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Tips from the experts. How to grow Rose The dawn of time began the reign of the Queen of Flowers, the rose, and it has become the favorite flower in practically every country of the world. Almost anywhere outside the ice cap itself, the rose can be grown, and has been grown since the first recorded history. Roses are easy to grow and adaptable to almost all climates and soil conditions, but there are ways to improve your roses and have even greater success if you follow some basic rules that apply just to your locale. Here in Southern California, we are blessed with a year-around blooming season. We may be picking lovely blooms for our table, while other portions of the country are digging it is easy to see cover rose graft nation. Some dedicated hours caring for nature take do reasonably producing an Some simple of the expert beautiful rose nia, and these the difference garden and th J. AWDRY ARMSTRONG, Prominent Nurseryman You must start with a top quality rose plant for real success. Ideal way is to purchase the CLARENCE G. PERKINS, J. AWDRY ARMSTRONG, Prominent Nurseryman You must start with a top quality rose plant for real success. Ideal way is to purchase the finest bare root roses in winter months. Be sure they are well packaged or have roots covered so that they cannot dry out. Look for two or three strong canes, plump and unshrived, with well balanced roots. Seller should guarantee plant to grow. Beware of "bargain" roses—they may be just the opposite. During spring and summer you can successfully plant roses growing in containers if vigorous and fresh-looking. CLARENCE G. PERKINS, New York Roses, like pea washed, also moisture at the suns. The best where an over-batter opening beds and runners be turned on and facing down two faces. Then deeply irrigate again hot, dry weather might even adobe would only need an irrigator. HELEN D. CARSWELL, District Director, American Rose Society Selecting ideal roses for your garden is important. We know that practically any good rose will grow almost anywhere, and the national catalogues will tell you that each rose offered is wonderful . . . which is true. However, some roses do better than others under certain climatic conditions, and by consulting local nurserymen, or local publications, you can do a lot to eliminate the trial-and-error method of gardening. For instance, you'll find in damp coastal areas, the mildew resistance of Charlotte Armstrong, Helen Traubel and Peace will be a big advantage. In hot inland areas, these same three also thrive, and the hot weather doesn't seem to bother Tiffany, Queen Elizabeth or Carrousel, to name only a few varieties. DR. ROBERT E. ATKINSON How you plant your rose will prepare need not be start season. Spade the soil to a depth in well-composted humus. Then your soil . . . if it is sandy, or organic material than in good When you plant, be sure to maugh receive the roots over a cone of in a bucket of water for an them dry out. Be sure to settle roots with water eliminating a Then keep the soil moist at all. WALTER LAMMERTS, Noted Hybridizer You'll find roses to be the healthiest, most vigorous and disease resistant of any garden JOHN VAN BARNEVELD, Southern mon sense commercial WALTER LAMMERTS, Noted Hybridizer You'll find roses to be the healthiest, most vigorous and disease resistant of any garden flower. Spray control, following your nurseryman's advice, is relatively easy. The most prevalent fungus is powdery mildew, particularly in damp coastal areas. Your best controls are sulfur, copper and some of the new discoveries, in spray or dust forms...your best preventive is choosing mildew resistant varieties for your specific area. The developing of varieties highly resistant to mildew has been a primary objective of modern rose breeders. The American Rose Society, 4048 Roselia Place, Columbus, Ohio, and the Pacific Rose Society, Box 750, Pasadena, California, give ratings on mildew resistance by area. Your local nurseryman also can recommend best types of the new roses that have greatest mildew resistance. JOHN VAN BARNEVELD, Southern Grown sense commercial dates. Feeding the blooming should record feed six weeks easier and mediately after of pat on the back, "good job reward system. Roses are he application of steer manure cellent mulch and holds the later, instead of allowing them pages, nurserymen and public perfect roses for your garden. from the experts... to grow Roses country are digging out of snow drifts, thus it is easy to see that no generalizations can cover rose growing in every part of the nation. Some dedicated rosarians spend many hours caring for their gardens, and producing prize-winning roses, while others let nature take its course, and their roses do reasonably well with little or no care, producing an abundance of flowers. Some simple methods suggested by a few of the experts can help you have a more beautiful rose garden in Southern California, and these easy-to-do tips will make all the difference in the appearance of your garden and the quantity of blooms. The All-America Rose When you see the "AARS" tag on a rose you buy, you know you are getting one of the finest roses in the world, pre-tested on a very stringent point system. The All-America Rose Selections represent the choices of a group of the country's leading growers, founded in 1938, and dedicated to the task of improving the varieties of roses available to the public. In 25 official test gardens from coast to coast, representing every climate and soil condition in the United States, plants are judged over a two-year period on a uniform point system, covering novelty, vigor, habit, disease resistance, foliage, floriferousness, bud form, flower form, substance, color on opening, color on finishing, fragrance and stem. Those few varieties achieving near perfect scores are chosen for the country's highest rose honor, the AARS Award. ARENCE G. PERKINS, Noted Rose Grower Roses, like people, enjoy having their faces washed, also they cannot be happy without moisture at their roots during our dry seasons. The best results in this area are found where an overhead fine spray (so as not to batter opening blooms) is used on flat mulched beds and run until wet deeply. It should not be turned on again until you find the bed drying down two or three inches beneath the surface. Then deeply irrigate again. Sandy ground in extremely dry weather might even need water twice in a week, while snow would only need an irrigation close to once a month. ROBERT E. ATKINSON, Garden Consultant, Los Angeles Times Now you plant your rose will determine the results you get. Soil preparation need not be started months ahead of the bare root