Proper Planting and Care 
Will Richly Reward You 
ROSES 
PLANTING SEASONS —In most parts 
of the United States fall is a good time 
to plant, preferably late fall, because 
roses are slow in maturing and the 
wood hardens later than most plants. 
The roots have time to become estab¬ 
lished during the winter and are ready 
to start growth when spring comes. If 
there is danger of hard freezing before 
the plants are received, cover the 
ground with a mulch of straw or sim¬ 
ilar material until the plants arrive. 
When roses are to be planted in the 
spring they should be ordered in win¬ 
ter for shipment at the earliest date 
they can safely be transplanted. 
LOCATION —-Hoses must have at least 
half a day’s sunlight and they cannot 
thrive in competition with the roots of 
trees. 
SOIL —A clay loam is preferable but 
any ordinary garden soil thoroughly 
mixed with a large proportion of 
humus (well-rotted manure or vege¬ 
table matter) will give satisfactory re¬ 
sults. _«)' 
PLANTING DISTANCES— 
Hybrid Tea. 18 to 24 inches 
Hybrid Perpetuals.24 to 30 inches 
Polyantha. 9 to 12 inches 
Climbers on banks.... 2 y 2 to 4 feet 
Climbers on fences.... 8 to 12 feet 
PREPARATION OF SOU, -—- Dig the 
ground 18 to 24 inches deep and mix in 
thoroughly a generous supply of well- 
rotted manure. If the soil is gravelly 
or sandy, mix in some clay. An ideal 
mixture is one-third each of top soil, 
clay and manure. 
PLANTING —When your roses arrive, 
soaking them thoroughly in water or 
burying the entire plant a day or two 
in soil will be beneficial. Be careful to 
avoid exposure of the plants to sun or 
wind. Carry them about in pails with 
the roots covered with water. Cut off 
the ends of any bruised or broken 
roots. Budded roses should be set two 
inches lower than they stood in the 
nursery. Spread the roots out carefully 
in the holes and tamp the soil closely 
about them within about two inches of 
the surface of the ground, pour in 
plenty of water and then fill up the 
hole with loose dirt. The next step in 
either fall or spring planting is to 
mound the dirt up around the tops 8 
or 10 inches above the ground. This 
mound should be removed in the spring 
after danger of severe freezing is past. 
PRUNING AT PLANTING TIME —Cut 
out all but 3 or 4 strong canes and 
head these back to 3 to 4 eyes. If 
planted in the fall more wood can be 
left to be cut off in the spring. 
CARE AFTER PLANTING —Keep the 
top soil lightly stirred during the 
growing season. After the flower buds 
begin to form, pour about half a gallon 
of weak liquid manure around each 
plant weekly as long as the plant 
blooms. Half a barrel of manure to a 
barrel of water is the proper propor¬ 
tion. Instead of liquid manure, Yigoro 
can be used, scattering a generous 
handful about each plant about once a 
month and watering it into the ground. 
Frequent spraying with water will help 
to keep the leaves healthy. This will 
al-o help to check insect pests, such as 
aphis and red spider. 
PRUNING 
Hybrid Teas should be cut back every 
spring to 3 or 4 eyes, the more vigor¬ 
ous varieties like the Radiance to 5 or 
6 eyes. 
Hybrid Perpetuals are cut back to 
about 18 to 20 inches from the ground. 
Heading back moderately after the 
June blooming will increase blooming 
in the fall. Both of the above classes 
bloom on one-year wood only, so that 
regardless of their age one-year wood 
only should be left above the ground. 
Polyantha (Baby Roses) require lit¬ 
tle pruning except cutting out the old¬ 
er twigs and removing interfering 
branches. 
Climbers — As soon as they are 
through blooming, the cluster class 
like Excelsa should have the old canes 
cut off at the ground and the new 
canes trained on the support. With the 
larger bloom class like Dr. Van Fleet, 
some of the old canes are cut out and 
some are partly cut back, according to 
the growth it has made. All old flower 
stems should be cut back to about an 
inch from the main stem. Spring prun¬ 
ing of climbers is then limited to shap¬ 
ing of the plant. 
