Show roses are made safe against freezing putting roses to sleep for the tha mier ne need ed be no haphazard pro uie ame tor for the amateur rose grower he need not depend on his own limited lini ted experiences as to how it should be done for there is available for the asking the experience of many experts their experience has taught that proper winter treatment makes a big difference in the way the quee i 1 of flowers produces fragrance and color when june comes back again protective measures late in november before the ground freezes the roses are hilled up eight or ten inches care being taken while doing this not to expose or anju injure the roots in the trenches created by the hilling up process there is then placed a food supply either of rotted manure or if this is not available of dehy drath 1 manure in december in freezing time added protection i should be provided for the plants what that protection shall be will probably depend on the material most accessible to the gardener if he lives I vvs where evergreen boughs can be obtained without leaving trees unsightly these may I 1 be spread among the rose plaits pla its over the root hills salt hay which can be ordered by the bale from seeds men is excellent cornstalks corn stalks straw aried cattail cat tail stalks and even at a pinch chrysanthemum stalks stales can all be used often it is found that leaves are easiest to use as wi iter coverage for roses oak or beech leaves give excellent xcell ent protection but map capla or ani lm leaves are not good for this purpose because they are linsly to rot and mat down wraps for climbers As for the climbers sonic some iced to have wrappings about their canes the sarre same is true of all climbing tea roses where there is ii enough space around the plant the canes of these roses can be buried after their roots have been hilled up but lacking this the canes should be taken off thir th ir support tied together and a covering of hay straw excelsior dried grasses or other material fastened about them pillar roses need not be taken from their supporting post or trellis but the structure to which they are attached when not lot too cumbersome cum be ISO me may be wrapped with the plant on it A special health measure is the spraying w with ith lime sulphur any roses that were touched with disease in the past summer this is done before any winter cover is laid on 01 and will go far toward cleaning clea aing the stems 0 of f fungus and scale the rose fancier who performs these good offices for his plants can then leave the garden to nature confident that its mysterious alchemy will be duly at work in cell and fiber during the trying days of frost anc snow |