The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13

Tke Rose Fdu,tiers.

Keeping roses healthy u o0e q |
ne problems Of every grower. b.
secticides and fungicides. mon .,
less elective with different disc
arc known and used. but -
growers aim to produce plants a.
IN themselves are more visnes.s
and hardy to resist attack.
Scientists are especially vurk.
ing on mildeW, one Of the most q.
stfuetive enemies bf the outaoo, |
rose. Until . few years ago. nea,.
" all the roses which were ma
- seedlings were the ones most
susceptible to mildew. The mildev
producing fungi would settle on ths
leaves and stem and. With a littIs
encouragement from dampnesa
would spread and blight the whole
plant. The sturdiest stock from
these bushes and vines had the
same inherited weakness. But late.
u growers have abandoned manv
Of the old favorites and are usins
more resistant stock for seedlinrs
with encouraging results. No Al.
Solutely mfldew proof rose N
known. but leaves that are gIossy
and thick are said to be mora ~
sistant than soft, fluffy leaves
Selecting suitable roses il oue
Of the most vital points Of ross
growing. Many persons fail to ret
results with roses simply becaass
they do not understand that, though
roses can be grown almost any.
where. it does not necessarily fol-
low that any kind of rose can bal
grown anywhere. On the cuntrary|
climate and soil that suit some
roses would kill others inside Of 4
year.
Selection Of Roses.
The department OF agriculture
In rose zone map shows how
frosts limit rose culture in certain
! sections The roses by this mar
can be grown throughout the south
and in California or wherever ths
frosts are over in March. Hybrid
tea roses are safe farther north to
southern Pennsylvania, Ohio, iii.
nois, Nebraska, New Mexico and
Arizona, where the frosts are over
in April. Hybrid perpetuals and
some hardy specimens can be grown
in the northern states where the
last frost is in May. but whers
/! frosts occur during the summer q
in parts Of the northwest, success
with outdoor roses is difficult
This schedule is based on The
supposition that roses in the dis.
tricts assigned to them as safe,
will need no pecial care in the win.
ter. With winter coverings d
earth, straw and burlap, many
roses will resist frost and cold
Some hybrid tea roses. for e.
ample, can be grown in Minnesota
and Massachusetts.
There are thousands of varieties
Of roses, and several hundred new
ones are produced each year, 50
that there are roses adaptable to
practically every part of the coun-
try.
Besides carefully selecting roses
suitable to the region where they
are to be planted. the amateur rose
grower should select those suitable
to his particular purpose. A ross
may be beautiful in one setting and
merely out of place in another. Thu
/ grower should consider whethel
his lawn or garden needs a vim
ON the fence, porch, or trellis. [
tbush in the corner or a row o
bushes along the walk and selec
bis plants accordingly. 1t Is ais
we'll to reflect whether a bush from
which blooms can be cut is desirei
or a bush on which the blooms ar
to be left as a decoration to tn
grounds. The two types of plan
are grown differently and some va
rieties of roses are more suitable
for the one purpose than the 9th
er.