Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-05-30
ROSES TO ADORN
HOME GROUNDS

the different sections of the United
States.
Most of the roses used for mass eff
fects have only single or almost sin
gle blooms. The bloom, however, is
comparatively insignificant feature
of the decorative value of these roses.
An even more attractive feature is the
hip" of the rose. The hip" is the
bright-red tip of the stem which en-
larges to hold the seeds of the plant
and remains a brilliant color during
the winter, thus adding much to the
attractiveness of the bush at time
when most schrubbery is leafless and
bare
To Secure Maximum Bloom of "Cut
Flower Roses.
From cultural standpoint roses
are divided into three main classes,
those grown for bush or mass effect:
those grown for cut flowers, ana
those that climb trellises and porches
Those that are grown mainly for the
individual blooms which are to be
taken from them must be treated in a
very different manner from the roses
used fer bush effect as described
above. A still different treatment
must be given to the climbing roses.
Roses that are grown for the cut
flowers should be in a secluded To-
cation as their main purposes is to
supply blossoms for decorative pur-
poses within the home, and it is there
fore desirable to produce as many fine
individual flowers as possible without
considering the appearance of the
plant as a bush. To secure this ma =
imum bloom, the Departments land
scape 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 inches of the
ground if the spring pruning was
properly done and nothing should De
left of this years growth, except two
good eyes" at the base 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 stalks
This treatment will seem extreme to
many who are used to growing 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
prpoer spring pruning has been dom,
j. e. not more than inches high. New
shoots, however, will push forth i'm
mediately and the vigor of the whole
plant will pass into them, and in the
case of a number of varieties of roses,
another crop of flowers a few weeks
later will be the result.
Everything in the treatment of
"cut-fower" bush must be sacrificed to
the production of a fine individual
blossom. When two or three rose buds
form on a single shoot all but one
should be pinched off as soon as they
are observed. The moment the indi-
vidual rose is cut the whole stern
should be cut away as described, even
though other buds are on the point IF
starting farther down on the stem.
Tea Roses in December.
In Washington, D. c., tea and n.y.
brid roses have been kept blooming
continually from June into December
by continual cutting of this extreme
character. Eight bushes Of these roses
served to keep flowers in one home
continually for more than half the
year. These varieties of roses if not
cut down will not be likely to bear
many more blossoms after the June
crop. If they are cut down as describ-