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HELIANTHUS, Sun Gold 



ZINNIA, Exquisite 



AGERETUM, Midget Blue 



PHLOX, Drunmiondi 

 MORNING GLORY, Cornell 



HOW TO GROW BETTER, BIGGER ROSES 



Give roses the best location possible, 

 They want: well-drained soil; at least a 

 half-day's full sunlight (morning sunlight 

 is not especially desirable); shelter and 

 protection from prevailing winds. They 

 should not be too close to large trees. 

 Piepare the rose beds in advance, if pos- 

 sible. Where the soil is good garden loam 

 wh.ich has been under cultivation for 

 some time and is well drained, so there 

 is no standing moisture, the preparation 

 is easy. Dig to twice the depth of a spade 

 — about 24 inches. Mix thoroughly gener- 

 ous quantities of Manure and Bonemeal 

 and two tablespoonfuls of Sulphate of 

 Potash with soil in bottom of hole. Let 

 stand and settle. 



Summer Care 



Giving your Roses close attention through- 

 out the summer months can add a great 

 deal to the enjoyment you get from them. 

 Here are some of the things to be con- 

 sidered in growing the full-blooming 

 beauties that are the pride of every 

 gardener. 



CULTIVATION — Throughout the summer, 

 until September, roses should be cultivated 

 regularly to destroy weeds and aerate 

 the soil. The soil should never be al- 

 lowed to bake. One method used to keep 



a crust from forming is the application of 

 a peat or terra-lite mulch. This also helps 

 conserve moisture. After a heavy rain, it 

 is advisable to hoe and rake rose beds 

 just as soon as the soil has dried suf- 

 ficiently. 



WATERING — Any watering should be 

 thorough. Sprinkling id actually bad for 

 your roses since it brings feeding roots 

 to the surface and causes burning. Water 

 early in the morning, preferably. This 

 way, foliage will be dry by nightfall, 

 lessening the danger from mildew, a di- 

 sease which likes the combination of cool 

 nights and wet foliage. During extremely 

 hot periods, it is a good idea to hose 

 plants with a strong stream of water 

 several times during tfie day. 



DISBUDDING — Beautiful flowers for cut- 

 ting may be had by disbudding. The 

 central bud of a cluster is usually the 

 best and by allowing only this bud to 

 develop, you can enhance its beauty. 

 This applies to Hybrid Teas and Hybrid 

 Perpetuals. Polyanthas and landscape 

 Roses need no disbudding. In cutting 

 llowers, it is best to cut in early morning 

 before petals start to unfold. Cut the stems 

 two buds above the point where they 

 branch from the main stem. 



How to Plant Perennials 



The soil should be well worked and free 

 of big lumps and air pockets. The average 

 planting distance for perennials is one foot 

 apart. Vigorous growers like peonies and 

 mallows require as much as three feet 

 apart. No. 1 plants (see below), such as 

 iris, should be planted with the main root 

 just below the surface of the ground. No. 



2 plan's, such atj peonies should be 

 planted with the tips of the buds at or 

 just below the surface of the ground No. 



3 plants, in which the leaves spring from 

 the crown, should be planted with this 

 crown on the level of the din line No 4 

 plants, such as hollyhocks, should be 

 planted with the root straight down and 

 the bud just below ihe surface of the 

 dirt. Spread roots out naturally Bring the 

 soil in c:)ntact with all roots and press 

 firmly. If the pianlo ara waicied. water the 

 roots and not the tops. 



MARIGOLD, 

 Mission Giant Yellowstone 



How to Plant Shrubs 



Keep roots covered with damp sack or 

 something similar and do not let them 

 become dry. Spade ground deeply, dig- 

 ging large holes with perpendicular sides. 

 Cut off broken or bruised loots and cut 

 back top one-third to one-half. Plant slight- 

 ly deeper than they stood in nursery. 

 Tamp soil firmly around roots and fill top 

 of hole with several inches of loose earth 

 to serve as mulch. 



How to Prune and 

 Plant Trees 



With shade trees having a heavy top, at 

 least one-third of the top should be re- 

 moved. Prune to avoid crowding branches. 

 Cut out some of the small branches, 

 shorten back the side branches, but do 

 not cut off the leader or main stem. Try 

 to get well developed head, strong leader 

 and branches at wide, not close, angles. 

 Cut off all broken roots. 

 In choosing trees for the home grounds, 

 study the house and the effect you want 

 to produce. If the house appears tall or 

 seems to stick up too much in the air, 

 plant trees that will tower and spread 

 over it, or trees that will shoot up tall 

 and narrow and make it appear lower in 

 contrast. If it is a low house it can be 

 made to hug the ground or to appear 

 higher by a judicious selection of trees. 



PETUNIA, Radiance 



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