El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26


and the result of their experiments has
been given to Herald readers from time
10 time. After my experiment with
Australian rye through two winters
and one summer, I advised Its plant
ing-I thought It adaptable-out Iln1
after my. experience ana that Of some
of my friends this year, that / cannot
now advise the planting OF australia
rye for q permanent yard IL MAKES
4 beautiful winter and spring SIdsS
and might be used with great success
here, as in Phoenix, Ariz- by mos
who wish to 20 TO the trouble ana the
small expense of planting II alres9
each fall. in the Bermuda II Is san
n come up and make beautlIul VIII
ter lawn Then il is allowed to die
in the summer and be replaced oy tile
Bermuda which is dormant during the
late fall, winter and early spring
ras+ wear in July the writer sa ~
roses in California that looked mucA
worse than roses in FL Paso at the
same period. California roses ar ar -
ter this year. showing that al SEE
lions have their off years ana thdl u
Paso is no exception the preseiit 5e q,
son appears to have been an OH yea
here Last wear the California roses
were widowed. many were beng al
tackled by parasites and many mad de-
veloned diseases that caused the petals
10 drv I'D and fall off before the rose
was fully in bloom
In El Paso. these things seldom nave
n he commended with, although there
has been some trouble this year me
right selection Of soil, the proper pant
ir.~ and A little care in watering ana
fertilizinE will produce splendid roses
Heavy soil, such Is the ADOBE Iounu III
the valley, is considered pest Iol t -
rowing but some OF the prellleSt
Cses i'm the city have been produce1
Ia the sand of Government Hill. some
If the thriftiest growers and oloone's
-nma
Heavy Soil Preferable
However. many rose growers prefer
the heavier soil and II they 90 not re-
move all the earth from their beds anu
I'm them with adobe, they use adobe
sround the roots in planting SIT
from the valley bitches IS not con-
sidered good for the reason that II IS
impossible TO tell What Il ii-'4ii9'
Soil for roses should be prepared
now. and roses should be put OUT IN
February Early in Marcn IS sun I,' I'M
F,,1t roses put out in February appear
To take hold in the earth better ana "
nut on better growth oetore hot
weather catches them Ihey also CViue
into bloom earlier
Avoid Crimson Rambler
The crimson rambler does not 90 Wen
here. as "A general RUE pecau .s.i,. ~ d 70
r,ears 10 be unusually susceptible 70
Irildew and even in this dry ciliIlats,
80 crimson rambler viii show mlloeM
when the nights are the least DIT coDl
in growing time other roses appeAt
nor 10 be affected so easily Inc u
l7ir,s+e is given as the reason TOT tHs
:6sence of mildew on most roses IN TINS
city and section Ill to,.t5
For planting roses. the son s-O ~
he rrepared in the fall or winter lI1
he'd well turned up with spaolh7
fork and plenty Of roIted -. man IlI "a
mixed into it Very little viii HeSu
- he done the first season. after lne
roses are planted in well prepare, De ,.eS.
AS roses. like other plants fresnIs -
out. do not require 1erIlIl]li.S ~ ~
fi~S+ few months After that, lheS
should be watched and given WHAT 'neS
need No.,
Manure kept scattered over the TOYS
Of me beds in which the roses are
Tlants rhemselves-is generally SUI
ficient to keep them properly Ieo p i;.t
II is sometimes necessary 10 MY a -
lie lime into the soil or scatter mural
IF notash or nitrate OF soda IN srn5 II
quantities over the tops OF Ihe - -
10 he soaked into the SOIL Win ~
water 4 teaspoonIul 70 d nd, ~
vsrd of soil is the amount recoIilille llu'sI
nv r A Harris. former PARK comm =
sioner of FL PssO and recoSnlleu %
the leading authority on p4ahtss allsi
flowers in this part of the south WeS--
Me- and dead fowls are buried pE
some rosegrowers about their IOsS
bushes and these are said TO brlhs -
.e1lenr results Mr. Harris says inc
5t-s+e of Dorash will accomplish the
Inc results. as it supplies the soil
dement's of nitrogen and phosphate
which the meat and bones supply
Fertilizers Required.
The absence Of vegetable matter In
the FL Paso soil is largely the cause
Of the necessity for fertltiza lloIi -
roses. trees and shruos- Lo-a s - -
/. hillside where little has ever grown.
the soil OF the greater part OF ri Paso
IS without humus- The CROWN dliu
decay year after year OF FegetapIs
matter forms the humus that IS 1ound
in soil more favorably located Inc
absence of any such vegetation upon
the soil of II Paso leaves II rathtL
short of some of the necessary elements
- n.Ian+ life but Notwithstanding
This vegetation grows well mere an
most growers accomplish ali tnelL
needs merely by the generous mixture
Of stable manure with the eaEth III
+beFr flower beds or bout their trees
and roses. The soils in the lower pa :
~ the CITY are better adapted to plant
growth than in other sectloIlsi Due' M jy5
north side" yards predominant IN
luxurious growth. due 10 the greater
attention given them by their owners
Almost Anything Grows.
There are few commonly known
DIants that will not grow here. Ferns.
for instance. natives of colder latltudes
or higher attitudes, viii not grow mere
except in specially prepared p4 pa -, %
under especial care. but there are nun
dreds and hundreds of things mat VIII
grow. Oleanders suffer from the WIN
fer cold. but grow extremely wen III
the summer. If covered in winter.
fbev do well in FL Paso- Palms VIII
grow out in the yard through the en-
fire winter without suffering Lemons
and orange trees will grow here In
summer but the winter is too severe
. 1IDon them unless they are coVerec-
Figs grow here and are unframed DN
me winters cold. a lilac, being in
digent to a cold climate, will do wei
m winter, but in summer time, II viii
ant out leaves in the cooler periods.
and shed them when il gets warmer
Unusually, in the course of a Few
ears. they adapt themselves to the
Innate and do well here, but many OF
:hem die.
Trees Especially Adapted.
There are nearly so varieties OF trees
cow growing and doing well in Fl
oaso. Including one species Of the olive.
ANY number of evergreen plants have
been thoroughly tested and found salts
factory in FL Paso. Elms, mulberries.
black 1ocusts. Arizona ash and cotton
wood predominant. Any Of these may
Ice put out with advance assurance they
will live and do well if kept watereI
and occasionally given treatment 81
fertilizer.
Many Things Thrive
In recent years dahlla growing has
become a fad among FL Pasoans and