. The book of roses. Roses. THE ROSE requires high culture. This belle of the parterre, this " queen of flowers," is a lover of rich fare, and refuses to put forth aU her beauties on a meagre diet. Roses, indeed, will grow and bloom in any soil; but defi- cient nourishment will reduce the size of the flowers, and impair the perfection of their form. Of all soils, one of a sandy or gravelly nature is the worst; while, on the other hand, a wet and dense clay is scarcely better. A rich, strong, and somewhat heavy garden loam, abundantly manured, is the soil best adapted to all the stron
. The book of roses. Roses. THE ROSE requires high culture. This belle of the parterre, this " queen of flowers," is a lover of rich fare, and refuses to put forth aU her beauties on a meagre diet. Roses, indeed, will grow and bloom in any soil; but defi- cient nourishment will reduce the size of the flowers, and impair the perfection of their form. Of all soils, one of a sandy or gravelly nature is the worst; while, on the other hand, a wet and dense clay is scarcely better. A rich, strong, and somewhat heavy garden loam, abundantly manured, is the soil best adapted to all the strong-growing roses; while those of more delicate growth prefer one pro- portionably Ughter. Yet roses may be grown to perfection hi any soil, if the 13. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893. Boston, J. E. Tilton and company
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