DIXIE ROSE NURSERY 
Catalog No. 27 
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Tyler , Texas 
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Planting, Pruning, and Care of Dixie Roses 
Location and Soil. Select a place for Roses where water does not stand after rains, and where the 
sun shines at least part of the day. Be careful not to plant them too close to trees, hedges, or other 
large plants, whose competition for food and moisture may be too keen for the best growth of the 
Roses. The best soil is rich clay loam, but Roses do well in almost any soil. 
Preparation and Fertilizers. Dig the Rose bed 18 inches deep, replacing at least 34 of the soil with 
well-rotted cow-manure. This may be supplemented with commercial fertilizers in early spring and 
at such intervals during growing season as indicated by lack of vigor in plants. If cow-manure cannot 
be obtained, use any other natural manure, but make sure that it is well rotted, and take particular 
pains to see that it is mixed evenly and finely through the soil. Do not leave it in layers or chunks 
in the bed. Use water liberally. Don’t sprinkle, but wet the ground thoroughly by allowing water 
to run slowly as long as necessary to soak down to the roots. 
Planting and Pruning. Plant Roses as quickly as possible after 
they arrive. If it is impossible to plant them at once, bury the 
plants completely in well-drained soil to prevent drying out. Cut 
off broken or bruised roots and branches and prune away all but 
3 or 4 of the best stems, shortening them to about 6 inches. Prune 
branches about 34 inch to 34 inch above eye, as shown in cuts 
No. 3 and No. 4, at left. Make holes in prepared bed wider than 
the roots spread. The point at which the plant was budded should 
be just under ground when leveled off. When hole is half filled, 
tamp soil firmly about roots, then fill it with water. When this has 
soaked in, complete filling hole with loose soil to prevent drying out. 
Plant 18 to 30 inches apart according to class of Roses. Plant 
climbers 4 to 6 feet apart. 
Diseases and Pests. Dust Roses every week 
with a combination of 9 parts Superfine Sulphur 
and 1 part Arsenate of Lead. Do this whether or 
not any disease is apparent. It will prevent mildew 
and black-spot, either of which are hard to eradi¬ 
cate after they have started. Spraying with a 
solution of “Black Leaf 40” will destroy green 
plant-lice when they appear. 
Join the American Rose Society and read its 
annual publications. The address of the Sec¬ 
retary is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Every lover of Roses should belong to this 
organization. 
Winter Protection. Where there is a possibility of the temperature dropping 
near to zero, it will be best to hill the dirt up about the bushes some three or four 
inches high during the winter months. When the plants begin to grow in the spring, 
remove this dirt down to the natural ground-level. It is always good practice to 
mulch the beds with dairy fertilizer; this gives additional winter protection. If 
dairy fertilizer is used, it should be applied after the Roses are hilled up or the dirt is banked around 
them. 
If the Roses are planted in late spring, draw the ground up around the plants for two weeks or 
more, or until they can take root, to protect them from the drying effects of the sun and wind. 
Cut No. 1 
Proper Depth 
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Wat/ to 
Prune ~ 
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Inch above 
the EYE. 
Too Deep 
Cut No. 3 
Cut No. 5 
Cut No. 6 
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Dixie Roses Are Growing and Blooming in Practically Every State 
Dixie Rose Nursery, Tyler, Texas 
South's Leading Rose Nursery 
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