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Dwarf Polyantha Class—Polyantha meaning "Many bloom or many flowers." These are all small, compact, bushy, 
decidedly dwarf varieties that grow about 2 feet high. All bloom in large clusters of small, double flowers. They are 
all everblooming Roses and make wonderfully attractive small hedges or edging borders for the Rose garden. 
Baby Ramblers Make Attractive Small Hedges 
Polyantha Roses, $60.00 per 100; 25 at 100 rate except where noted. 
Each Doz. 
Cecile Brunner (The Fairy or Sweetheart Rose). A Polyantha 
variety with dainty doub'e little flowers of perfect form pro¬ 
duced in many flowered, graceful sprays. Color a soft rosy pink 
on a creamy white ground.$0.75 $8.00 
Crimson Baby Rambler, Triomphe Orleanais. Crimson flowers 
similar to the popular Crimson Rambler.75 8.00 
Ellen Poulsen. A very fine, brilliant pink; large, full, sweet scent¬ 
ed; vigorous habit and most floriferous.75 8.00 
Gloria Mundi. Most brilliant orange-scarlet. Does not fade. 
Flowers well formed, full double. Very free.75 8.00 
Golden Salmon. An entirely new shade in the Polyantha Roses; 
of a golden orange color.75 8.00 
Ideal. Dark red, strong grower, particularly good for early and 
late blooming.75 8.00 
Lafayette. Wonderful bedding Rose, bright crimson-scarlet, large 
clusters. A Rose that can be depended on to bloom continu¬ 
ously .75 8.00 
All our Roses are two-year-old, extra strong, and will produce quantities of 
Roses during the first season. 
Rose Culture 
PLANT—PRUNE—CULTIVATE—PROTECT 
PREPARATION OF ROSE BEDS. Roses are heavy feeders and require a 
rich loam in which to produce the r best. In preparing the bed, dig up the 
ground to a depth of 18 to 24 inches, and replace about one-third of the 
bulk of the soil with well-rotted cow manure, or about one-fourth its bulk 
of well-rotted horse manure. If the site is damp or soggy, remove all of the 
earth to a depth of 2 feet and line the bottom of the excavation with 
gravel or cinders to take care of the drainage. Prepare the bed several 
weeks in advance of the planting if convenient. 
PRUNING BEFORE PLANTING. Roses planted in the fall should not be 
cut back until spring. When planted in the spring but 2 or 3 stems with 
4 or 5 buds on each should be left after the pruning has been completed. 
Cut away all broken or bruised branches. 
Too Deep Too Shallow 
Correct 
Planting Depth 
PLANTING. Roses should be planted as soon as they are received. If 
this is not possible, bury the roots in a shallow trench and cover with boards 
or burlap. Dig a hole in the bed, large enough to receive all the roots with¬ 
out crowding, and set the plants so that the junction of the roots and tops 
will be just above the surface of fhe soil when it is leveled off. Fork the 
fine soil about the roots, tamping it firmly about them, and stamping down 
the earth with the foot when the entire hole is back-filled. If the ground 
is very dry, fill the hole with water when it is about two-thirds full of dirt, 
and allow this to settle before throwing back the rest of the dirt. Plant 
the Roses 15 to 18 inches apart, according to their size. This distance is 
sufficient for most of the Hybrid Teas and Baby Ramblers, though a few 
of the more vigorous Hybrid Teas may be planted 1 l/ 2 to 2 feet apart. 
Hybrid Perpetuals should be planted 2l/ 2 feet apart each way, the Climbers 
about 6 feet apart if planted in rows. 
YEARLY PRUNING. The same general prun¬ 
ing requirements hold for every type of Rose 
bush except the climbers, Harrison Yellow, Per¬ 
sian Yellow, and Hugonis, which require spe¬ 
cial treatment. The first step in the spring is 
to clean the base of the plant, removing all 
suckers, dead wood and weak growth. Then re¬ 
move the old wood, which has bloomed for two 
years or more. It is easily recognized by the 
dark color and its general appearance. The 
three varieties mentioned should be trimmed 
after they are through blooming. 
HYBRID TEAS. The second step, shortening 
the branches, requires a little more care and 
thought. The Hybrid Tea should be pruned ac¬ 
cording to the type of bloom desired. For aver¬ 
age pruning, remove about two-thirds of the 
previous year's growth. If you want Roses for 
bouquets (long-stemmed) remove about three- 
fourths of the previous year's growth. For ex¬ 
ceptionally fine individual blossoms, prune even 
good canes on the plant. 
The black lines show 
where to prune a Rose 
bush each spring 
lower, and leave but two 
HYBRID PERPETUAL. These are treated the same way as the above, if 
best results are to be obtained. 
BABY RAMBLERS. The base of the plant should be cleaned of weak 
growth and the spent flower heads should be removed before going to seed, 
if you desire to have a continuous bloom of Roses all summer. 
CLIMBING ROSES. Because these bloom on the previous year's growth 
they should only be pruned directly after they have finished blooming. Cut 
away all the old canes at the base of the plant, and train the new runners 
on the trellis to take their place. 
WINTER PROTECTION. If the winters are severe, the Hybrid Teos should 
be protected in the winter by hilling up the earth about the stems in the 
autumn, and after the ground is frozen protected from alternafe thawing 
and freezing by covering the entire mound with leaves or evergreen boughs. 
A Bed of These Roses Will Bloom the First Season and All Summer 
