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Pink Cameo, one of the best of the pink baby roses.
Roses in miniature
BY A. R. BtiCKLEY
Many _years, ago, several
attempts were, made to grow the
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inima') in the arboretum at
the Plant Research Institute:
,This tiny rose; six inches- high,.
With double pink flowers like a '
polyanthus variety, was finally
established and it flourished for
many years.
From plants of this, type,
once lost among itS larger
brethren, have arisen a new class
of modern roses, the miniature
rose. . • '
These highly pleasing roses,
with buds no larger than peas,
are -small replicasof the garden
• kinds.- Each bud opens into a
.:.,bloom of the same shape and
appearance as a hybrid tea or a
floribunda rose; "yet .in perfect
miniature. The plants are only
eight to 14 inches high and their
leaves are 1ike garden roses
ecept that they -are Smaller in
every detail and mare delicate.
No plants are inbre suited to
the very' Small gatan iliani.theset
fairy roses, 'for they bring to. the
most confined 'space all the
charm of .the hybrid .tea and
floribunda.. One of their most
attractive qualities is that they
form low spreading bushes when
planted closely and' will
eompletely hide the soil.
By ' selecting cultivars in
contrasting colors, a most
attractive displa,y of miniature
• roses inay be made. Plant
• together those . with a more
, vigorous habit which grow to
nine' or qwelVe inches high. A
• dozen plants should -fill a small
bed. It -could' be edged with
violas such as Coronoation Gold,
Chantryland, or the common
blUe horned - violet (Viola
cornuta). To effectively inspect
and enjoy these roses, you
should grow them on a raised'
bed bordered by ,a„ stone wall
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off
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with a paved walk at its base.
°A 'whole, ganten..in miniature
could be designed for these
plunge the potted plants in the
soil and keep thein well watered.
Miniature roses are available
You from.. many. canund'cial nurseries
use a small ornament for a and /garden centers:, Here are a
central focal point and arrange few of the best kinds tested in
small beds radiating -out from it the Plant. .4eSeir-eii-Tiniti tu
Each bed could be edged With test gardens y..vor the past Me
years. .;
• Baby Goicl Star, has double
flowers of golden yellow and
grows well under fluorescent
lights. Baby Masquerade is ,an
absolute miniature of the well
known Masquerade floribunda,
complete with yellow -and red
flowers; Cinderella is an older
double white that grows•butside
and in pots, 'its flowers', touched
with pink have up to 60 'petals
and its branches are almost
thornless. Lilac Time matures
when less than 10 inches high
and produces buds .that open
lilac -pink and change to pure
lilac. Red Imp and ,Red Elf are
similar', both with rich
.d b I e:•red flowers three
planting, prepare the pockets quarters of an inch _aesp b$4,
iiii4tVe!: Of ,sciti'lgadd and on very vigorous plan . 8-ari a
peat and add a. tablespoon; of a has the • 'most Perfect
ooinpleie, fertilizer for each ;hybrid -tea -type , blooms ,in
cubic foot of soil. ; • • . miniature; they are.orange red in
These diminutiveroses also color and are produced on nice
Make-. excellent house; plants -If bushy 15 -inch high plants. This
grown 'under fluorescent light one rated the highest of any in
duringthe winter. Bring them the garden.
inside 'after a few (rosts, about Perle d'Alcanada, an old
early December, and plant them- variety was about • the moSt
in a -mixture of equal parts, loam, -,vigorous of those under .test. It
leaf mold4.1-
...and sand., A five. or .has pale -pink floWers about one
six-mch bulb 'pan is large enoughand a .half inches in diameter.
forthe small roots. -R •• -R s in a with I arge
These plants, however, -will buttercup -yellow ' flowers on
become' leggy after they have very dwair Plants ratedas the
flo,weted for.seiieral weeks' under best yellow.
lights. Then you should shear, It is also 7 -passible to • get.
the plants back hard to within • miniature iges"in tree ,form on
three inches of the soil. They 18 -inch stems, that: will add
will'respond by quickly forming .1)eight to their dwarfer brethren.
compact new • . growth and a These are not as Tiai'dy .as the
profusion of buds: In "spring others and like, the standard tree
prune. , back thyse roses once roses must be buried in light
more and plant them outside or sandy soil for the Ninter. , •
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one of the dwarf compact
'ageratums, such as Blue Mink, or
the Carpet of Snow alyssums.
The annual alyssum cduld be
sown outside during, May for
blooming in the summer. Seeds
of the ageratum should be sown
inside 4ring March ,or plants
could be bought for setting
outside after the danger 1:)f frost
has Passed.
