The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-08
ROSE FOR VARIOUS
USES AND HOW
TO GROW Them

rose as a heautifier oil the TOWN "
country home. say flower specialists
| of the II. S. department OF agricui-
ture. The various uses TO whieh
roses may be put In achieving ofha-
mental effects and the care tiae
should be taken Of the plants unuef
different conditions are deseribee
| in farmers bulletin $50, issued bs
I the department.
Roses are divided IN the bulletin
according to their uses into; Roses
for lawn aud border, roses for arpof
and trellis. cut flower roses, hedge
roses, roses for ground covers, and
tree roses. Soil, fertilizing and
planting conditions for the several
types Of roses are practically the
same. The types differ markedly,
however, in habits of growth and
hardness and require, therefore, the
application of essentially different
treatment in pruning and for proga-
CATION and protection.
Soils and Fertilizers
The principal essentials in soils
for rose growing are thorough drain
age and plentiful supply of organ
lie matter. with reasonably constant
water supply during the growing
season. A soil capable of growing
good garden or field crops is, in
general, good for roses. Rotted COW
manure or compost will serve the
purpose, however. The use Of fresh
manure. especially horse manure,
should be avoided. If used, under
no circumstances should it be al
lowed to touch the roots. OF the
commercial fertilizers. ground bone
Is excellent, but will not take the
place of compost. Cotton seed meal
may be used in the same way as
bone. Wood ashes are sometimes a
helpful addition,
Planting
Planting distances for roses will
be determined by the purposes of
the planting and the habits of the
varieties chosen. On lawns and along
borders the plants should be spaced
so that when they reach maturity
they will come together without
crowding. For cut flowers sep
arate bed should be maintained so
that special care can be given
Roses in such d bed should be spae-
ed somewhat widely to facilitate
thorough cultivation. Climbing
roses require much plant food and
should be planted in . generously
sized hole filled with good soil.
Early spring planting is advisable
in the extreme northern portion of
the United States and on the West
ern plains. In other regions fail
planting Is advantageous. but the
difference is not sufficiently great to
warrant postponing planting from
spring until autumn when the rose
grower is ready at the earlier sea-
son. The planting in spring should
be done as soon as the ground is dry
enough to work. The fall planting
should follow Immediately the fall
ing OF the leaves from trees and
bushes In general, rose plants
should be set out as soon as possible
after they arrive from the nursery.
and il it is impossible to plant i'm
mediately, the plants should be plac-
ed in trench and the roots covered
If the stems are shriveled, vitality
may be restored by burying the
whole plant for a few days. If frog
en- plants are received they should
be placed where they will thaw ont
gradually. and should not be UNI
packed until the frost is thoroughly
out, In carrying the plants to the
planting ground, care should be tax
en- to have the roots covered. Prob
ably the best plan is to carry the
plants in n bucket OF water.
Set the plants a little deeper than
they were during their nurser,
growth, but be careful not 10 plant
too deeply. When grated stock i,
used the point of union should b.
well under the surface of the ground
Trim the ends of roots OF dorman
plants and spread the roots out il
the hole. Shake the plant up ant
down as the dirt is filled in. WheI
the roots are covered, Il is well t,
tramp down the soil if il is not 10,
wet. The plants may then be water
ed II necessary.
Pruning
One pruning need which all TYNE
OF roses have in common Is for rad
ical shortening at planting time
From one-half to two-thirds of tn
wood should be removed. After tn
first year pruning for border AN,