The daily sentinel., 1908-04-15
HOW TO GROW THE
ROSES IN COLORADO
Prof. Paddock Gives Many Valuable
Suggestions Regarding the Gull
tivatiOn of the Pretty
Flowers

The writer spent his early days in
a log cabin, and a beautiful home
life it was. Surrounded on all sides
by dense, hardwood forests, no
thought was given to preserving the
timber, but how to rid the ground of
It cheaply and quickly was then a
matter of considerable moment. 1t
was with much regret, however, that
We saw the forests gradually destroy
ed and the log house give away for
more pretentious one of frame.
During the years of hard work
while the land was being cleared and
the farm developed, time was found
to pay some attention to the needs
OF growing boys. An abundance of
good reading matter was provided,
and what is equally important, flow
ering shrubs and plants were grown
in profusion. Among those which
are best remembered were lilacs,
snowballs, mock orange, Towering
almonds, mountain fringe, honey
suckle. trumpet vine, roses, peonies,
bleeding heart, hollyhock, phlox,
London pride, lilies, gladiolus, dah-
las and host of ANIMALS. 1t should
be mentioned that the log house was
literally covered by the trumpet vine
and the honeysuckles. In spite of
humble surroundings the home soon
became the show place of the neigh
borhood, and it's attractions are still
among the most cherished memories
of childhood days. 10
All this goes to show that an elab-
crate and costly house does not nee
essarily make a home. And now
that shrubs and Towering plants are
SO cheap, does not every man owe it
to his family to see that they are not
only provided, but that they are
planted and we'll taken care of?
But it is roses in particular we
wish to call attention to in this ar
ticle. They are not the difficult
plants to grow that many have
thought, and as there are now many
fairly hardy sorts there is no reason
common. They can certainly be
grown in any locality where apple
and sour cherry trees thrive.
First of all, they should have
soil that has been well enriched with
rotten barnyard manure. See to it
that the ground does not become
compact by frequent surface water
ings and an infrequent use of the
hoe. In fact, Towering plants re-
quire the same care that any other
cultivated crop receives.
Plants which are at least two years
old are much more satisfactory than
yearlings, as they have passed
through the tender stage, and will
produce a number of flowers the
first season. The planting should
be done in the spring, in Colorado.
and at this time the canes are cut
back to three or four buds. Winter
protection should be given to all
roses save the hardy climbers. This
may be the same as Is given rasp-
berries, simply bend the canes to the
ground and cover them with earth.
This is done about the first of No
vember and the plants are raised
when the weather becomes suffic-
iently warm the following April.
Don't neglect the spring pruning.
This will consist in cutting back the
canes of most varieties to four or
six buds. The dead and injured |
wood should, of course, be removed |
at the same time
What varieties shall we plant?
The list of roses is long one, but
only small per cent of this number
are sufficiently hardy to endure the
But in spite of this fact
there is still quite list to choose
from, SO that we can only mention
a few of the different kinds.
Red
Prince Camille De Rohan (dark).
American Beauty.
Gruss an Teplitz (dark).
Gen, Jacqueminot.
Pink
La France.
Helen Gould.
Anna de Diesback.
White
Kaiserin August Victoria.
Yellow
Franz Deegan.
Crimson Rambler.
Dorothy Perkins.
Prairie Queen.
Baltimore Belle.
w. PADDOCK,
and Botanist, Colo
RADIO Agricultural College, Fort
Collins, Colorado