The rock ,garden is a natural
place for these delightful,. baby
roses. They should be planted'in
small groups of threeplants six
inches apart in small pockets in a
sunny location near the base of
the rockery; there the plants will
not be troubled by dry
conditions at, the roots. Before
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From late July to September
the glorious deep violet
Jackman's denials bestows its,
entwined elegance upon
y Canadian homes. It is
• rather astonishing' that more of
.; these are- not grown. ,in Canada
and in more assorted colOrs.
Perhaps this is becausa they
are so beautifu1aid give such a ,
In eastern 'Canada these -grow
dazzling display of blOom that
beston a west or southir'est wall.
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•Many hOme gardeners think they
They all bloom on 'wood or
mast, ei.t,tier he -difficult to -grow
,
or are not hardy irrtheirproduced
Truethe clematis requires 'arear--
that is to say the Young shoots - -4101671-1.914, 41t$ beatailk04r
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-soil; but most soils seem sprouting from the old wood in which are four inches • in
early spring will go on to
to be alkaline enough to suit
produce flowers this year: This
them, so this is not a general
dictates the pruning, for to get
problem.' If it is, theaddition of
an abundance of the young
elegam
clematis
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flowerS, '
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ground limestone is usually an
adequate Solution. Some ,of the
cultivars and groups mentioned
here are not ruggedly hardy on
the Prairies. But there are many
very beautiful kinds that are
noted as hardy and _one can be
assured of at least the choice of
one tining plant for sQme
aspect around thehouse.
About 30 to 40 species of
clematis will grow in North
America. Many of them have no
special ornarnental value, but
• there are a few outstanding ones
with delicate foliage, moderate
growth and outstanding flowers.
Clematis is one of those
jewels that makes gardening a
most pleasant experience. ,
The best and most popular
• hybrid is the one mentioned
above, the Jackman clematis (C.
x jackmanii) which, although
one of the first. hybrids to be
.,-introdutetIO Still the most
wood it is necessary to cut the
vines back part way in April.
Sometimes our severe winters
will do this job for,us and it is
necessary only to cut back to
where the new shoots .have
started.
The Japanese 'sweet autumn
clematis '(Clematis paniculata) is
one' of the most useful and
ornamental species. , It is
different from most desirable
kinds in that it is extremely fast
growing and has small flowers. It *
will reach.a height Of 30 feet or
more and serve quite well as a
screening plant. In August it is
covered with myriads of white
flowers folloWed by silvery •
plumy ,,seed heads . that
considerafily extends its
ornamental effect. This species
needs some covering of --straw for
winter protection in eastern
• Two , USeful and 'ornamental
popular because its large 'Violet'N
species hardy on most of the
purple flowers are of a color not
Prairies are the gold clematis
seen in arty Other hardy vine.•
Grown againsra baclioub(Clematis tanguticaj and the
grd
common Virgin's Bowers
of white or grey these
outstanding tic.wers are (Clematis virginiana). The gold
clematis is from northern China
has bright yellow flOwers which'
are also fo11ow.e1:1 by glistening
decorative seed heads.
A less common species, the
Chinese - clematis (Clematis
tangntica), is now akrailable from
s o e Canadian nurseries,
particularly those on the
Prairies. It is a very hardy'species
with rich yellow flowers and
grey -green leaves. This is the best
of the yellow clematis and it is
extremely prominent. It is an
• interspecific hybrid between the
very large 'flowered Clematis
lanuginma and the Italian
clematis (C. viticella).
There are many other hybrids
• of this cross and similar ctosses
involving Clematis lanuginoSa, all
of which require
• treatment. Among them- are
• Jackmanii, Superba, a greatly
improved cultivar' with large
flowers .and more intense color
than the common purple ltind;
,Jackmanii Alba, with hugh white
diaMeter, arid also for its- large
head of feathery fruits. It makes
q E„lood sereen up to eight to 10
feet high And should be used
much more than it is for this
purpose.
Most clematis need, support
upon which st't3 climb. Choose
twiggy branches, trellises;
espaliers or arbors; or train'them
up large poles at the back of the
flower border.
They nearly all need shade at
their roots, which may be
provided by 'niulching with
leaves; black • polyethylene
plastic or bark fiber, Ground
Cdvers such as periwinkles or
Japanese spurge could help to
provide shade if planted around
the base of the climlier.
Stem rot is the most serious
as well as confuking disease of
these ,plants. It is usually caused
by mechanic injury .A nicking or
stem cuts from a hoe or other
tool May result in diseases-and--
dieback. To protect your vine, it
is 'a good plan tosrovide a collar
to protect, the basal portion of
the plant and spray. every, two
weeks with a good fungicide.
Clematis are the artistocrats
of vines. 'Attention to their
cultural requirements will
produce plants that will soon
prove, to be the pride of your
garden.
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