Piute Chieftain | 1917-03-29 | Page 4 | Why Not Raise some Beautiful Roses This Summer?--Here's How

r HT 1 0 TO J 1 r i r mi inot N A adise bome a L i iteen djs al chis lit 0 N berha perhaps A the most admired 1 ired and the me oldest of cultivated blossoms if you will take the A trouble to care for several hushes bushes you can add muck much to the attractiveness of your home during 1 the he com mg iny warm season L dt I 1 rose has probably be been en cuatt THE voted as long as any ornu ornamental mentiLl plant and it holds a warmer place in the hearts odthe of the people than ihan any other flower from earliest times it has been bebej a favorite tay it has figured in the literature of all ages and all nations people in all stations of life yield homa homage geto to its beauty of form and color and to lo its delicious fragrance it Is loved by poor and rich alike it Is grown in n alie th door yards odthe of the least pretentious cottage where often the occupants are stinted in food and raiment as well as on the grounds of large e I 1 alvs w where here abound the choicest things that money can buy it Is also grown in im immense medise quantities under glass and Is as the most popular winter cut flower borall for all occasions so deep a hold has it it on the climbing roses A after fter pruning affections of the people that it Is often spoken of as aa the queen dofflow of flowers 11 wild roses abound in great Tarl variety eliy over practically all the teni temperate regions of the earth man alan has tak taken in advantage of this and has i abed at edthe the most pleasing wild forms for his use in addition he has so modified and improved the wild sorts by breeding and selection that now there laa Is a rose for every n need e ed lawn andS and border order roses selection and breeding have been practiced with this best loved of all flowers for ages and have resulted in iff the development of a multitude of rose lose varie varieties some of which ard ara adapted to use under almost any cons con cel vable conditions by familiarizing him himself before the planting seasons in fall and spring with the different types of roses and the purposes for which they are especially suited the rose gardener in city 0 oy country may add greatly to the attractiveness of his home roses boses for use on lawns and along borders must have habits of growth and folla foliage gei which abe them m particularly for masseff mass effects ec ts Fol foliage lage in fact Is more to be desired under such conditions than fine flowers since wis it is a feature during the whole growing seh season while the flowers may cover a period less than a fortnight in length when suitable sorts are are chosen roses rosea are quite as appropriate and effective A o N 0 5 proper depth for planting a proper soil coll level for grafted or budded rose row b soil level if the plant were vere on its own roote for use in relief planting about the ground line of buildings or tn in masses upon the lawn or along borders as other ornamental shrubs for such use nse however thoy they must be hardy and moderately free in growth and roust possess foliage reasonably disease resistant and ad free fr from om insect attack y ot 0 one fine rose which has been found admer able for this landscape planting Is the bujosa 0 or r wrinkled japanese rose it Is hardy in the north korth succeeds succeed a well in the south and thrives within react reach of ocean spray it blooms nearly all summer both red and white varieties are available the carolina rose also suitable for lawn use thrives in the entire territory oryl east of the mississippi river suc especially well ellan in moist places both these varieties ate relatively tall reaching a height ot 0 from 6 to 8 feet the rosa lucida a wild type native from pennsylvania north Is on the other hand desirable fora for a low grounded aroun d cover 2 to 3 feet high it grows well at the seaside and under other adverse conditions the prairie rose has haa a wider range than any of the other roses named above being native from canada to florida and west tw to wisconsin nebraska and texas it Is a single variety and thrives under adverse conditions among the other roses which may be particularly useful fuffor for landscape planting are the arkansas rose sweet brier rosa eglan terla or hos bosa a lutea dwarf cabbage rose and the damask rose the roses classed in the lawn and border group are adapted to a wide range of soil conditions and may be counted on to succeed in any but extremely heavy or very sandy soils many of them will do well vell even on such soil types the principal essentials are thorough dral drainage wige and anad a plentiful supply of organic matter with a a reasonably constant water supply during the growing season reason in general a soil capable of growing good garden or field crops cops Is suitable for or roses the deeper ibe the soil and the bitter better the preparation at the beginning the tha more satisfactory will be the results the best fertilizer for roses Is rotted uva cow manure though an any other well rotted manure or good compost compos twill will serve the purpose fresh manure especially ally horse manure should ble be avoided though if no other manure Is available it maybe may be used with eitrem a care it must not come in direct contact with the roots when planting nor should