Evening journal., 1905-03-30
MAKING A ROSE GARDEN
Copyright bx
z7xsaazasuasa.

he said handing one OF the plants 70 his
assistant "He has pretty flowers. but
his habits are not very good. It 10 nor
often he grows TO be a fine plant"
The under-gardener was already down
on her knees at the edge OF the bed.
Make the hole hereT' she inquired.
thrusting in the trowel, and then shak-
ing back her curls to look at the old man.
He nodded approvingly.
VERY deep so tho roots will have
plenty OF room." explained Mary, as il
she we're conducting field class. while
working industriously with the trowel,
and spread the roots out just the way
they were before, very carefully, because
he is asleep; and you hold him with your
left Land. so, and push the dirt In with
the other, just as II you were potting
a little bit Of a plant"
walt, wait. let us see" said Herr
Trommel. suddenly interrupting the dis
course. 'Have you him deep enough SO
that the earth will come over the graft2
Yesg That is right" he said, peering IN
to the hole. III we have not that little
knob covered up he viii sucker and
that Is bad thing for the graft 20 do
! What is 'suckerY' asked the assist
ant.
"You remember what told you when
we were graftngr
About the papa and the baby he had
70 take care Of? Oh, yes l remember
well. look now. here above the little
knob. That IS the graft, the Prince Ca
mile. Below the knob. the roots and this
hit Of stem-seeg This Is the stock, tho
papa: he Is Manctti. But sometimes he
forgets he has the child 90 care for; he
thinks he would like to be pretty him
self. 80 he uses up some OF the baby
food and lac sends up shoot from here
see. below the graft Then we call IL "A
bad name and say, Il Is a sucker. and cut
1t of; II we did not, the graft the baby,
would have but little to eat, for the stock
lis stronger That is why we put tho
graft down In the ground two on three
Inches below the surface, tie papa can-
not then breathe. so he cannot well send
up shoots. he does not need 10 breathe;
he must just work and find food for the
baby; he Is a common fellow. and il is
all he IS good forr
II understand Now we Put water in
the hole" announced Mary resuming her
field lecture, "and that settles and wash-
cs the soil down about the root without
bothering them; and new we an up with
dirt and push it down, just as II we were
pottins "a little plant-aud now IT'S All
doncl I'm sure the prince didn't wake
up. Mr. Trommol," she said earnestly
II am snre he did not, Liebcheni did
not hear him make a sound Now I put
the next one in-soe, l put him about
three feet away, They do not like TO be
too close. these aristocrats; they do not
like crowding. Mo-
why couldn't we plant the little seed
Ilings from the boxes In my garden? They
wouldn't mind thu cold any more than
the roses, would theyT
'Ah. but you see they are very little,
very tender, the seeding plants. They
are but babies; YOU must treat babies
differently from big people; they must
be kept warmer. Prince Camille, here
Is two years Old he Is asleep now, too
he will not mind transplanting. But
could not now set out rose cutting, d
baby from the groenhouse-it would die
/ must wait until the fine weather, wheT
All the babies can be out.