Rugosa roses require only the re¬ 
moval of old or undesirable canes. 
Hugoni.s roses need only gradual re¬ 
newal by removal of old canes. 
WINTER PROTECTION — Hybrid 
Teas require winter protection in any 
climate where there is frost. Mound 
the dirt 4 to 6 inches around each bush 
and after the ground freezes cover the 
entire bed with dry leaves or straw. 
Some hill up the earth 10 to 12 inches 
and after freezing fill in the hollows 
between the plants with leaves held 
in place by tree branches or wire net¬ 
ting. Remove this soil and mulch in 
the spring after danger of severe frost 
is past. 
CONTROL OF INSECTS AND DIS¬ 
EASE —Proper care is the first step in 
combating insects and diseases. 
Neosho All-Purpose Dust —Our own 
special formula. Kills eating insects, 
such as cut-worms, bag worms and 
canker worms. Controls fungus dis¬ 
eases, such as mildew and Black Spot. 
Controls sucking insects, such as Aphis 
and Red Spider. 
Keeps your shrubs, roses, evergreens 
and perennials in healthy condition. 
Remember, an ounce of prevention is 
worth a pound of cure. Start your 
dusting when leaves appear and con¬ 
tinue at regular intervals. Will adhere 
to foliage better if applied when foli¬ 
age is damp. 
PLANTING ROSES 
When planting budded roses, the 
point where the bud was inserted in 
the stock (as shown in picture at the 
left) should be set several inches be¬ 
low the surface of the ground. 
LAWNS 
Good, well-kept lawns are a delight 
especially if plantings of trees, shrubs 
and flowers are confined to the margins. 
In establishing a lawn the first prepa¬ 
ration is all important. Spading or 
plowing the ground to a depth of at 
least a foot is essential. After thor¬ 
ough cultivation and grading to the 
proper levels, the next step is to cover 
the entire surface with 6 to 12 inches 
of good top soil. The surface is then 
thorough^ raked and the seed evenly 
sown, using a pound of seed to 300 
square feet. The ground is then raked 
lightly both ways and thoroughly 
rolled. A hand roller of 250 to 400 lbs. 
can be readily handled by two men. 
First grade seed is the best invest¬ 
ment. Good mixtures are better than a 
single variety to form a good turf 
quickly and permanently. Early fall 
and early soring are the best times to 
start the lawn or to replenish old 
lawns. The first cutting should be made 
when the grass is about three inches 
high and not too closely. Then if the 
mowing is done weekly or at short in¬ 
tervals according to the growth, the 
clippings may be left to protect the 
roots from the sun. If the grass has 
grown long they should be raked off. 
The clippings make a good mulch for 
perennial beds. 
A light mulch of well-rotted manure 
applied in winter protects the grass 
and supplies plant food. Nitrate of 
soda one. ounce to two gallons of water 
applied in early spring will give the 
grass a good start. Bone meal and 
wood ashes are excellent and last 
longer. Fine bone meal about one 
pound to 100 square feet will give mar¬ 
velous returns. Hardwood ashes 4 to 5 
pounds to 100 square feet are especially 
good for blue grass lawns. 
Sour grass or sorrel and moss are 
sure indicators of unsatisfactory soil 
conditions. The easiest remedy is win¬ 
ter dressings of air slacked lime, one 
bushel to 1000 square feet. 
Crab grass is the worst weed enemy. 
There is only one practical method of 
control. When this grass begins to 
spread, pull up the creeping stems with 
a sharp-toothed rake. Run over the 
ground with the knives of the mower 
set low. This cuts off the flower heads 
and prevents their seeding. 
FERTILIZE WITH VIGORO 
Keep your roses, shrubs, ever¬ 
greens and lawn in a thrifty, 
growing' condition . . . with fre¬ 
quent applications of Vigoro. A 
little fertilizer gets wonderful 
results. 
SEE HIM 
The Salesman who repre¬ 
sents Neosho Nurseries is se¬ 
lected with great care, and 
trained to give you compe¬ 
tent advice. He is courteous 
and anxious to serve. Feel 
free to consult with him. 
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