How Our Rose Plants Are Shipped 



Grown in large pots or crocks, in full foliage, ready to set right in the ground. Note 

 how they come to you with the soil on the roots, just as taken out of the pots. They keep 

 right on growing and blooming. 



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A two-year old rose plant in and out of the pot. Showing how 

 the soil remains on the roots ready to put in ground. 



Wrapped ready for shipment 



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How to Grow "Dingee Roses 



It is of utmost importance that sufficient 

 time and care is given to the planning of a 

 rose garden before ordering the plants. This 

 is true for both formal and informal gardens, 

 and even though it is possible to have only 

 one small bed, the selection of varieties to 

 fill that bed must be done with the aim of 

 having roses that will be best adapted for the 

 purpose in view. If the object is to have a 

 rose garden, or if it is merely to beautify 

 the lawn, the main end is to have a harmoni- 

 ous and pleasing effect from the planting as 

 a whole. This end cannot be attained by in- 

 discriminate planting, but by painstaking 

 planning before any plants are set into the 

 ground. 



No enthusiastic rose grower — and every 

 rose grower becomes enthusiastic over the 

 beautiful blooms he gathers all summer long 

 — is ever satisfied with his garden. The gar- 

 den he has is only the beginning of a larger 

 garden. Therefore, when you start a rose 

 garden make your plan sufficiently elastic so 

 that growth which is bound to come can be 

 cared for and your whole garden develop 

 along symmetrical lines. 



Select a place that is well drained or pro- 

 vide drainage with a tile drain and by stones, 

 broken pots, cinders, etc., in the bottom of 

 the bed. Protection by trees, hedges, etc., 

 from the north and west winds is desirable. 

 It should not be where tree roots are so thick 

 as to starve the roses. It should have at 

 least two-thirds of 

 the day's sun tho' 

 some shade is de- 

 sirable. 



The very best soil 

 for roses is a rich 

 clay loam but any 

 good garden soil 

 will grow good 

 roses if fertilized, 

 drained and culti- 

 vated. 



It is true in rose 

 growing, as in rais- 

 ing children, that 

 the best results 

 come if the great- 

 est pains are taken. 

 Roses need plenty 

 of sunshine and not 

 too much water, 

 and they must have 

 food to produce 

 their beautiful 



blooms. They ought to be planted with a 

 foot and a half or so of ground each way 

 and in beds narrow enough so that one can 

 cut the blooms without being entangled in 

 the briars. If, however, too much food or 

 fertilizer is given roses, the roots will not 

 grow so well nor be so strong as if a moder- 

 ate amount of fertilizer is used. 



Preparation 



If the location where you wish to plant 

 them is moderately drained or water does not 

 stand for days, or dig a small hole 12 inches 

 deep and fill with water, if the water disap- 

 pears in a short time the situation is all 

 right, and you can simply spade the soil up 

 to a depth of about 10 inches mixing it with 

 ordinary well rotted manure of any kind, re- 

 turning it to the hole or bed and plant roses 

 as directed below. If, however, the soil is 

 heavy clay and water does not disappear 

 when you fill the hole, beds may be made as 

 follows: 



Dig the bed about 20 inches deep. A good 

 plan is to put the top spadeful of soil on one 

 side of the bed and the bottom spadeful on 

 the other. For the bottom of the bed put in 

 drainage material if necessary. Replace the 

 top soil to the bottom of the bed and the 

 lower soil to the top of the bed. While re- 

 placing mix in one-third well rotted cow man- 

 ure. If you cannot possibly get cow manure, 

 bone meal at the rate of 2 lbs. to the square 

 yard is good. Use. other manure or fertilizers 

 carefully as they are apt to burn the roots. 

 Manure and fertilizers must be well mixed 

 in the soil. Work the soil fine and tramp it 

 down very firmly. Have the surface of the 

 bed an inch above the surrounding soil. 



Planting 



Fig. I 



Plant the roses just as soon as possible. 

 THE ROOTS MUST BE KEPT COVERED 

 AND DAMP. Bury them in a trench and 

 cover the tops with straw or burlap if you 

 cannot plant at once. DRY ROOTS ARE 

 DEAD ROOTS. 



The roses are. properly pruned when sent 

 and need no further pruning at planting time. 



If the plants are dormant, dig a large hole 

 so you can spread the roots in all directions. 

 Plant (where top and roots are joined, see 

 Fig. 1), about two inches below the surface. 

 Use your fingers and work the soil around 

 every root and tramp till ail is very solid. 

 (See Fig. 3). But if you receive potted 

 plants, plant them with the soil left on the 

 roots as received. Soak the bed thoroughly. 



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