season. Spade the soil to a depth of at least 18 inches, then mix well-composted humus. The amount needed will depend on your soil... if it is sandy, or hard clay type, you will need more organic material than in good loam. You may plant immediately. When you plant, be sure to make a hole wide and deep enough to receive the roots over a cone of soil without cramping. Soak roots in a bucket of water for an hour before planting... don't let them dry out. Be sure to settle an organic mixture in soil around roots with water eliminating air pockets which cause roots to die. Then keep the soil moist at all times until growth begins. OHN VAN BARNEVELD, Rosarian at Rose Hills Southern Californians must learn to use common sense and not blindly heap powerful commercial fertilizers on roses on specified perfect scores are chosen for the country's highest rose honor, the AARS Award. A hybridizer may work six years to produce a new rose of AARS quality. He may start with more than 10,000 seedlings with the hope of finding one or two worthy to enter in AARS competition. First awards were presented in 1940, and since then, 50 awards have been made. Judging is so strict that, in the year 1951, no rose introduced was considered equal to the standards, and in 1954, no hybrid tea was chosen for the award. The AARS symbol means far more than a patent number on the rose you select. The patent tag has no bearing on the quality or beauty of the rose... it merely means that growing rights are reserved by the originator or licensee, and that the owner retains the privilege of setting the same price throughout the country. On the other hand, an AARS tag means that you have purchased an excellent rose that will perform beautifully in many sections of the country under varied conditions. There are 36 of the 50 AARS winners in the "Pageant of Roses" at Rose Hills. JOHN VAN BARNEVELD, Rosarian at Rose Hills Southern Californians must learn to use common sense and not blindly heap powerful commercial fertilizers on roses on specified dates. Feeding should be synchronized with the blooming periods for best results. One should record the peak blooming dates and feed six weeks before each date, but the easier and never-fail system is to feed immediately after the peak of bloom as a sort of pat on the back, "good job, come-on-do-it again," or earnedeward system. Roses are heavy feeders and should have an application of steer manure each spring. This makes an excellent mulch and holds the commercial applications in place later, instead of allowing them to be washed away. Local garden pages, nurserymen and publications are your best guide to the perfect roses for your garden. Two Miles of Roses! Thousands of visitors each year view the nearly 1000 climbing bushes, planted along the chain-link fencing at Rose Hills, repaired one of the largest displays of climbers in the Southland. There are some 60 varieties of roses, including such well-known roses as High Noon, Indian Summer, Dainty Bess, Santa Anita Thomas and Paul Scarlett. These are to be seen in the so-called of Roses extending along Workman Mill Road, and on Pioneer fronting on two sides of Rose Hills Memorial Park. Pacific Rose Society Rose lovers of the community have a rare treat in store for them at the new "Pageant of Roses" located at Rose Hills Memorial Park. This garden is truly destined to take its place among the famous rose gardens of the world. The wide variety of types, all the outstanding American rose developments of recent years, plus many eminent roses of the world and roses of great historic interest to everyone, make this garden a "must" on the agenda of every resident or visitor who loves flowers. Southern California Floral Association The rose has always been the universal favorite of all ages. Nothing says "I Love You" or "I'm thinking of you" as well as a bouquet or corsage of roses, and nothing makes a lovelier table display or arrangement than beautiful roses, of all colors or types. This popularity of the rose makes us feel sure that the new "Pageant of Roses" at Rose Hills will very quickly take its place among the great attract- as well as a bouquet or corsage of roses, and nothing makes a lovelier table display or arrangement than beautiful roses, of all colors or types. This popularity of the rose makes us feel sure that the new "Pageant of Roses" at Rose Hills will very quickly take its place among the great attractions of Southern California, and that hundreds of thousands of people will take advantage of this opportunity to see their favorite roses growing in a perfect garden setting. Pruning Roses Proper cutting of roses reduces pruning to a minimum and does away with the customary drastic pruning. When gathering roses, always keep in mind the proper shaping of the bush. Provide for continuous flowering by leaving at least two good plump buds or eyes on each stem. In pruning older bushes, the age, size and vigor of the plant will determine in each case the number of breaks each stem should carry. A trial and error method, coupled with a little common sense, soon teaches one how to do this. The life of the plant is controlled by pruning. A slight yearly increase in its size is essential. When the plant becomes too large, some of the old gnarled trunks should be cut back to the ground, encouraging the building of a new bush with the clean fast growing ground canes which usually come with the fall growth. Given proper cutting of flowers and sensible, moderate pruning, your plants will retain their vigor at eight years or older. The thrill of seeing so many of the illustrious roses of the world in one lovely setting makes us feel that people will come back again and again for a visit, to see all the various blooming periods and the new plantings that will be added each year. Rose Hills is to be complimented for this gracious contribution to the flower loving population of this community. Old-Fashioned Roses The popular old roses are sturdy and naturally healthy. Most of them will cover large spaces gracefully, practically go native if neglected, carry nostalgic and rare perfumes, gently jog memories of people and bygone days, and will thrive where other roses and garden subjects give up the ghost. Experience shows they are very economical, both in upkeep and original cost, as well as for the color and character they lend to the garden. Peg down one Hybrid Perpetual or Moss Rose and see how much you can cover for how little. view the nearly 1000 climbing rose k fencing at Rose Hills, representing of climbers in the Southland. roses, including such well-known er, Dainty Bess, Santa Anita, Captain are to be seen in the so-called Mile Mill Road, and on Pioneer Boulevard, Rose Hills Memorial Park.