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ROSES- "Continued 
CLIMBING BOSKS 
Marechal Niel. N., Climber. Perhaps the 
most famous and most widely known Rose 
grown in the South. The flowers are a won¬ 
derful shade of clear deep yellow. 
Paul’s Scarlet Climber. One of the most 
popular hardy climbers. Large, double, 
vivid scarlet blossoms produced somewhat 
in clusters. 
Heine Marie Henriette. T., Climber. Holds 
its place as the finest red climber that we 
know. The buds are cherry-red, large, and 
pointed, and the large, open flowers are 
no less beautiful. A fine growing sort. 
PRICES ON ALL ROSES 
Budded 2 Year Bushes 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
.40 3.50 30.00 
50 or more take the 100 rate 
IN THE ROSE FIELD 
Rose Culture 
Three essentials for growing good roses are plentiful plant food, good drainage, and 
plenty of moisture. Sunny situations should be used for all rose gardens. 
In preparing rose beds a layer of soil about ten inches deep should be taken out of the 
bed. then the next layer spaded up another ten or twelve inches deep, and each square 
yard of surface covered with a bushel of stable manure. Dig this into the bed and then 
put the top layer of soil back again, mixing in this top layer about five pounds of 
cotton seed meal for each square yard of surface. Level the bed off and soak thorough¬ 
ly so that the ground is well settled before the roses are planted. 
Roses like a rather stiff soil, and in a loose sandy soil some clay should be added if 
available. 
Two and a half feet is a good distance for the rows, and the bushes' should be set 
eighteen inches apart in the row. Plant the roses just the same depth as they stood in 
the nursery, and pack the soil tightly around the roots. 
When the roses are planted, they should be cut back to ten or twelve inches, and the 
small, weak canes cut out. Rose blooms are formed on the new wood, and the process 
of cutting back forces new growth and consequently more blooms. 
An application of one pound of commercial fertilizer per bush should be> applied about 
September 1st., to give best fall bloom. 
Each year in the spring before the sap begins to flow the roses should be cut back, 
leaving about three inches of the previous seasons growth, and again the weak canes 
cut out. 
