The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-11-03

Rose Culture Is Not So Successful a.
On the Sound, But Asters Do
Themselves Proud.

In no section OF the country do
dahlias, asters or snap-dragons grow
more luxuriantly than in North Yak
ina. Roses, on the other hand, do
not do nearly so well here as on the
sound, for instance. and some vari-
cites positively refuse to grow at all.
Practically none of the yellow varie-
ties flourish in the dry air here, ac-
cordng to North Yakima florist who
has spent some years experimenting
along this line. While geraniums. as
a whole. grow nicely here and are
among the most popular and effective
flowers for lawn decoration certain
varieties do not like the climate and
will do nothing to repay the most de-
voted care and attention. 1t seems to
be a question of breathing. No mat
ter how wet the roots are kept, the
leaves do not breathe in health in the
dry air which prevails,
For North Yakima home owners.
who want their grounds trim and at
tractive through the long summer it
is the part of wisdom to study what
sort of flowers adapt themselves best
to the climate and contine their at
tention to these sorts, instead of
wasting time and energy on varieties
which will hardly repay ones efforts.
Make Sturdy Growth.
For sturdy growth and beauty of
blossom, the dahlas and asters seen
about the city and country residences
this fall could not be surpassed A
Chicago seedman recently expressed
to Arthur Judges of the State Floral
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lection of these flowers in Yakima.
ITS too bad you can't get them to
Chicago" he said of the asters. "You
could sell all you could raise for rs
cents a Dozen"
number of local flower lovers
grew the cactus dahlias this year with
good results. To many the ragged
blossom in it's pastel shades is more
desirable than the rather SNUG COM
mon variety with its geometric ar
rangement of leaves. AS a matter
of fact, for wide range of colors there
is nothing in the dahlia line to com
pare with the single varieties but Mr..
Judges says that North Yakima does
not care for the single dahlia. He
sowed quantity of seed one year,
but people would not look at them.
Nice Rose Gardens.
1t is not to be understood that roses
will not grow here. There are a num-
Der of beautiful rose gardens about
town to disprove any such staten ent.
Certain varieties do well. The point is
that Yakima can never expect to rival
Portland and Seattle as a rose coun-
try, for it requires great care and time
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to those grown on the sound which
requires practically no care at all.
The Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Is per-
haps the rose which gets along the
best here, says Mr.. Judges, though
the Cochets, the American Beauty, the
Bellies Etoiles de France, the Rich
mond and the La France are other
varieties which do well.
Sweet Peas Problem.
Sweet peas are another lovely flower
with which nearly every Yakima
grower comes to grief Mr. Judges
believes that the red spider is respon-
sible for the poor success with them,
but other growers feel that it is
rather unsutability of climate. They
burn in the hot sun and dry some
times before they have fairly begun
to bloom. Naturally a wet weather
plant, it is a problem to grow them
here. woman who formerly lived
in Denver, where the same trouble is
experienced. says that there the sweet
peas are now planted with a deep
trench In front, this trench kept filled
with water practically the whole time.
The results under this treatment, she
says, are very good.
Fall Planting.
Three-fourths of all planting. says
the Garden Magazine. can be done as
well or better in the fall than in the
spring. thus saving time in the spring
when the rush" Is on. More plants
are killed by dry summers than by
cold winters, 1t says. Peonies should
b 7'anted in the fall. not spring.
\ save year by fall planting