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HENDERSON’S NURSERY. ATHENS, TEXAS 
EMILY GRAY. A real yollow climbing rose. 
Long, pointed buds of splendid shape. Beautiful 
light orange-yellow blooms changing to pale or¬ 
ange as they expand. 
EXCELS A (Red Dorothy Perkins). Same as 
Dorothy Perkins except it is a brilliant rea. 
GARDENIA. Bright yellow buds opening into 
double flowers of a rich cream color. The in¬ 
curved petals and its lovely color make it re¬ 
semble a Gardenia. 
HARRISON’S YELLOW. Fine double golden 
yellow flowers. Plant similar to Hugonis. 
HUGONIS. A splendid rose for the shrubbery 
border with delicate yellow single flowers pro¬ 
duced on long arching sprays early in May; after 
it has finished flowering, it remains an attrac¬ 
tive, decorative bush for the remainder of the 
season; perfectly hardy. 
JACOTTE. Large orange-yellow colored blos¬ 
soms freely produced early in the season on 
good stems. Foliage dark glossy green and rank 
climbing growth. One of the best new annual 
climbers. 
LADY GAY. Very much like Dorothy Perkins 
except it does not mildew. More double and 
sometimes recurrent. 
MARY WALLACE. Bright clear rose-pink, with 
salmon base to petals. Very large, shapely, free 
blooming. Pillar rose type, with glossy, disease 
resistant foliage. 
MAX GRAF. Pink. An ideal trailing rose for 
retaining embankments, covering them with 
handsome crinkled foliage that is persistent well 
into winter. 
MME. GREGOIRE STAECHLIN. The long 
pointed buds are crimson at first, then opening 
into a lovely flower of pearl pink. Early blooms 
last for a long period in the spring. Something 
entirely new in climbing roses. Very fast and 
rapid grower. 
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER. Vivid scarlet 
shaded slightly crimson. Makes a brilliant display 
for a long time. This can not be classed as a 
monthly bloomer. It has a few blooms at inter¬ 
vals through the seasons. 
ROYAL SCARLET HYBRID. Like Paul’s Scar¬ 
let in type but smaller and deeper in color. 
Free flowering. 
PRIMROSE. Large, double flowers of soft, 
rich primrose yellow, in clusters of four or five 
on very vigorous plants. Fine foliage. 
SILVER MOON. Strong climber, healthy foli¬ 
age, covered in spring with 4 to 5 inch semi¬ 
double flowers, pure white with thick cluster of 
yellow stamens. 
ROSE CULTURE 
LOCATION. Do not plant near trees, hedges 
and shrubbery as their roots will interfere with 
your roses. Roses do not require constant sun¬ 
shine, but like a sunny location better than a 
shady one. 
SOIL. Roses are by no means exacting in 
soil requirements, or they could not have be¬ 
come so universally popular from widely different 
soils and locations. The ideal soil is a clay 
loam. Enough clay to be adhesive and enough 
loam to provide good drainage. A soil too heavy 
can be benefited by the addition of sand or leaf 
mold and soil too sandy needs clay added. 
PRUNING. We cannot emphasize too greatly 
the necessity for pruning all roses before trans¬ 
planting. All weak growth should be cut out 
leaving only the stoutest and most vigorous 
shoots, and these should be cut to within six or 
eight inches of the ground. This seemingly 
severe pruning will reward you with bigger and 
better blooms with longer stems. This should 
be repeated from year to year according to 
the growth made which usually amounts to re¬ 
moving about three-fourths of the prev^ious years 
growth just before the growth starts m the 
.spring. Polyantha roses need the faded bloom 
heads cut out during the growing season and 
a light pruning the following spring. Climbers 
should have all old dead and decayed wood re¬ 
moved during the winter and last season’s side 
growth shortened. Don’t prune climbers much. 
PLANTING. Everblooming bush roses should 
be planted about 18 inches apart; Hybrid Per- 
petuals about 2 feet, and Polyanthas 12 to 15 
inches. The holes should be dug amply large to 
receive the roots without crowding. Spread the 
roots out and fill in part of the soil, then add 
water, gently shaking the plant so that the soil 
is settled well around the roots. Finish filling 
the hole and firm the soil well. The union or 
joint where the understock and the top join 
together should be placed one inch below the 
soil level. Too deep or too shallow planting is 
not conducive to success. 
FERTILIZERS. Well rotted or decayed 
barnyard manure, preferably cow manure, is pos¬ 
sibly the best and safest fertilizer to use around 
roses. Apply around the plants on top of the 
soil after planting; or during the winter season 
on old rose beds. Allow to remain on the top 
until the first cultivation then working it lightly 
into the top soil. 
A small portion of hardwood ashes worked 
into the top soil once a year will improve your 
roses. 
If manure cannot be procured, have bone-meal 
in limited quantities or Vigoro applied as direc¬ 
tions say, this will provide a very good substitute. 
In no case allow fertilizers to come in direct 
contact with the roots. 
CULTIVATION. Roses should be cultivated 
every week or ten days. Keep the soil worked 
up loose for an inch or two on the surface, 
never disturbing the roots. A thorough soaking 
of the soil once a week when no rain has fallen 
and a cultivation the next day will keep your 
roses in good condition. Never let the rose bed 
dry out. 
We wish you the best of success with your 
Rose Garden. 
Carthage, Missouri 
Henderson’s Nursery, Athens, Texas: 
Early last spring my brother, L. I. Dodwell, 
3812 Rawlines St., Dallas, Texas, ordered an 
assortment of roses for me, and I have fully in¬ 
tended since they bloomed, to write you a letter 
of appreciation and to say they were without 
doubt, the loveliest and sturdiest bushes I have 
ever planted. Your selections were splendid. They 
have all bloomed and thrived, and I am expecting 
them to give me more pleasure this coming sea¬ 
son as their roots are fully established. I have 
banked them for the winter and giving them the 
best of care. 
I should like your spring catalog of roses or 
shrubs and if you care to send me several copies, 
I will be very glad to place them where they will 
bring you some orders. 
With kindest wishes, I am 
