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Show 1 j FARMING IN DIXIE ! t . .............................................. ................................ . . i '--......... ............... ROSES By John T. Woodbury, Sr. WHO is not charmed with a beautiful beauti-ful garden of roses! Their wealth of beauty and of color mnkcs a beautiful setting for even the humblcst cot" e: how much more so for the beautiful beau-tiful residence or the mansion. In go-jn go-jn trough California, nothing is n,ore striking than the wonderful rose wardens; the riot of roses running up over porches or trellises or arbors, and even along the fences. The roses of Santa Barbara are a never ending source of delight. But it is not of California that I wish to speak. It is 0 Dixie, our own beautiful Dixie. We too have our opportunities in the art of beautifying our surroundings with a wealth of roses. Our climate and soil are just as favorable as that of California. A beautiful garden of bush roses may afford a constant panorama of beauty from April until December; if the right varieties are selected, they will bloom during all the intervening months; and their fragrance fills the air with a perfume which is a constant con-stant delight. Wild roses were growing grow-ing here when our pioneer fathers first came to Dixie, and they still ornament the ditch banks in many of our fields. It is even now a delight to drive to the Clara Field during April and May and see the wild roses and the wild grape vines climbing over and looking out from clumps of water willows. But the possibilities of ornamentation ornamenta-tion by means of climbing roses are well nigh endless. Driving down West Temple street in April or May here in St, George, one is charmed with the wealth of rambling roses that may be seen climbing on arbors and trellises, overrunning the fences, and even run- nine up the trunks of shade trees on the sidewalks. They afford a picture of beauty that is a constant source of delight. We find a similar picture coming com-ing down First West Street to the Woodward School; the well kept lawns with the beautiful flowers and roses' are a source of pleasure to the passerby. passer-by. And we should remember, that in planting roses we are not planting for ourselves alone; it is no selfish pleasure pleas-ure that is thus obtained; everyone who passes our way may partake of the beauty as well as we. The children chil-dren going to school on. a bright spring morning are made glad by the sight and the fragrance of the roses; it is to them a lesson in culture and in civic pride quite as valuable as the lessons les-sons they may learn in school. It has been suggested that St. George be called call-ed the City of Roses, and it might well be possible that the name may become appropriate. But not more so than any other town or city of Dixie, where the same opportunities exist. Why not let us all make an effort to have that name deserved? It is not too late to start this spring. Let us all begin, if we have not already begun, to make our homes beautiful with roses and other flowers. Let us make Dixie the home of the rose, and enjoy the wealth of beauty and the fragrance of perfume per-fume which is thereby made possible. In singling out two streets in town for mention, it is not intended to despar-age despar-age the others; there are many homes in the city where rose gardens and climbing roses are sources of wonderful wonder-ful beauty, and all are deserving of commendation. ' |