| Show Lj THE GARDEN SPOT Set Out Ot Those Roses Roses By Eldred Edred E. E Green tI Ip YOU EVER been I IL HAVE puzzled L all those initials and names in f. f e books on roses What does it iti i 1 bon boil down to in terms of the therme garden tere are a few b brief t facts R Roses oses ow all over the world Europe a Persia America from the arm climates to the very cold ts S. S Because of the beautiful flow flow- lows s the roses have been taken from re wild and grown in gardens and until now there are many 1 I pups each with a mixture of color ze e shape fragrance and hardis hardi hard s from numerous ancestors ose ose initials or names indicate of the ancestry For the I J me e garden there are eight groups I 20 importance HYBRID TEA ROSES H. H T. T are ared d' d fe e most common kind today These E ive large fragrant flowers in all 3 lors and are the greenhouse and 1 Wy 7 garden roses There are sev- sev l hundred varieties Some are arery arery ry hardy and others are quite 0 1 w r q 9 I J f x r. r t 4 Y I f 47 n i f f I ll t t. t if r t x W 1 r w y 0 d. d rider foder They all bloom more or less 7 all aU summer In cold P they will need winter whiter pro- pro Action They generally need to be Placed every few years unless ecial care is used A very rich drained U-drained soil is needed A good goode I e spray is almost a necessity Wt it t In spite of ot the extra trouble they f. f fe the e finest flowers lowers grown ClimbS Climb- Climb I S hybrid teas tea are forms torm with extra Kif long stems and need staking Whiter Winter Winter Win Win- ter protection is necessary They are fine for climates where the winters are mild Rambler roses have clustered flowers lowers rather small and long trailing stems that need support They are very hardy and make splendid effects on fences and banks Large flowered climbers are hardy hardy hardy har har- dy and have long trailing stems They are fine tine for fences and trellis use Baby ramblers or have small clustered flowers lowers but the plant plantis is dwarf They are very hardy and A new group of poly poly- anthas with very large usually single flowers are called das Species roses are ore wild d roses that have been grown in gardens Golden Gold Gold- en rose of China Rose is well known These are mostly hardy shrubs Old fashioned roses are the shrubby shrubby shrubby shrub shrub- by roses that are seen in lit many old gardens and cemeteries There are moss and cabbage roses in white I pink and red The early yellow Yellow is from a different ancestor All are hardy and vigor vigor- ous They can be grown where most others cannot All of these roses except the hybrid hybrid hy hy- brid teas are hardy and give a fine display some varieties of large climbers and the are with flowers coming along all season The others others oth oth- ers bloom only once Hybrid teas have the finest flowers but need special care Hybrid teas will need to be pruned to within a a foot of the ground and have the old flowers lowers removed The others will only need to have havethe havethe havethe the old branch stems sterns removed yearly All AU roses like lots of sun and water and plenty of fertilizer Winter Whiter protection is only needed by the hybrid teas and is best given given en by covering six or more inches of ot the stem with soiL Roses can be used in most any type 01 of garden garden garden gar gar- den if it the proper kinds are selected |
