Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-06-04
ROSES 10 ADORN
 HOME GROUNDS
"Cut Flower" Roses Need Different Treatment from
 Those for Shrubbery.


 Different Treatment from
 Those for Shrubbery.
 Washington, June 1.-Roses, when used for decorative purposes on the home grounds, serve to set otf a 1lne lawn, and improve the appearance CT a place not onl yduring their bloom ing time but throughout the year. Most of the varieties that are used as shrubs have foliage of lighter ap- pearance chan the majority of other bushes used for similar adornment, and they are, therefore, placed pre- ferably in front of the other plants. This will result in pleasing con trast between the shades of green. They also contrast attracElvely With a greensward if placed close by the edge of the lawn. Roses used in lhls manner should be planted in com paratively large masses.
 Roses which are grown mainly for bush or mass effect should be spar ingly pruned, according to the U. B. Department of Agricultures landscape gardner. They should be permitted to run wild instead of being burned unto any form, and only deadwood or very old wood should be removed when they are pruned. Of the various species of roses used to beautify lawns, the most prominent arc Rosa rugosa C"rugosa" referring to the rough foliage of the rose) and the common wild roses of the roadside and thickets in the different sections of the United States.
 Most of the roses usa1 for mass effects have only single or almost single blooms. The bloom, however, is comparatively insignificant feature of the decorative value of these roses An even more attractive | feature is the Chip" of the rose. The "hip" is the bright-red tin of the stem which enlarges to hold the seeds of the plant and remains brilliant color during the winter, thus adding much to the attractiveness of the bush at a time when most shrubbery is leafless and bare.
 To Secure Maximum Bloom. From a cultural standpoint roses are divided into three ma'n classes: those grown for bush o. mass eff feet; those grown fore Il. flowers; and those that climb trellises and porcnes. Those that are grown main- | ly for the individual blooms which are to be taken from them must be | treated in very different manner | from the roses used for bush effect ] as described above A still different l treatment must be given to the | climbing roses. Roses that are grown fo" the cut | flowers should be in a secluded To- | cation as thelr main purpose is to supply blossoms for deco;at!ve pur- poses within the homo, and it is therefore desirable to produce as many fine individual flowers as pos sible without considering the ap- pearance of the plan as a bush. To secure this maximum bloom, the de-
 partment's landscape gardener advises
 that the plants be pruned thoroughly. When a rose is ready for cutting, the whole stem on which it has grown
 should be cut with it. This means
 that it should be cut down to within
 6 inches of the ground if the spring
 pruning was properly done and noth-
 ing should be left of this year s
 growth, except two good "eyes" at
 the hase of the stalk. The "eyes"
 (buds) are the points from which new
 shoots will start and may be seen at
 the base of the leaf stalk.
 This treatment will seem extreme
 to many who are used to g''wmg
 roses for it will mean the cutting
 away of a large portion of the bush.
 In fact. when a crop of roses has
 been cut, the bush may not be much
 higher than it was in the early
 spring after the proper spring
 pruning has been done, i. e. not more
 than 6 inches high. New shoo,s
 however. will push forth immediately
 and the vigor of the whole plant will
 pass into them, and in the case of a
 number Of varieties or roses, anctter crop of flowers a few weeks later
 will be the result.
 I Everything in the treatment Of ] "cut-flower" bush must be sacrificed to the production of a fine indWidua! blossom. When two or three ross buds form on a single shoot all bu! one should be pinched off as soon as !, they are observed. The moment ths individual rose is cut the whole stem should be cut away as described ? even though other buds are on tn; } point of starting farther down on tl,, l stem.