any quantity fi of it be used immediately me dia tely beneath the plant to cut off direct connection with the subsoil and the water supply of the commercial roses pruned for individual bloom fertilizers ground bone Is excellent as additional food it will not however answer as a substitute for an abundant supply of compost cottonseed meal where itis it Is cheap elou enough gh may be used as a substitute for bone wood ashes are sometimes a helpful tion or when they ibey are not available lime and of P potash may be and should be applied separately rose hose growers having only sandy soils should make more frequent applications of mancie manure than those dealing with the heavier soils since the organic mutter burns out more tepidly ln in a soil rich in sand the chief consideration in the planting plan for far rosei roses for landscape effects is that the plants should be so BO spaced that when they reach maturity they will come together without overcrowding the habits of growth of the pard particular e ular vari varieties ettes ebbsen chosen will be ali the determining fator factor Thep the spacing pacIng should in general range from 2 to 0 6 feet early spring planting ng ls Is best beat in the extreme northern part of the united states and on the western plains where there are strong drying winds in winter Inot in other ber regions fall planting Is advantageous advantage bus but not sufficiently so to warrant postponing planting from spring until autumn when aben pos possible Elble however li it la is well enough to push planting in the tall fall rather other than to wait until spring spring planting should be done as soon as the ground Is dry enough to work or when it springs apart after being squeezed ln in the band fali planting tingas Is best done one as soon as the leaves have fallen from trees ant and bushes Pla planting fiting methods for border and lawn roses apply also to practically all other roses stock should be planted as soon its as possible after it arrives when aben it Is impossible to plant immediately the plants should be placed in a trench and the roots covered if the plant roots are dry when received soaking thera in water nn an hour bour or more before this heeling ln in Is 38 done Is desirable des liable ii if the ster stems asare are shriveled plumpness may be restored and growth insured by burying bur ing the whole plant fou fo a few days if the plants are frozen froze when ree received ived they sold should bp be placed where they will thaw gradually pili and should not be unpacked until there Is no question that the frost la Is out t more planta tire are killed by undue ex es roots roofs at planting time than from any other cause no matter how short the distance to the pernin permanent nent planting location plants should be taken there with the roots thoroughly covered the roots may be placed in a bucket of water while removing to the planting ground and until planting or they may be in a mixture 0 of thin clay and then kept covered with wet burl burlap apor or other ather protection care should be taken that the clay does not become dry before for cut flowers nothing can rival rival the the roso raso planting it Is important to set the plants a little deeper than they were were before it if planted too deep ho however wiver of the burled buried stems would be injured and growth would be checked until now new roots form nearer the surface in planting dormant bushes itis desirable to trim the ends of 0 broken brokel roots and any that are too long loni just before they are put into the hole bole so that there i will be smooth bresh surfaces which can callus and heal over it to Is usual mohave to have this fresh cut cibil surface on the under sade of the roots root the hole in which the bush Is to be planted should be several inches Is larger across than the roots alir e ex x tend tad and ample in depth with a little loose earth on the bottom the roots should be separated well in all dirac alons tion with the soil well worked in among them separating them into layers each of which should be spread out like the fingers of the hand when the hole la partially full the plant should be shaken up and down so as to make sure it Is ie in close contact with the soil under the crown where the roots roofs branch when the roo roots tiare are well covered the soil should be firmed this Is best d done one by tramping if the soil Is in proper condition tramping ng cannot injure the plants this will leave a depression about them but all the roots will recovered be covered 1 when all are planted each one way may pe be watered although this usually Is not necessary especially if the roots have been before planting it if water Is 16 applied permit it to soak in about tho the roots and then fill the hole with dry earth do not tramps tramp after watering with tho the soil wet it would be bd injurious to compact it more if not watered the depression should be filled with loose earth the same as though it had been wit watered ered after planting no watering should be done T ap A r 40 proper and improper depths of planting rosea the line indicates surface of boll unless very dry weather follows and even then care must be exercised not to overdo it till after growth groth starts in watering it Is desirable to draw away some earth from about the bush apply the water