Neosho Roses Make Amazing Growth in 1934 Drought 
T HE picture at the right was taken 
September 15th showing a corner 
of Wm. Buehler’s Rose Garden 
which was planted April 10th, 1934. 
The planting consisted of 350 two- 
year-old, hardy, field grown Neosho 
roses and, in eight weeks after plant¬ 
ing, 400 beautiful blooms were cut on 
Decoration Day to take to the cemetery. 
Despite the worst drought in years, 
Mr. Buehler lost only 17 plants during 
the summer. 
These plants produced over 12,000 
blooms and a cane growth of from 
three to four feet. One individual Red 
Radiance plant had 24 full blooms at 
one time, with stems a foot long. 
Mr. Buehler says that any one can 
have a beautiful Rose Garden if they 
will start right by planting Neosho 
two-year-old, hardy, field grown roses 
and give them ordinary care. 
12,000 Blooms Produced in This Garden the First Year! 
Here Are Wm. Buehler’s 
Directions for Successful Rose 
Culture 
This is the procedure he followed in 
planting and caring for these roses 
last summer. 
He selected a well-drained site with 
plenty of sunlight, scattered well-rot¬ 
ted cow manure 3 inches deep, one- 
half pound of lime and one pound of 
bone meal to each square yard of sur¬ 
face and spaded this in to a depth of 
fifteen inches. 
Beds were cultivated lightly after 
each rain, taking care not to go over 
IV 2 to 2 inches deep. 
He mulched with peat moss during 
July and August and gave them a 
good, thorough soaking once a week 
and sprayed the plants only every two 
weeks. 
T HE rapid increase in the popu¬ 
larity of the Rock Garden speaks 
volumes for the fascinating inter¬ 
est these living jewels hold. They suc¬ 
ceed in the most seemingly unpromis¬ 
ing locations. Their variety is endless. 
They can be what you will. 
The varieties listed are splendid 
specimens which will please you with 
their charm and thriftiness. 
Alyssuin Saxatile (Basket of Gold) — 
Broad masses of bright yellow flowers 
in early spring. 1' tall. Needs good 
drainage. 
A raids Alpiua (Boekeress) —Pure 
white flowers produced in dense masses 
in April and May. 1' tall. 
Campanula Carpatiea (Bellflower)-—- 
Compact tufts 8" high with clear blue 
flowers on erect stems. June to Octo¬ 
ber. 
Cerastlum Tomentosuin (Snow-in- 
Summer) —A low growing plant with 
silvery white foliage, producing abun¬ 
dance of snow white flowers in May. 
Forget-Me-Not (Myosotls) — Dainty 
rich blue flowers with yellow eye pro¬ 
duced freely all summer. Will thrive in 
moist, shady borders. 
Helianthemum (Rock Bose) —Form dense masses of pleasing 
foliage studded with small brilliant flowers of various colors. 
Must have full exposure to sun. 9". 
lberis Gibraltariea (Candytuft) —A sheet of white flowers in 
spring completely covering its rich dark green foliage. 1' tall. 
Liiium Perenne (Flax) —Elegant, feathery leaved, free flower¬ 
ing, hardy perennials with transparent yellow blossoms. Dry, 
sunny location. 
Phlox Suhulata —An early spring flowering type with pretty 
moss-like evergreen foliage which is completely hidden under 
masses of pink bloom in April and May. 
Saponaria (Soapwort) —Pretty prostrate rockery plant, flow¬ 
ers rosy-pink in great abundance in May and June. 
Sedum Stolonifera (Stonecrop) —Evergreen leaves, flowers 
purplish pink in July and August. 6". 
Sedum SpectaliUe —18" rose colored flowers, August-September. 
Thymus (Thyme) —Prostrate creeping plant with fragrant 
foliage with rosy purple or crimson flowers in June and July. 
Tunica Saxifraga (Coat Flower) —Slender graceful plants 
with hairlike stems covered with small Baby’s Breath-like 
flowers of light pink all summer. 
Phlox Suhulata 
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