 
ron - and Gen. Washing-* 
ton are comparatively 
free of thorns. Margaret 
Dickson is abominably 
thorny. The others are 
more or less thorny. 
John Hopper and Paul 
Neyron are similar in 
color. The latter is 
sometimes called the cab¬ 
bage rose on account 
of its immense size. 
They give nearly perfect 
blooms and lots of them. 
II.C. 
H. 
P. D. F.B. 2 & 3 
D.R. D. F.B. 2 & 3 
D.R. D. F.B. 2 & 3 
P.W. D. P.B. 3 & 4 
R. F. F.B. 2 & 3 
Y. F. F.B. 2 & 3 
P. F. F.B. 2 & 3 
B.W. I>. A.B. 1 & 2 
R. S. 2B.P. 1 
H.T. Y.W. D. P.B. 
and six pseonies in duplicate, 
west to east. 
BORDER O. 
At 1 John Hopper.F. H.H.P, 
Al 2 Prince Camille de Rohan 
F. “ 
B 3 Earl of Dufferin.F. “ 
Al 4 Frau Karl Druschki... V. 
A 5 Marshall P. Wilder_F. “ 
Al 6 Soleil d’Or.F. 
B 7 Clio .F. “ 
C 8 Baltimore Belle.F. 
I) 0 Eva Rathke (Weigela).F. 
Al 10 Kaiserin Augusta Vic¬ 
toria .F. 
Al 11 General Jacqueminot...V. II.H.P. It. D.2B.P. 2&3 
Al 12 Coquette des Blanches.. V. H.H.N. F.W. D. P.B. 2 
A 13 Marchioness of London¬ 
derry .V. H.H.P. P.W. D. F.B. 2 & 3 
14 Jubilee .F. “ D.R. D. F.B. 2&3 
A 15 Margaret Dickson.V- “ F.W. D. S.B. 2 & 3 
16 Prince Camille de Rohan 
F. “ D.R. D. F.B. 2 & 3 
C 17 New Philadelphia.V. II.C. C.D. A.B. 1 
Border P has same varieties except the following: 
C 7 Ruby Queen.Y. H.C. Ruby S.D. A.B. 2 
C 8 Dorothy Perkins.V. II.C. S.P. D. A.B. 2 
B 10 Pierre Notting.F. H.H.P. D.R. D. F.B. 2&3 
B 11 American Beauty.F. “ D.P. F. F.B. 2&3 
B 12 General Washington... F. “ P. F. F.B. 2&3 
13 Mabel Morrison.V. “ F.W. I). S.B. 2&3 
A 14 Baron de Bonstetten . .. F. “ D.R. D. F.B. 2&3 
BORDER Q. 
C 1 Crimson Rambler.V. H.C. C. D. A.B. 1 
2 Frau Karl Druschki 
Al 3 Paul Neyron.F. H.H.P. P. F. F.B. 34 5 
4 Soleil d'Or 
5 Madame Charles Wood.V. H.H. It. D. A.B. 2&3 
6 Paul Neyron 
Prince Camille de Rohan and Baron de Bonstetten 
are among the darkest roses and sometimes classed 
as black. In color they are dark deep, rich red vel¬ 
vety maroon. Both are rare and wonderful beaut’es, 
the best of the dark class. Frau Karl Druschki is 
recognized as the best pure white rose to date. It is 
at its best while in the opening bud stage. A rose 
of wondrous beauty and purity. Bush is a rank 
grower and has good foliage; it is worthy of a place 
on every lawn. Its weakest points can be summed 
up by saying it is not a full rose, blooms open too 
wide and petals drop too soon. Soleil d’Or is a new 
rose of exceptional beauty and form. In fact it is a 
new race of roses. Undoubtedly the best yellow rose 
in cultivation, of beautiful gold orange to coppery 
gold, often with a thread of red lengthwise of peta's. 
August 24, 1909, the following notes were taken: 
Border O., No. 4, Frau Karl Druschki, three years 
set, had six main canes about four feet high, four 
blooms fully opened, three opening and 41 buds in 
varying stages. Three Frau Karl Druschki, each one 
year set, had from four blooms, three opening, six 
buds to only two buds each. Coquette des Blanches, 
three years set, had 11 opened blooms, four opening 
and 56 buds, and is the most persistent bloomer of all. 
