Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-03-14
Cultivation Of Flowers.
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There is no reason why the valley Of the
vegetable win not. il proper care and atten-
tIon is given. become a valley OF houers
With u soil naturally good and with plenty Of
flowers. Horticulture in this valley is in its
Infancy. Two years ago there were not more
psyed % at % our % fsir. wRiie las, W year there were
more than ten times as many, This shows
ssas IN tbeas the .n os
The greatest drawback In horiculture fs the
southwest winds which are NO blightinH and
destructive to tender plants. In the cultivA-
tion Of flowers there e nothing Of 80 much i'm
portanoe as the soil. Although naturally
good. II is much improved BY the addition Of
the best results
As roses are the most Important Of all now-
ers will begin with their culture. The rose
Is 30 universal q favorite that some portion Of
the garden must necessarily be devoted To IL.
which '; are ciaysy S or % badly drained, are not not
suitable and both must be greatly improved
require a constant annual So pply Of manure.
and IL thissis given as mulching In autumn
IL serves to protect their roots through the
VAT r during the neg Rro1ing season, and espec.
IsIly to be bept clean Of aphides and other In
with diluted tobacco water, kerosene emul-
sion. or some q the many insecticides now
provided To- facitafe this ., IA Esther troublesome
bur the plant, too. But have never found
which Is made after the following recipe:
i part slightly sour milk 70 parts kerosene,
and forx sh!se. i jeiiy.iiKc substance a 'T Toi
part Of this add Is OF ~ parts Of water and
Xn old florist, Wien asked II he could tell
how to male perfectly safe emulsion en-, of aer.
give you an emulsion that Is perfectly safe
and one that works like . charm every time.
It.qn m in auI ma TT
day" He says that roses hive to be kept
clean and that in the open ground they re,
shower bath, when It can be given. Is excel
lent to destroy insects A solution Of whale
and other insects. Fortunately we are not
troubled with many insects. Some prefer
roses grown on their own roots and some on
own owl roc roots. There 3 this to be said in favor
of their own roots. that II the tops are killed
roots viii usually throw up new shoots true
to their kind which can not be looked for 4
shaded. but Sheltered II from Sss s,rons ~Inds ' Z
what the rose prefers: Tho June roses need
no protection In this climate nor do the by
brid Perpetuals. A muichinR before winter
both. The most beautiful OF the Hybrid Per
cultivation. blooms several times in one sea-
son. Among the Hardy Hybrids the Aneri-
fsn Beauty b, 5ann, st In my essiTst9n
ter and the flowers arc beautiful. This is q
very desirable rose and one every one should
have. But OF all tho roses the Tea Roses are
my favorites. A bed Of . dozen rosos or 80
wfll yield. might say, hundreds Of buds and
blossoms. They commence TO flower almost
as soon as planted and continue throughout
the entire season. They are noted for their
exquisite delicacy Of coloring and also for
semi hardy. 1t Is Obvious then that they
should have liberal shelter. This NAV be
done with the material most conveniently at
hand. such as leaves, hay. STRAW or light ma
nures. The beds should not be covered till
winter has fairly set in and whatever materl-
NJ In used TO cover them the AR should be
freely admitted 70 that the material will not
decay or ferment. have never had any
roses to winter-kill but have lost q Ereat
many by unoovertns them too early In the
spring.
1.-THE remainder of Mrs. Besty's in
stfuctivs and interesting paper was de-
voted 10 the cultivation Of Dahlias,
Chryssnthemums, and Sweet Peas, for
which We cannot find space this week.