Evening star., 1946-08-19

That Is one exception. Mothers talk
too much and give many commands
to children of all ages until their
children's ears are literally deaf to
mothers voice.
New comes enc Of my pet peeves
Why do 80 many mothers let thei,
children sleep In underwear? About
half OF the 80 or 40 children who
have visited US this summer do that
Some claim they have no summer
lpajamas, only winter ones. Others
sleep In underwear AND pajamas
Do the parents do this, too? I think
1t Is the most unpleasant idea. And
don't tell me 1t is too cold in winter
to sleep in pajamas onlyl My three
children sleep in unhcated bedrooms
all winter (all of us do) and in pa
Jamas with no underwear. They
never have colds and are much
healthier and huskier than city
children from overheated houses
(We live on farm1
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GROWING ROSES.
From Mrs. G. S. W., Washington.
! To Mrs. v. s., Clinton, Nd: BY
all means grow roses. For one who
has . small space and q limited
amount Of time to spend on flower
cultivation, roses probably pay
greater dividends proportionately
than anything else, as the hybrid
perpetua6 begin to blossom early in
the spring and continue until the
frost kills them. In this climate I
have cut roses as late as November
l3 when the frost held off.
Roses need sun, certainly, but If
your location Is such that they would
get at least little sun during the
day and you used considerable fer
tilizer it is thought that you would
get fair results, especially with the
more hardy types.
I cannot emphasize too strongly
the Importance of purchasing stock
from established and reliable rose
growers, who guarantee replace
ments if the roses die or fail to
bloom the first season.
Soil should be fairly acid, so avoid
use OF lime or other soil sweeteners.
The fertilizer I like best is q $3.50
mixture Of bone meal and dried,
pulverized cow or sheep manure. l
think the COW manure is probably
the better, but this has been hard
to obtain during the war years, and
I have had wonderful results with
the other. Apply fertilizer in a
ring about three inches from the
base of the bush, taking care not
to get any on the stalk or leaves.
After applying, wet down the roses
thoroughly. When watering aim at
the roots and avoid as much as pos
sible wetting the leaves and bios
SONS as this may cause mildew or
black spot. Fertilizer should be ap-
Piled every 30 days beginning in
early spring, but not later than
August /, as this encourages young
tender shoots that may winter-kill.
You will also need good insecti-
eide and fungicide. Do not prune
roses in the fall as this may result
in winter killing.
There are two schools of thought
regarding whether roses should be
planted in the spring or fall. I have
had about equally good results with
both types Of planting.
Varieties that I have had the best
success with in the Washington area
are Red Radiance, Pink Radiance,
Talisman, a variegated orange-yel-
low and rose red; Madame Butter
fiy (my favorite rosel. shell pink,
cream and gold; Betty Uprichard,
Ia flame-colored. semidouble rose Of
great beauty, and Dixen's Red, q
bright scarlet, almost sunproof as
the flowers do not fade until the
petals fall. All the foregoing are
hardy and free-blooming. I have
had more limited success with
Eclipse, Z pale yellow rose with long,
beautifully shaped buds: M. 8. Her.
shey, q velvety red; Crimson Glory,
a Harvard crimson color, and Better
Times. Better Times is a cerise
color, resembling that Of an Amer
lean Beauty and one Of the most
neautifully-shaped roses I have seen.
Blossoms grow singly on long, strong
stems and are ideal for cutting. All
the last-named groups are roses Of
rare beauty, but do require more
"cosseting" and are not as free
blooming as those mentioned in the
first group. While their desirability
makes them well worth while !
think beginner would do better to
start with, say, six of the harder
type and then add others as your
knowledge and experience increase.
Once you get into it. am sure you
will read and study everything you
can find on the subject as did.
Two lovely climbers with which
have been very successful are
Blaze and Golden Climber (Mrs
Arthur Curtiss James,. These
however. will blossom only once In
season. They are ideal for train
ing over 4 trellis or an arch over q
gateway.