Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-05-28

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Planting q Rose Garden.
Roses will grow and give some kind OF
returns In any good well-drained soil,
but will amply and richly reward her
who gives them intensive culture. You
20 to the exhibitions and admire the
beautiful roses displayed there, and Wish
you could grow such yourself! You can,
BY the Same method Of culture and with
no more labor than BY the old-time slack
methods. The principles arc the same
whether you grow Q small bed or large
garden full Of beds and borders.
In growing roses the aim should be
toward permanent beds and borders, az
in these there Is sure to be good drain
age and q made soil Of known quality.
This may seem like good deal of work,
but keep In mind that permanent beds
and borders, once made, are made for
life, and you get the same fine results
every year. They should be excavated
to the sub-soil, taking two inches OF the
latter az you 60, keeping all the good
soil to one side, and saving separately all
the stones to be used for drainage. II
the bed or border is on the level, slope
the bottom toward one end, making 1t
three inches lower than the other. 10
the case of q circular bed (the poorest
shape for rose beds) grade from the out
side to the center, making the latter
three inches higher.
In the bottom of the excavation put
two or three inches of stone broken to
the size Of railroad ballast, according to
the depth, and grade It evenly. On this
the soil should be put some time before
the planting to allow 1t to settle.
The soil for the rose-beds and borders
should be specially made, as 1t Is intend
ed to last long time. The base may be
good garden loan, to which should be
added it's bulk of sods from the roadside,
especially white clover sod, which usual.
ly can be had in plenty. You can use all
sod to good advantage, If obtainable,
emitting the garden loan; II both are
used, chop the sod fine, and mix With
the loan. To this add half Its bulk Of
well-rotted COW manure. Use no green
manure of any kind In beds and borders,
Is much harm can be caused thereby.
Cow manure is the best for roses, and
that from q stable In which leaves are
used as bedding is better than any other.
1t should be made fine, and loose, and be
well mixed with the sods and soil.
II the season ia we'll advanced, agood
way to settle the soil in the excavation
is to fill in several inches, give it light
soaking with the hose, and repeat. BY
the time all is in it will be settled and
ready for the planting. When the top
layer of soil ia put on, before raking,
give it as much bone-four as will whiten
the soil, and a similar quantity of pow
dered lime, and rake the bed even and
smooth. Roses must have lime to give
vivid color.
The rose which gives the greatest re-
turns In beauty and number OF flowers ID
the bybrid tea. North of New York they
are not hardy even with protection, but
south of that they can be held out In the
open ground all winter by giving pro-
lection according to your latitude. The
best protection Is to drive threelstakes in
the ground as high as the top of the
bush. Tie them together at the top, and
tack tar building paper over them, which
will insure ventilation and keep office.
A number of fine ybrid tea roses have
been introduced for the season of 1912,
which are: Betty" coppery rose;
dorothy Page Roberts," light coppery
pink and apricot; duchess of yelling.
ton, /" saffron, yellow, crimson; duchess
of Westminster" clear rose, madden;
elizabeth Barnes" satiny salmon rose;
"Ferniehurst," coppery pink, or fawn;
"Florence Edith Coulthwsite," deep
cream, suffussd rose; "F. R. Patzer,"
creamy buff; "Grace Molyneux," creamy
apricot; "James Coey," deep yellow;
"Chateau de Clos Vougeot," rich
scarlet.
There are fewer novelties in the hardy
perpetual garden class than in any Of
the others. We have not bad good
new one for ten years until this year,
when we get the following three:
"George Arends," tender rose, form of
the famous "Frau Druschki"; "Gloire
de Chedane Guinois seau," velvety YER
million red; president Kruger" GRIM
son scarlet, shaded black. We also have
three fine new Austrian briers: outlet"
back of petals old gold, interior rosy
red; "Rayon dor" golden yellow;
"Soleil dor" reddish gold. The above
are deliciously fragrant.
There are two new baby-ramblers,
which are fine for low hedges as they
bloom from June until killed by frost;
"Jessie," cherry red; "Orleans," gera.
mum red. The best of the new tall
ramblers are: "Delight," bright car
mine; "Excelsa," crimson maroon.
There are two new pillars which are
worthy of post in every garden:
i IA - "a IL
eye; "White Dorothy" white form Of
the popular "Dorothy Perkins" pillar.
Roses in beds or borders should not
be crowded; give them foot of space
all around the bushes, and they will give
better results. They require watering
often and thoroughly-nOt merely
sprinkling the top Of the soil. The
drainage will prevent over watering, so
be generous with the water during the
hot, dry months of midsummer.-Ex.