about half full of straw, then place
along side of the row of plants, bend your plants down lengthwise the
row, then tip the box over them, put some straw around sides of box and
on the outside put some posts or boards on to hold it down, when you
will have the best protection possible. Right here I want to put in a
word of warning, and that is, if you do not like to do extra work don't
attempt to grow roses; in other words, if you are lazy they don't like
you well enough to stay with you, for it means work and lots of it.

We have, however, one class of roses which can be grown by every one who
wants them, the hybrid Rosa Rugosa roses. Of them we have such as
Blanche D. Caubet, pure white of large size, a perpetual bloomer; Sir
Thomas Lipton, also white, a little smaller in blossom but perfectly
double; Conrad Meyer, clear silvery pink, of large size, very double and
of choicest fragrance, a continuous bloomer (needs some winter
protection); New Century, rosy pink, shading to almost red in the
center, good size and double. One of the hardiest is Hansa, deep violet
red, very large, double and an exceedingly profuse and continuous
bloomer, absolutely hardy. These five varieties can be considered as
everybody's roses, because of the easiness and sureness with which they
can be grown, taking into consideration the elimination of winter
protection. Planting, preparation of ground and cultivation are the same
as for all other roses. Do not imagine for a minute that they will do
well in sod or grass.

[Illustration: Martin Frydholm in his rose garden, at Albert Lea.]

Another class of roses is the Baby Ramblers. For borders and bedding
roses these I think surpass all others on account of the easiness by
which they may be grown. And they are a perfect mass of blossoms from
June till freezing. They need winter protection, but that is not
difficult on account of the low growth and small size of plant.

Above all do not forget that all roses need rich soil and lots of water.
When your rose bushes are three years old you must begin to give some
attention to trimming. Cut out some of the oldest wood before you lay
them down in the fall, and if some of the shoots have grown very tall
cut back about half, although these rank canes may give you the best
roses the following season if you can protect them well enough so that
they do not winter-kill. In this photograph which is shown here is one
Ulric Brunner with one shoot extending