Show r I 1 rs 5 aad colub 1 ca nn I 1 ir 1 care are and CA lid el i A I 1 em franci francis scott key roae rose the flower flowers are unusually large FAVORITE ROSES by ELIZABETH VAN benthuysen there Is absolutely nothing in tho the realm of esthetic cult culture lire that la Is so thoroughly dominated b personal ta a or as the selection ot of a pet rose ivery lor ioner of hie the garden and of tho the home beautiful elects a fa fiorite rose almost na as eom soon as the interest of floater culture Is born I 1 have been much interested in the seasons son bonfi and the reasons glen by rose enthusiasts for their likes and dislikes they otter offer to the student and tho the valuable hints in the care and tion of any fa favorite because what ono one inny find as nn an argument for his pet blossom may bo be equally true in any number of cases and many oc 7 reader may inar be able readily to mo moet et the claims advanced by other others and lind find equal merit for their own selet lons the delicate formation colorI coloring nL and perfume of the rose all combine to make its study especially worth while intelligent choice cholee of a favorite often the flower lover as gifted and a election selection that altea not lot follow popular fancy munro reveals an amateur ornal cur who Is in not superficial for instance the enthusiasts are now experimenting with the gruss aus teplitz a lovely hybrid tea beato to find and out how well it will stand the winter in northern climates personally I 1 think that the rose Is 13 sufficiently hardy to stand any thing save an unusually cold cone zone it has lias the advantage too of being a pro effic producer of blooms from may until november the ralser of the pretty tea rose Is rarely without some sweet evidence of the possession it can bo be planted in the sunshine or in the shade under hanging trees or la in the open and a little severe pruning in the early spring Is about all that the delicate rose demands there Is something in the rose that binds uie the present to the past and one feels like the owner of a rare old bit of period fum iture huberr it forma forms part of the garden those who do not believe the an dent clent adage that every rose must have its thorns are aitho chowing aing much partiality this year for the paul 1 very donth it produces its ito flowers flow ra with the blossoms blos on long steps and leases of a beautiful dark green if cut when in bud the flon flowers ers have a re markit Is lasting quality As I 1 it Is falmont thor uless and its flower dower develops near ly every shade of pink it needs little sae proper planting in soil free from ads iceda and fertilizing alth old manure yellow an austrian brier Is to also one of 0 the tile favorite flowers flo lers ra of this masona seasons culturists it is a sturdy member of the rose family po pi the hardiness that baskes auch such an kp peni peril to tho the rose loer if I 1 lo 10 la Is no no pampered child of luxury it just jut brow grois a up like topse it if it line has the least caunce cli once the buds of clear pure bellow ellow begin to show in may stay the foliage Is fine and small with a green A lazy nian or woman to adore the ipe for it needs practically no pruning unless olio mie licca lih ca to limit the grouth li the lowers aro put forth on enod aw 0 of the pr previous elous season so tho that 1 tt it pruning la Is to bo be done nt at all it ought to be done only flow ring the killarney rose Is aleo alto al to being riven a prominent pince place in the eare pars planting its freedom from asep i and from insects commend it to many of the best grott groin era ers and the pink and white flowers have an odor of wonderful character they should be set out in the spring as soon as the danger of frost Is over DIR dig a hole holp two tec feet by two feet deep place a few ew stones org nr te to botton for or drainage and then fill with good mil mith well rotted e if large rosee roses are fantod cut the buds ao so that only a few remain cut ting ling the long stems Imp improves royes the plant after thorough bloomi nir prune back freely and the buh will remain healthy and will increase in elze size they require covering before the froat frost appears THE BIGGEST GERMAN TREE the german empire IMs produced things that have held beld records for magnitude but none of them thern hold more interest than the empI empires rex biggest hee it Is it huge bugs linden located on the outskirts of the village of staf fe latela in bavaria the folklore and history of the region say nay that the tree Is fire hundred years old the authorities have filled the hoi hot low interior with cement to strengthen ond am i 1 reserve the landmark it la Is 80 fet fe t in circumference during lie the napoleonic invasion of germany it Is related that the french marshal Ber berthier rode hie his horse into the hollow of tho the tree and turned the animal around there 4 a all Y 7 t 7 XA X doted on the outskirts of IN varla bald to be qa Y rs 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