The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-12

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 If you haven't already put your rose bushes out, you should now. Many already have them planted, I've noticed. Rose bushes are ustl- ally dug each fall after a strong killing frost, and stored in a cool, dry place. They may be pruned, some on putting away, or left and pruned severely in the spring be- fore planting.
 Different people have left their rose bushes in the ground all year with varying successes. Of course, the so-called Sitka rose and few other very hardy roses are never taken up, but the hybrid teas are more tender. One gardner who has had very good success with her roses is Mrs Charles Forward. She has left her bushes out three years now with the loss of only three bushes out of 2l, in that time. So of course, I had to find out just how she did it.
 After a good hard killing frost she trims the bushes up a. bit, then wraps each one with strips of burlap, winding rather tightly. Over this covering of burlap she next wraps heavy butcher paper, She cuts holes in this paper, around the sides, but leaves the top uncut so that no water runs down into the plant. This butcher paper has sort of waxed surface and seems to shed the rain. I imagine ny paper with a waxed surface would work as well. The holes are cut | for ventilation, to prevent mildew. Now over this paper she puts one more layer of burlap and pegs this into the ground so it won't come loose. Using this method, she has successfully wintered roses outdoors for three winters. But there is a little joker in this. All her rose bushes are planted close to the house and get the heat from the building. which partly explains her success, imagine. And of course, we have had three mild winters. But anyway, it's good idea and should work for others, if they have similar conditions.
 Pansy As Annual
 e. If I were asked to name one annual that would grow the best in any part of Alaska, I would un- hesitatingly name the pansy. This many-faced flower prefers cool weather, with plenty of moisture, 50 Alaska is ideally suited for i,s growth.
 I have seen them in Anchorage so large I did not believe my eyes. Here in Juneau they do beautifully too and no garden is quite complete without pansies somewhere. Slugs love them, so why not try some of the broken shell told you about in a former article, around t he plants, and you may get some re- lief from the pests. Pansies do best in a rich, weil-drained soil, in a sunny position. You can get them in named cofors or mixed colors. The Scotch marigold or calendu- la and the summer chrysanthemum are two annuals which thrive here in spite of rain. Of course, they do better when we have a drier sum- mer, but they will stand a wet summer better than most other annuals, and will give you bloom when nearly everything else fails. Calendulas are excellent cut flow CTS and are usually planted more for that purpose. You can get six different kinds of calendula plants locally. Calendula come in various shades of yellow to orange. Sum- mer chrysanthemums will make good cut flowers but they are bet ter left in the garden. They come in various shades of yellow and near white, in single and double, daisy-like flowers. If well fed, the summer chrysanthemum will make arge bushy plants three to four | feet tall rf4
 French Marig0Ids
 The French marigolds are an- other good annual in the various shades of yellow, orange and red. You can get the tiny dwarf varie- ties that only grow nine or ten inches high and make a fine edg- ing plant, to the taller varieties that are good in beds or borders. The local dealers have four or five varieties for you to choose from. | The African marigold, with it's huge head of tightly curled petals, ioes not do so well here. Had we