find and after it has bai soaked in draw dry earth about the plant again the purposes purposes for which roses are arc planted largely will determine the pruning methods method sto to be employed at the time of planting border bordern and nd lawn lawil roses one halt half to two thirds of the wood should be removed at iain late weak brunches branches should be taken off and long canes that would be liable to whip around and loosen the plant should bo be cut back As far as practicable pr pruning unini other than this should be accomplished by cuttin gout whole bran branches chii rather than by cut cutting tink off tho the ends binds after the first year pruning should consist of removing dead aing ur or weak wood and crossing branches including an any that may be found with discolored pith cut ting off the ends nd ot of branda ifield be avol avoided ded most of the roses edg suggested for border planting are improved by having the whole top cut off every five or six years all pauw prun ing of these roses should be dane done IR 1 the spring ns as summer or fall pruning wao would remo remove ve the hips prematurely and thus tefius rob tho the plants of much of their attractiveness during thew the winter luter border and I 1 lawn own roses are hardy had need protection only under extremely trying conditions in the arid plains region if the autumn has been exceptionally dry it may be advisable vi the cirit win winter ter to provide a abod ghou mulching after the soil BOU ans lias been thoroughly soaked covering will be b e unnecessary roses for the arbor and trellis the character 0 of f the foliage and hardiness should bo be important considerations erat ions ons in choosing types of climbing roses for coi covering erIng arbors trellises sj pergolas per golas pillars and similar structures roses used in this way are usually in conspicuous places and flowers can be depended an for ornamental effects fora for a r relatively short period only during the year climbing roses roses with a po poor orleaf leaf development eni or those thosa especially liable to attack by insects and diseases therefore make but W a poor appearance the climbing roses are divided roughly Into 0 two divisions the pillar roses are those thos e not growing more than 6 or 8 feet high the u more vigorously growing roso roses of the group are the climbers or ram ramblers biers of the trellis and arbor roses rosea the members of the WIchum iana or memorial group are among thosa most resl to disease and insect attack they have foliage pleasing to 0 the eye throughout practically all seasons the blossoms are white and single the Mul fAdora clim climbers bers flower doer in clusters many of them however especially ally the so called ramblers are ora subject to mildew and insect atticks attacks they are reasonably hardy in the north 1 bolcs of group rep resented by the cherokee on the other hand hari require i quare a warm climates climate this Is true also of the roses of the climbing Nol noisette setie group represented by the Mar marechal echil niel an and d lamarque these roses are suitable for culture only in the warmer sec sections tiong where the winter temperature seldom falls below 10 degrees F above zero climbing roses require large quantities of plant food the body of good soil a available val lable should be equal to a mass 3 8 feet aqua squa square re and 80 30 inches d deep beep A hole bole of this volume should be dug and filled with good garden soll soil ra axed with well weli rotted manure Cl climbers imberi illee like all other roses require good drainage no nd roses will thrive where I 1 water stands stana about their roots plant gaw we cross section of welt well prepared rose bed Is ing should be done carefully hs as in the iab case of roses ford for landscape purposes this method has already been described bed special pruning methods must be employed employ eil for climbing roses these thase methods aide are determined by more orless of q a compromise beten the desire orf on the one hand to force the ibe growth of blo blossom som bearl bearing g new wood by removing ing old wood land and on the other hand the desire to keeps keep arbors and similar structures fures atlease at least partially covered one halt half of the wood should be pruned from all the climb ers as from the other types oti of roses oses ji at planting time in the case of the established plants the lana and hardy climbing rosei roses should be prune pruned A just after blooming bloo at this time young shoots will have started from the roots the growth of these shoots should be encouraged as it la Is from them that most buthe of the brone branches hes ave are produced that bear the following A years bloom the best way Is to rea mode move alfted all tiro old wood at this time so M that all the strength will go into info the young shoots where the roses are trained over a trellis so high that thai one 69 seasons growth will not cover it if the method just described to Is not practicable in such cases some of the old shoots should be cut off at ai the grou ground fid and the others should be shortened from 3 to 0 feet depending on tae the amount oi of growth th the evine vine lias has been making makine each year new shoots should be trained to take the place of those removed reni oved it should b be e kept constantly in ift