CLIMBERS 
Climbing Rose, 
American Beauty 
ROSE 
CULTURE 
SOIL PREPARATION 
Roses will grow in any good soil. However, the average 
soil in our cities and towns is not fertile, so that tilling and 
feeding is essential. The soil should be dug about 18 inches 
deep, and the top soil and subsoil placed in different piles. 
Into the subsoil mix a goodly amount of well-rotted cow- or 
horse-manure, and into the top soil, a mixture of bonemeal 
and sheep manure. 
Climbing Rose, Primrose 
PLANTING 
Any damaged or broken roots should be cut off with a sharp 
knife. Prune the larger shoots to 6 to 8 inches and cut out the 
small weak ones. Never plant if the roots are dry—soak them 
well. Plant Roses about 18 inches apart, at a depth, just 
covering the bud, which is the point from which the branches 
begin. 
FERTILIZATION 
If the original bed is well prepared there will be no need for 
additional fertilizer for two or three years. Then add a mixture 
of bonemeal and sheep manure, spread on the surface and 
rolled into the soil to prevent being washed away when watered. 
WINTER PROTECTION 
Hill up the plants 8 to 12 inches high with ordinary garden 
loam. 
SPRING UNCOVERING 
Do not remove protection until spring has definitely come. 
Then remove about one-half the mulch and in two weeks 
remove the rest. 
PRUNING 
About the time they are uncovered, cut off all the dead 
wood and prune the live wood within a few inches of the 
ground for a few exhibition flowers, and 8 to 12 inches for a 
quantity of good flowers. 
Mount Baker Nurseries 
SUMAS, WASH. 
