Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-06-17
CoNCERNING ROSES.

rare orchids, bright csmellias, all have
their own special charm,-but the rose
stands crowned tho ''Queen of Flowers"
for unnumbered centuries. Sacred
writer's and authors ofantiquity abound
in illusions to this fragrant flower,
while verse and story and legend have
celebrated its beauty. 1t is plant of
much vitality and will struggle along
under most adverse circumstances
poor soil, drouth, neglect, insects, slugs
and worms may mar its beauty, bP. can
seldom utterly brt ak its spirit, and it
will put forth stunIed blossoms in spite
of discouragements. But give it rich
soil, plenty of room, care for it and pet
IL, and 1t will return your affection a
thousand fold. It may be slipped, and
grated. and seeded, and hybridiZed in
lnnumersble ways, each time showing
some rarer beauty, or giving fort hsome
more delicate fragrance. On the lawn,
a rose garden will delight alike the for
tunate owner and every passer-hy who
sees its perfumed blossoms. 1nlthe con-
seryatory, my lady never lacks her rare
bouquet for reception or ballroom,
while one little tea-rose in the invalid 8
chamber will cheer and comfort and
freshen.
We give list of the old and tried
varieties which have given delight for
many years. First among garden roses
is the Jacqueminot, the flme of whose
great namesake has for many years
rested ''in the heart of n rose" 1t is
OF deep, velvety crimson, not per-
fectly double, but with long-stemmed
large bnds which make very desirable
bouquets. Hermosa, of clear ro e.
pink, is old and one of the best of the
Bourbon type, while Gloire de Dion
was the favorIte tea rose of our grand
mothers, with its luxuriant foliage and
pale salmon, buff and yellow blossoms.
Marechal Neil is another old favorite
but not always quite hardy Mt the North.
] he moss rose, the Scotch, and the
blush, or damask rose, are pretty
enough without getting named varie-
ties, and who can see the sweet-brier
growing by a country lane without call
ing up
''The mother songs Of long gone years,
And baby joys and childish fears
And youthful hopes and youthful toarsl'
The well-known climbers, Baltimore
Belle, Prairie Queen and White Gar
land are of excellent habit and vigorous
growth and cannot fail to satisfy.
Florists sell these old varieties very
cheaply so that they are within the
reach of all. One may get a dozen or
more in sets at from 10 to 10 cents
piece, and sometimes at still greater
reduction to clubs.
The newer SORTS come higher and
novelties are expensive, but to one with
ample means at his disposal there is
no more engross1ng pleasure than
W itching the progress of some new
v rlety and comparing it with the old,
and noticing the habits of growth pc
cullar to each, If he is true rose-lover
and has made friends with his flowers
Good new varieties which have been
tried enough to establish their reliabil-
ity can be procured for about % cents
each or for n small additional sum If q
t 20 years growth is desired.
The Puritan Is a beautiful new white
hybrid perpetual, robust grower and
and of most delicious fragrance. The
new tea-rose Sunset is of rich golden
amber shaded with dark crimson and
is said to be of the very best for either
open ground or house culture
Mr. Wick has kindly furnished us
with illustration of his new striped rose,
Vick's Caprice, which is claimed to
have the great advantage of being per-
eclly hardy. 1t Is n true hybrid per
petual and the flowers are of a soft,
satlny pink striped with white and car
mme, having long and elegant buds
making the plant d, sIrable for cutting
purposes. 1t can be procured at the
price of % cents each, which is very low
1or such a desirable novelty.
Among the Polyantha or "Fairv"
roses, the Miniature is the smallest; its
delicate cream-rose flowers are in
wreaths or clusters almost covering the
plant. The Countess de Murinais is a
new pure white Moss rose, with large
and fragrant flowers, butt it lsnot a per-
petnal bloomer. Among the so-called
''black roses, Jean Libaud and Cam
lille de Rohan are the darkest; they are
OF an intense, dark, velvety crimson
shading darker rs they open, so that at
a little distance they look quite black.
In preparing the ground for the re-
ception of roses dig mp and pnlverize
the earth well for depth of foot or
more; enrich with shovelful of any
good manure or fertilizer, and set the
plants in very damp soil spreading out
the roots we'll, aud packing the earth
firmly about them. Shade we'll and
water thoroughly for the first few days.
after which much water will not be
needed unless in case of unusually dry
weather. After the plants are rooted.
keep the soil by frequent wedding and
stirring. When Your roses begin to
l. h..,,
ing that with roses as with religion, the
more 1t is shared with others, the more
will remain at home, and on no account
allow the withered roses to remain on
the stem. As soon as they begin. to
fade pull OFF the petals and dry them for
n rose-jar to bring the perfume of roses
and remembrances of summer when
wintry winds blow cold.
We hope to hear from the friends of
the roses all about their pet methods of
favorite varieties and any
notes of interest on "Flower Culture"
WILD FLOWERS IN THE CITY.
Country bred people coming to the
city miss the wild flowers which they
have been used to see growing in every
nook and corner. Even in the suburbs
the dust of daily travel drives them
away from their accustomed places. A
wrlt,r III the Washington Star, how
ever, boasts that:
Sew large cities are so rich in wild
flowers in their nearby surburbs as
Washington is. Every untitled field
hereabouts has its wealth of them, and
the woods on the hills in the wilder
portions of the District, are already
odoious With the perfumes of their
dainty treasures. The negro boys one
sees on the street Offering lunches of
trailing arbutIs or blue md white no.
lets tor sale, gather them nll over on
the Virginia hills or up in the Zoologi-
caI Park region. They get up at sun
rise ami IN very short wmle can gath
er from natures bountifnl store more
flowers than they can sell IN day,
I hey trudge down town with them and
offer ii EN- to you in the street with the
sparkling dew still on their simple
blossoms. It's poor day when one of