We Grow Plants for the Southern Planter 
izethe soil well; then make a good-sized hole and spread the roots out in their nat- 
ural position, and draw a little soil to them; then pack the soil tight, using your feet, 
a brick, or any heavy article; then draw on more soil and pack again, and so on until 
you have them planted. Have the hole deep enough to have a little hollow around the 
plant when it is planted, so as to hold the water around the plant. Plant the Rose a 
little deeper than it was before; then give it a good watering — at least a large bucket- 
ful to each plant, and keep up the watering every other day until you get a good 
soaking rain; and if it turns out dry after, then water again as before until the plants 
have a good start. Do not U9e any manure in planting, but you can mulch with well- 
rotted stable manure on top to keep the moisture in the ground around the plants. 
If small plants, sent by mail, plunge the roots into water for a few moments, and 
then pot up into small pots for a few days, and keep well watered and shaded until 
they commence to grow nicely; then dump out and plant in the open ground, using 
care not to break the ball of soil. Never run a knife around the inside of a pot to 
dump a plant, but always turn upside down and place fingers over the soil, and give a 
sharp, quick rap on the edge of the table or other obstacle, and the plant will drop 
out easily into your hand. The same as you would dump a jelly or cake, that is the idea. 
WINTER PROTECTION. For winter protection, draw the earth up high around the 
plants and firm it tightly, so the rains will not wash it away. In the spring you must 
remove soil before warm weather comes. Avoid wood dirt, chip dirt, and all new 
manures, especially those where cotton seed has been used as a feed; very little 
protection is needed in Texas, as almost all Roses will stand our mild winters. If you 
will follow the above instructions to the letter, you will not have any trouble in 
growing Roses. 
OUR PREMIUM OFFER 
We will allow our customers who remit with 
their orders from this Catalogue (either cash, 
check, post-office order, express money order 
or stamps), to make their own selection of 
premiums (no premiums allowed unless cash 
accompanies the order) : : 
TO THE VALUE OF TEN PER CENT 
For instance: 
A $1.00 remittance entitles you to a 10% premium, or selection to the value of $1.10 
2.75 
" 5.50 
11.00 
It must be expressly understood, however, that premiums must be selected 
at the time of ordering, and also that premiums can be allowed only on plants at 
single plant price. No premiums allowed on special collections, or at dozen or 
hundred prices. 
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