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CATALOGUE OF ROSES. 
NEWEST VARIETIES PRINTED IN LARGER TYPE. 
Standard Roses are on stems from 3 ft. to 4 ft. ; Half Standard Roses are on stems 
2 ft. to 2§ft. ; Dwarf Standard Roses are on stems i|ft. Dwarfs are budded on 
stocks quite low, and by some are known as bush roses. 
Please be particular to notice that only those sorts priced in the columns 
for Standards and Half Standards can be supplied as such this season. 
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Hybrid Perpetual Roses. 
This is a beautiful class, including as it does mahv of the hardiest kinds. The chief 
secret of success with this section is the knowledge of how and when to Prune. The 
class may be taken as a whole, and any varieties requiring special treatment will be 
dealt with under their descriptions. 
PRUNE in the middle or latter part of March (earlier or later as the season may 
prove mild or cold), first cut out any dead or weakly wood, keeping the centre of the 
plants open, then cut the remaining shoots down to sound healthy wood to within 3 in. 
to 12 in. of the base ; this hard pruning keeps the plants compact and promotes new life 
for future years. Remember, the weakest plants should be cut back the hardest and 
the strongest shoots to be left the longest. With old-established plants the treatment 
would be the same, only cutting back to within about 3 in to 6 in. of the previous year’s 
pruning, but each year one shoot should be cut hard back to promote young growth 
from the base ; this will prevent the plant b&coming too straggling. A few in this section 
marked P. if required to be grown as pillars or for pegging down, the first spring after 
planting they should be pruned back within ij ft. to ft. of the base, tied to pillars or 
bent over and pegged down as required, the next and following seasons they should only 
be trimmed a little to keep within bounds, always, of course, taking out dead and useless 
wood. It must also be remembered in the case of varieties with strong growth and 
described as " not requiring close pruning,” that even these sorts will be the better for 
being pruned fairly hard the first spring after planting ; they can in after years be 
treated as suggested. 
The above remarks apply equally to Standard as to Dwarf plants. 
Standard Standard. Dwarf. Name. Description. 
1/6 2/- 
8d. Alfred Golomb (Lacharme, 1865), bright red, very large, 
full and globular. 
8d. Alfred K. Williams ( Schwartz , 1877), bright carmine red, 
very fragrant, requires liberal treatment. Chiefly an 
exhibition variety. 
2/- Annie Crawford (Hammond 6 - Dr. J. C. Hall, 1914), 
clear light pink with deeper shades in the opening buds, 
flowers of great size and substance, a fine show variety. 
Awarded Gold Medal of the National Rose Society. ; 
8d. Baroness Rothschild [Fernet, 1867), light pink, very 
large, specially good late. 
All Dwarf Roses, priced 8d. each, will be 7/6 doz. when not less than 12 are 
taken, or 50/-100, purchaser’s selection. 50 or more charged at the 100 rate. 
