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Pruning'. — The Ever Blooming Roses do not require pruning in the Summer, except what may 

 be necessary to keep them in reasonable shape and limit, and this can be done at any convenient 

 time. In the Spring it is best to cut back one-half or two-thirds of the last season's growth, and cut 

 off all dead shoots, down to the live wood. The Ever-Blooming Roses may be Winter killed 

 quite to the ground, but if the roots are not injured they will put forth new growth and bloom as well 

 as before. 



Pruning Hybrid Perpetual and Moss Roses. — These bloom best on strong new wood, 

 and should be cut back severely (say one-half of the last season's growth) in the Spring before growth I 

 has commenced. As these Roses are hardy, and remain from year to year, they will gradually attain 

 considerable size, and the pruning should be done with a view to the shapely appearance of the plant. 

 They can be trained to any form required. If the tree form is preferred the plant should be kept to 

 a single stem and staked up, till the requisite height and form are well developed. Liberal manur- 

 ing and good cultivation add very much to the beauty and profusion of bloom of this class of Roses. 



Climbing Roses should be pruned in the Spring before growth has commenced. Take off all 

 dead wood, and cut off at leastone-half of the last season's growth, or as much as maybe necessary to 

 keep the plant in good shape and within the limits desired. 



"When to Plant. — Always choose the most favorable time for planting in your own locality, 

 and order at that time. We can send Roses with entire safety whenever they are desired. 



Northern States. — In the Northern and Middle States the Spring and early Summer month? 

 are the best time for all kinds of planting in open ground. As our Roses are grown in a warm 

 temperature, it is best not to plant out until danger of severe freezing is past, and the ground in a 

 mellow and friable condition. Many people prefer to get their Roses early, before the rush com- 

 mences, and grow in pots or boxes in-doors, till the season is sufficiently advanced for setting them 

 out, and if you know how to care for them, and can keep them healthy, it is an excellent plan. 



Southern and Pacific States. — Our friends in the Southern and Pacific States will choose 

 the most favorable time for planting in their respective sections; we cannot advise as to when this is, 

 as the planting season in these localities is different from ours. We send Roses safely whenever 

 they are desired. 



Fall planting in Open Ground is only recommended for those of the Southern and Pacific 

 States where the Fall and Winter months are the most favorable time for all kinds of out-door 

 planting. 



Ne"Wly Planted Roses not Hardy. — It should be understood that a certain degree of growth 

 and development is necessary to enable even Hardy Roses and plants to bear Northern winters. If 

 newly planted just before cold weather, they cannot do it, they must be planted early enough in the 

 season to make considerable growth and get well established before cold weather begins, otherwise 

 they will most likely be Winter killed in spite of any protection that can be given. 



ROSES IN POTS. 



The Ever-Blooming Roses are the best for House Culture in pots — because they bloom quicker 

 and more continuously than any of the others, and their style and habit of growth is more bushy and 

 better adapted for the purpose. They can be kept nicely with other growing plants, and with proper 

 attention to iheir requirements will bloom freely. Persons who order Roses for house culture in pots, 

 can select any variety they choose, or if they prefer to name the colors they like best, we will select 

 for them, and send those sorts we consider most likely to give satisfaction, each kind will be labeled 

 the same as if named in the order. 



Pots. — Do not use too large pots — if possible, not m-ore than three or four inch. The rule is, one 

 size larger than the plants have been grown in. The smaller the pot — provided, of course, it is large 

 enough to contain the plant — the quicker and stronger the plant will start. It is very difficult to get 

 a small plant to live and grow in a large pot. A Rose will not bloom much till the pot is well filled 

 with roots, therefore, small pots facilitate quick bloom. If the pots are old, they should first be 

 thoroughly washed. If new they should be soaked in water, otherwise they will absorb the moisture 

 from the plant. 



