Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . rofusion when most of the HybridRemontants are taking a rest. As to itshardiness or ability to stand out all vrinter,it would be well to protect it from severeweather just the same as for many othervarieties of our hardy Roses in the North. As to its culture in the open ground, Iwould urge for this, as for all other Roses,the best kind of treatment. And, first let me say that, to procure a few small plantsand set them in the mixed flower bed, totake their chance along with Zinnias, Salv
Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . rofusion when most of the HybridRemontants are taking a rest. As to itshardiness or ability to stand out all vrinter,it would be well to protect it from severeweather just the same as for many othervarieties of our hardy Roses in the North. As to its culture in the open ground, Iwould urge for this, as for all other Roses,the best kind of treatment. And, first let me say that, to procure a few small plantsand set them in the mixed flower bed, totake their chance along with Zinnias, Salviasand other rank feeders, will nevei do. Ihave long been of the opinion that whetherone buys and sets few or many it is best toinvest only in good strong, healthy plants. The course I would suggest is to start inby making a bed with soil that has nevergrown flowers before. If the place is the siteof a former bed, I would remove the soil toa depth of 18 inches, filling it with any good, suited to our hot summer sun. It thuspossesses staying qualities that must make itpopular with all lovers of the A GREAT ROSE—THE AMERICAN BEAUTY. turfy loam, adding one-third rotten the soil should be of a stifE clayey nature,some sand or gravel might be added vrithgood results. If the spot be naturally wet,it must be well drained. A common error in the formation of bedsfor Roses is to make them up too high abovethe surrounding ground so that the rainruns away from the plants. A few inchesbelow the level of the grass or walk is better,using then also a little mulching of manureor litter in extreme hot or dry weather. The best effects in Rose culture outdoorsare produced by planting in groups of notmore than one or two varieties in a should add that the American Beauty is ofundoubted American origin, hence is well The Bagging of Grapes. That the process of enveloping growingclusters of Grapes with paper bags for pro-tection against insects, mildew, rot, etc., isone of
Size: 1353px × 1846px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublisherbuffa, bookyear1885
