Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1875 — Growing Roses. [ARTICLE]

Growing Roses.

“An Old Rosorian” says: “Roses require a strong soil, highly enriched with good rotten manure; an open situation and loamy soil for ; the strong growing, hardy kinds, and a protected aspect and light soil tor the teas and other tender ! varieties, 'lhe hybrid perpetual® , in ray judgment are the most desir- ] able among the hardy roses, as they are the best for all the various purposes to which they arc applied in garden and lawn decoration. The teas, however,qare the diamonds par excellence of the race, although needing great care in their culture. 1 advise that they be grown in pots, and sunk in the ground during the summer, aud removed to a cold frame or greenhouse during the winter. If left remaining in the open ground,-they should staud on the south side of a wail, fence, or hedge, and on theapproach of cold weather, receive a covering in the form.of a shed open to the south,

and the plants have a liberal supply of manure over the surface of the ground, and plenty of leaves the whole plant. If joses are set out in autumn, peform the operation very early m November, so as to allow the roots to obtain a hold in the soil before cold weather. Give them a thorough dressing of manure to protect against sudden changes. Choose a dry day for planting, the drier the better. Be careful to tread the soil firmly around the plants; this is very important. A cloudy day is the most desirable for retnoval; and moisten the roots first, to be followed by a thin coat of dry earth over the fibers.”