The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-12
The LAND OF SUNSHINE
AND FLOWFRS-
tBy Mrs. ). c. Sexton. Tuf,
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Idaho N
Idaho is often referred H.
land of sunshine and flowers
it richly deserves. for her.
greatest p%rofusion grow l.....<,
flowers of every description
They are very easy to gru,, F.. ..-
n and it is a rare thing H.
home, even the most humble v.t
a flower garden.
Inc rose is a general farorfte ..-
almost everyone and is Us ,
grown here as in Washtngt.,
oLesoh TWO states noted for TIL, ..
nlficence of their roses.
Tea roses lived in the oper
here all last winter and blooma5
beautifully ali summer and fail
An excellent way to Ur,-... .
bushes is to hank them up wifi. r.--
10 or II inches high all aro.rr ri.
spread stable litter over the yruu-.r
rms keeps the ground from ,-.
ms n thaWlng and also keeus ,t,
bush from le&fing u SO early
spring. ~9
Nearly all hardy roses can L, r~.-
pagated by either roofing. |cutrrra
laying shoot Of half ripenel Erov.t,
of the previous summer. This o.n
be done at any time but the m..tb
of October is preferred by MANY
IN laying, the shoot should lc bent
down and a light cut made s..rt-
highways into the wood at the I.,1
Fasten the branch down into the sill
and 1t is a good plan to lay ii stul.
over the buried bend.
The soil must not be allowed to- Grv
out and the shoot ought not to Ia
moved until the next fall
Cuttings should be 4 to s inches
JnorD 90, l@lE
them in a sandy soil and keen rha
latter damp. They will root we'll in
about two months. The tea rose Viii
root in a glass OF water.
Ii you root you own roses do not
expect them to bloom for one ar two
years. n can buy rose bushes for
a small amount at any nursery and
have flowers almost at once.
The rose has it's enemies. the aIhis
or green fly being the worst. 4 good
spray IS a mixture Of soap suds and
kerosene oil in the proportion o. one
tablespoonful of oil to u gallo" Of
suds.
The rose beetle, also known as the
rose buG, is a brown beetle ~hl.l
comes IN July and feeds on the rose
buds II flowers. They ruin The
blossoms Very quickly.
Hand picking is the best way tn
get rid of this pest. They should he
picked off early in the morning. AMI
burned.
Mildew is a fungus disease caused
by sudden changes in the atmo~pnrre
in dull cloudy weather. It is easily
removed by busting flower Of sulphur
OF the foliage when the dew is o.. It
there is no dew sprinkIe well with
water before applying the suIphIr.
For the rose slug, spray with white
one ounce dissolved i'll three
gallons of water.
If o buy Z tWO-year old roSchusl
from two to three feet tall, cut It
back to one foot or a foot and "a half.
lave a hole dug large enough -
spread the roots out in their natural
position. fill in with fine soil aHd
tramp dow solid.
Water we'll and shade for q e."
days and you Will have more and
larger blossoms than if O had left
the whole top on.
Last spring o friend Of mine bought
a t~wo-year old rose bush. She
brought it home, dug a hole about
large as a 5-pound lard pail.
TANNED the root down as far as She
possible, stuck in q stake and tl1d
the spring she was asked he" her
new rosebush was getting alonG Ny
new ~rosebush, is dead! 1t W4s dead
[ got it and l will never ~
another thing from that nursery 45
long as [ live
If you set out plants in the "d".a
name don't blame the nuTseTti--i
if they die.