Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-05-19
ROSES.


In the abstract OF the concrete, q Rose is beau.
ti(ul thing. bed OF Roses IN full bloom is the
very type and sum OF lovlness. | have not time
for distractions, and proceed 10 detail for the ben
eft of your readers, (the ladies more particularly
the method by which they may obtain and retain
so desirable an ornament for their gardens or
| lawns.
! There are several very effective modes Of grow
| ing Roses. The most common among
lst-By planting them singly about lawn:
2nd-By planting in milar manner along the
BEDS ct borders of the flower garden.
3I-By planting against trelliS work, the walls
OF houses and the columns of piazza.
4th-By planting in groups and masses.
II you wish, may give you brief descriptions OF
The best methods of managing the first three modes.
At present will describe the last one. Most Of
our citizens have grass plat in connection with
their residences and many of the men, and all the
ladies', will admit that to have in this plat lawn
| bed OF Roses, in continual bloom, from Jnne to
November, would be very desirable thing. But
| how to attain thereto without entailing upon
| themselves no inconsiderable amount of trouble
! and expense is difficulty. If solve this diff
Guilty shall! attain the object of this present wri-
ting.
In the first place as to the site of the bed: Let
it be where the eye will most frequently and most
pleasantly rest; near the window of the living or
dining room, or in front of piazza, but wlthal
somewhat detached from surrounding Objects so
as TO form distinct and separate mass of itself.
An Eastern aspect is the best, as Southern the
worst; either, or any will do if the proper con-
struction OF the bed be attended TO. The form
of the bed should be simple-circular, oval, &C.
or indeed anything but rectangular. The size
should tie pend on the position, form, and extent
OF the grounds, and the number of plants at the
disposal OF, or within the means of the owner.
will describe the construction of bed of nine
feet in diameter; one much larger will involve the
necessity of division walks, in which case our
simple bed of Roses will come up 10 the dignity
OF a Rosary-an affair which will properly re-
que the intervention of Gardiner in It's plan and
planting
Mark out the ground, and within the circle exca-
vate to the depth of IT, feet. Put the turf and
good earth on one side, but convey the subsoi out
OF sight, If the soil at the bottom of the excaya-
ton is clay clayey, it will be absolutely neces
sary 10 drain the bed to prevent the accumulation
oil water about the roots of the plants. Do this
ettectually-the best mode is the cheapest. Cover
the bottom OF the bed to the depth of eight inches
with brckbats, oyster shells, or bones, or with
mixture of these three, and with them so protect
the mouth OF the drain to prevent the possible
lty oil stoppage. On the top of this rubbish Law
an inch or two OF straw, and then throw back the
good s"ll and the turf; cut up the turf with the
spade; add buShel Of charcoal and a neck of
wood ashes, and mix these ingredients with the
SOIL. The mass of loose earth, &C.. will perha ps
come up 10 the surface. Nevertheless, now add
10 II OF wen rotted manure, enough to raise the
whole eight inches above the level of the adjoining
ground. Now, incorporate thoroughly the manure
win the SOL, aud when your bed has been settled
iol a lew days, 1t Will be ready for planting.
Some may think that the above directions imnlv
an expense altogether dsproportunate TO the pro
posed product. But the whole affair can he effect.
ed under the direction of Madame, or Mr.-.
by common laborer; and my word for it the pro.
duct will be an astonishment to those WIN have
only been accustomed to grow Roses with ordinarv
cultivation. The plants, having deep, moist.
but not too wet, soil, will stand without iinchnp
the burning sun OF our hot summers, while their
luxurant growth and bli liant bloom, will prove
source of unfading graduation. If the thing is
worth doing at all, it is worth doing we'll
.,,. SUB ROSA.
The above article is very timely and acceptable.
and We shall be very mach obliged, and so. we
doubt not will be our readers, if he will continue
the subject. We know him to be abundantly ca
pable l-Hif,oaukie Sentinel.
0On Wednesday, 1900 bbls. of vegetables
were shipped from Norfolk for New York.
F IGeo. P. Jenkins, Esq, is announced as
candidate for the State Senate in Charles county
TGen. John Mcclung has been appoin,ea
postmaster at Wilmington, Del, 9.e,s->e
4 U'Mrs. Du saugue, enc of the victims of the
railroad massacre at Norwalk, was buried at " il
mington, Del, on Tuesday.
GJThe canal boat Cumberland, loaded with
coal, was sunk in the canal, near .Cumberland. on
Wednesday. '.,-'ss ''s' =.
qrA monument TO the Mississippi rife regiment
who figured in the Mexican war, is proposed by The
leading papers IN Mississippi, and meets with much
favor.
Jesse Hutchinson, member, of the " ell known
Hutchinson, family died Sunday morning at the