ROSES 
W E are adding some new roses to our 
list each year. Our first require¬ 
ment, however, is that a rose must 
have been sufficiently tested for us to rec¬ 
ommend it to our customers. You can buy 
the roses listed below with full assurance 
that they will give you excellent results. 
All our roses are budded on the most vigorous 
understock. We offer no own-root roses—that is, 
roses grown from cuttings, as they have been 
definitely proven inferior in the South. 
Roses do best in a stiff soil where the clay is 
close to the surface. In sandy soils it is advisable 
to add clay to the soil. In any kind of soil the 
addition of peat moss, cow manure, and bone men] 
is beneficial. Roses are heavy feeders and should 
be well fertilized. 
There are two diseases and one pest that give 
most trouble with roses in the South: (1) Black 
Spot, a fungus growth which causes black spots 
on the leaves. The leaves later turn yellow and 
fall off. Black Spot can be prevented by spraying 
of Bordeaux Mixture at regular intervals of a week 
or ten days. It is worst in hot, damp weather. 
(2) Mildew. May be controlled by dusting with 
“Dusting Sulphur.” 
(3) Thrips. An insect which feeds on the blooms. 
Adding nicotine sulphate, at the rate of 1 to 600, 
to the Bordeaux Mixture will control both Black 
Spot and Thrips. 
The following list of roses gives a wide collec¬ 
tion of varieties best adapted to the South. A wide 
range of colors is listed. All roses are two-year, 
field-grown plants. They have had a maximum of 
care and attention in the nursery and will give 
you results beyond your fondest expectations. 
THE BEST NEW ROSES 
BETTY UPRICHARD. H.T. Outside of petals 
deep rose, inside shell pink, the darker color 
filtering through the shell pink petals gives 
this rose a very intriguing appearance. At¬ 
tractive when full blown. Bud medium size, 
long pointed; flowers large, open, fragrant; a 
good bloomer and grower. This rose has won 
numerous awards of merit. Highly recom¬ 
mended. 
BLACK BOY. Cl.H.T. A lovely dark reddish 
black climbing rose. Buds large, long pointed; 
flowers very large, semi-double, and lasts ex¬ 
tremely well. Vigorous, disease resistant. 
CHARLES P. KILHAM. H.T. Large flowers of 
brilliant orange red, suffused scarlet. Vigorous 
grower. A very outstanding rose, which has 
been awarded numerous medals. 
CLIMBING LUXEMBOURG. Cl.H.T. A sport of 
Luxembourg which originated in our own nur¬ 
sery and is being offered this year for the first 
time. A very vigorous climbing rose which 
blooms constantly throughout the season. Bud 
long-pointed, large, deep pinkish orange; flower 
light pinkish rouge. 30 to 30 petals. An ex¬ 
cellent new climber which we highly recom¬ 
mend. Quantity limited. 
ETOILE DE HOLLAND. H.T. A very deep 
velvety crimson rose; beautiful both in bud 
and full blown. A vigorous grower. Probably 
the best deep red rose for the South. 
LADY FLORENCE STRONGE. H. T. Bud large, 
long pointed, reddish prawn to violet-old rose, 
shading at base to yellow and at edge to pink. 
Flowers lasting. Medium grower. 
LADY MARGARET STEWART. H.T. Bud large 
long pointed, orange shaded yellow; flowers 
large double, deep yellow, flushed orange and 
red. Vigorous grower. A very desirable rose 
of the newer type. 
MARCIA STANHOPE. H.T. A seedling from 
Frau Karl Druschki, but more compact habit 
of growth; bud large, globular. A good pure 
white rose, extremely fragrant, with blossoms 
borne severally on long stems. Foliage dark 
green, disease resistant. 
MARION MANIFOLD. Climber. A very vigo¬ 
rous grower bearing flowers of deep rose, borne 
in clusters. 
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER. H. T. An 
outstanding rose similar to Talisman. Flowers 
medium size, semi-double, lasting; medium or¬ 
ange except for the two outside petals which 
fade to a lighter shade. Growth moderately 
vigorous. Awarded many medals for excel¬ 
lence. 
REV. F. PAGE ROBERTS. H. T. Bud large, 
long pointed; flowers large, double, yellow with 
red shadings; a vigorous grower and bloomer. 
This is a very fine rose worthy of a place in 
any rose garden. 
SOUV. de H. A. VERSCHUREN. H. T. Bud very 
long pointed; flower large, full, fragrint. Color 
cadmium-yellow, passing to orange yellow. Has 
won numerous Gold Medals at European flower 
shows. Highly recommended. 
TALISMAN. Medium size bud, long pointed; 
flower medium size, double, fragrant, golden 
yellow and copper. Medium strong grower. A 
most unusual rose which is in great demand. 
VILLE DE PARIS. H. T. Flowers long pointed, 
pure yellow; a very beautiful rose; a moderately 
strong grower. 
PRICES—ABOVE VARIETIES 
New and Scarce 
Size Each 10 
2-year, budded .$ .45 $4.00 
Abelia is becoming a popular hedge 
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