La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1914-07-11

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This has been . wonderful ysar
for roses In La Junta. and the cam
paign for Z city beautiful has lust
been inaugurated. There viii "
more roses next year--if the tales Of
the dealers who sell rose bushes are
true. During the fall season is ~
time to plant rose bushes. and IN the
early spring the bushes should ~
pruned to within six inches Of IL
ground. Infinite care and attentioa
and much hard and continuous work
will insure . wealth OF roses during
the summer enthusiastically In
June-the month OF roses. In Z ~
cent bulletin issued by the Agricul-
tural Department 1t Warrington. D.
c.. rules for the care Of roses are
laid down which apply to La Junta
quite AZ well ~ to Washington. D..
c. These bulletins are sent free 70
any one who makes application for
them. A bulletin sent out during
the month Of June. contains an In
teresting article ON Roses to Adorn
Home Grounds" ~ ronows:
Roses. when ussd for decorative
purposes on home grounds. serve to
set off = fine lawn and Improve the
appearance Of place. not only dur
ing their blooming time but through
out the year. Most OF the varieties
that are used a. shrubs have Q foli-
age Of lighter appearance than the
majority Of other bushes used for
similar adornment. and they are
therefore placed In front Of the other
plants. This viii result in . pleas
ing contrast between the shades Of
green. They also contrast attrac-
lively with q Greensward II placed
close BY the edge Of the iawn. Roses
used In this manner should be plant
ed In comparatively large masses.
Rosss which are grown mainly for
hash or mass effect should b SPAR
laSly pruued. according 70 the de-
partmsnt's landscaps sArdsnsr. They
lsAoalA = Desu11Asd - sun wa in-
ssslslns Sssose late eay I'm.
|as1 dAly lss1wosd er ~ Old veod
should b removed whsa thy afs
prunsd. OF the various species Of
roses used 70 bsautify lawns tie
most prominent arc Roas rusosa
t"rusosa" referring % the roush
foliage Of the roseD aud the common
Wild roses Of the roadsidss aud thick.
cts In the different sections Of the
United States. Most Of the roses
used for mass effects have only ain
gle. or almost single. Moons. The
bloom. however. 10 . comparatively
insignificani feature Of the dscosa-
tive value Of thsse roses. An even
more attractive feature IL the hip"
Of the rose. TIE "hip" h the bright
red tip Of the stem. which enlarges
IN hold the seeds Of the plant and
remains = brilliant color during the
winter. thus ADDING much 10 the At
tractiveness Of the bush at . time
when most shrubbery IL ieafless and
hare.
From = cultural standpoint roses
are divided into thres main classes:
Those grown for bush or mass effect.
those grown for cut flowers. and
those that climb treilises and porchss.
Those that arr grown mainly for the
Individual blooms which srs 70 b
taken from them must be treated IL
= very differrnt manner from the
roses used for bush effect ~ dsacsib-
I'd above. A still diffsrsns trsatnsat
must b given 70 the climbing rosss.
Roses that are grown for the cut
flowers should ~ II . secluded 10
cation. ~ their main purposs u %
supply bloasoms for decorative Dur.
poses wtthin the home. and 4 h
therefore desirable % pro1ucs -
many fine indlvidual flowers - ~
slbls without coasldsslas ~ -.
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