Show OUT OUTDOOR DOOR ROSES when aben pt planting a crowt bush select ft spot pot as sunny ard and alry airy as possible and be careful that the ground is rich and well drained A heavy or clay subsoil Is peculiarly adapted to roses and tor for enriching it Tio nothing thing Is so good as thoroughly rotted cow manure sandy soil requires more manure in planting the roses should be set somewhat deeper than they wore in tho the p ats ota especially pec ally lally if they are budded or grafted plants deep enough that tho the union may be below the surface of th for a small collection of tash ea a good sized bed aa in a circular form with tho the four sides scalloped toward the center would ba be desirable this arrangement ran gement would enable the cultivator to reach all tho the points without having to stepon the bed aises may bo be planted either to in the fall or spring though I 1 prefer the latter there la Is less danger of a severe winter cutting back the shoots or of alternate freez ings and tha wings exposing the unes lines roots may and june are tho tha best months for planting the beds should be protected from tha north west winds and have a southern or eastern slope if possible it Is a good plan to havethe have the hybrid roses ou on the east side of a fence and hiie he hardter hardier and free growing climbers to cover the fence itself rosis roses that are to bo grown tor for tho the perfection of at their blooms should never be in iii close alty to a building or trees after planting it Is well to cover the bed with a light mulching of manure tola will bo be all the dressing they require the first year after the roots have halle become well established fertilizer may be applied more liberally every fall five or six luchea inches of mulch should bo be placed on the beds cow manure it if obtainable tai tat and in the spring as much much of this dug into the ground as possible and the residue raked up and carried away the correct pruning of roses can only be learned by experience As a rule the strong growing plants should be pruned but little while the weak growing sorts should be pruned severely to induce vigorous growth the proper time for pruning Is late winter or early spring before the sap commences commences to move A summer pruning of many hybrid bials after the june blooming induces the formation ot of buds for tall fall blooming A common mistake with many Is leaving the branching splay wood that has already alread y lowered flowered this will never produce fine roses again it ts Is well to remove lorg long stems when cutting flowers if new wood is beginning tu to show nt at the base of the plant especially in the case of hybrid perpetu als should these oldest branching sterna stems bo be cut cut if autumn lowers flowers are arc desired dobo dobe the older spray will riot not produce fine roses while the weak and crowded growth affords a harborage for every rose pest where roses grow vigorously and throw in large an s sh lla pota 0 t from the bottom it would be well to pinch out the crown bud this will induce a growth of lateral shoots which will produce good flowers in july and august and in fact give a good supply of roses all bummer this I 1 Is s especially truo true of bruiners Brun nera ners rosea in perfect health and vigor ata are less lesa liable hablo to attacks from insects than those that have been bean neglected and are stunted stun tod tho the free use of clear water by cyrin syringing glug tho the plants dally daily lit is A preventive against insects |