January, 1914 
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GLENDALE. 10S ANGELES CALIFORNIA 
ROSE PLANTING IN CALIFORNIA 
By J. V. TUTTLE 
I X our land of sunshine and roses, January 
is the month for transplanting the rose. 
Nurserymen offer hundreds of varieties oi 
every color and every habit. Most of the 
best nurserymen offer these young plants 
shipped m pots. 1 he transportation is a 
little more, hut the method is much safer 
than when the roots are bare. It is well 
worth the extra cost for when you lose a 
rose bush, you lose, not the cost of the hush 
alone, hut several months in the adornment 
of your home. 
I he matter of selection of roses is pri- 
marily a selection for the use of which the 
variety is to be put. Certain varieties arc 
suitable for trailing over walls and fences 
or for climbing over porches or pergolas. 
Others are best used in borders or in beds. 
A few are very dwarf and may be used as 
edgings. Still others are valuable espe- 
cially for cutting. 
Here are a few of the most delightful of 
the climbers: Banksia Single White, ( rim 
son Rambler, Cecile Brunner (salmon pink). 
Cloth of Gold (yellow), Prairie Queen 
(rosy red), and Climbing Hermosa (deli 
cate rose). 
Especially suited to use in borders and 
in beds are the following: Alice Roosevelt 
(deep pink), Baby Rambler (crimson), 
Papa Gontier (red), Safrano (yellow), 
American Beauty (pink to rose), and Bride 
( white). 
Hie best dwarf sorts for edgings are: 
Annie Marie Mob travel (white), Clothilde 
Soupert (pink), Schneikopf (white), Mig- 
nonette (pink). These should he bought in 
some quantity for their best effect comes 
from massing them along the edge of a bed 
or along e. drive. 
January is fruit tree month. Prune the 
trees you already have, and if you want 
more, order them at once and put them in 
before the first of February. Many of the 
earlier blooming sorts will begin to blossom 
next month and then it will he too late to 
set out deciduous fruit trees. 
There are so many different kinds of 
climates in California that it is almost im- 
possible to give definite information for 
varieties to plant that will succeed in every 
location. 
For the northern coast region the follow- 
ing varieties are recommended as having 
been the most successful: Apples— 
Baldwin, Esopus, Spitzenburg, Famousc. 
Gravenstein, Red Astracan. Cherries— 
Royal Ann and Black Tartarian 
Peaches— Early Crawford and Muir 
Pears — Bartlett and Anjou. Plums and 
Prunes — French Prune, Coe’s Golden 
Drop and Columbia. Quince — Pineapple. 
For the central valleys : Apples — 
Gravenstein, Hoover, Red Astracan. Rhode 
Island Greening, and Yellow Bellflower 
Apricots — Blenheim, I-Temskirke, Moor- 
park. and Royal. Cherries— Bing. Early 
Purple Guigne, Lambert. Royal Ami. 
and Black Tartarian. Peaches — Early 
Crawford, Late Crawford, Lovell. Muir, 
and Salway. Pears — Bartlett. Seckel, 
and Winter Nellis. Plums and Prunes 
— French Prune. Coe's Golden Drop, Im- 
perial Epineuse, Kelsey, Sugar and Wick- 
son. 
For Southern California : Apples — 
Fall Pippin. Jonathan. Missouri Pippin, Red 
Astracan. Rhode Island Greening. Rome 
Beauty, Winesap. and Yellow Bellflower. 
Apricots — Blenheim. F.arly Golden. Early 
Moorpark, and Royal. Cherries — Royal 
Ann, Black Tartarian, May Duke, and 
Richmond. Peaches — Early Crawford, 
Elberta, Heath Cling. Lovell, Muir, Sal- 
way, and Yellow Tuscany. Pears — 
Y OLIR copy 
of our 1914 
Spring Catalog is 
waiting for you. 
It is brimful of help- 
ful suggestions for your 
garden — its planting 
and care. 
Full instructions as to the best 
way to grow every flower 
and vegetable — a list of 
varieties even more compre- 
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but a few ol the many reasons 
for the popularity of Thor- 
burn’s Annual Seed Catalog. 
We’ve just prepared n rather novel 
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for a Family of Six” in winch wo 
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53-P Barclay Street - New York 
