Dreer's garden calendar for 1864 . dreersgardencale1864henr Year: 1864 DREER S GARDEN CALENDAR. 53 ment from rose culture, beds should be prepared exclusively for their benefit, and their fertility preserved by yearly top-dressing with well- rotted manure. Protection. Many of the most desirable of the free blooming roses, are liable to injury from severe winters, and are covered with straw? etc. to protect them from heavy frosts. The simplest and surest method is to bend down the stem, and peg them close to the ground, then draw the earth over them, so that they will be covered about one inch
Dreer's garden calendar for 1864 . dreersgardencale1864henr Year: 1864 DREER S GARDEN CALENDAR. 53 ment from rose culture, beds should be prepared exclusively for their benefit, and their fertility preserved by yearly top-dressing with well- rotted manure. Protection. Many of the most desirable of the free blooming roses, are liable to injury from severe winters, and are covered with straw? etc. to protect them from heavy frosts. The simplest and surest method is to bend down the stem, and peg them close to the ground, then draw the earth over them, so that they will be covered about one inch deep. Where they stand so close as to render it difficult to cover in this manner, additional soil or sand should be procured to effect a thorough protection. Pruning is also very essential to insure a successful bloom from year to year. Without this care, the bushes will become feeble, stunted and enveloped in thick, half dead brush, and the flowers will be few and imperfect. With proper management, on the contrary, the plants may be kept healthy, vigorous, and afford yearly a profusion of fully de- veloped and beautiful flowers. The simplest form of training is in the form of a bush, as shown in fig. 1.
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