KALLAY BROTHERS, PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
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Roses 
Protect for the Winter by covering bed at least 6 inches 
with leaves or manure; a binding surface of dirt, cornstalks 
or boughs on top. A convenient method is to confine this 
dressing by an enclosure of 12-inch chicken wire. 
Pruring. Roses are usually shipped with most of their 
wood, but it is a mistake on the part of many planters to 
put them in the ground untrimmed. The weak shoots are 
usually removed by us before sending stock out, so that 
what the customer gets is all ready to plant except cutting 
back. Hybrid Perpetual Roses should be cut back, every 
shoot, to about 6 to 8 inches above the crown or that part 
above the roots where the stem begins to branch. Teas- and 
Hybrid Teas need not be cut back quite so hard; the 
Polyanthas not at all unless stems are too numerous. Every 
Spring, usually the fore part of March, just before the leaf 
buds begin to swell, these classes should be treated similarly 
and the winter covering gradually removed. The Rugosas 
are pruned merely to keep their growth within bounds and 
to remove dead wood; the Hardy Climbers are merely 
trimmed, and inasmuch as their bloom comes only on wood 
made the 6ason before, the safest and most beneficial time 
for pruning is immediately after thir blooming season and 
before they make new summer growth. Suckers from the 
Manetti stock should be cut off at once, and may be recog¬ 
nized by a difference in color and arrangement of seven 
leaves, instead of five, as in almost all varieties of Roses. 
l)o not be afraid of the knife; the flowers will be larger 
and richer in color, and the bed more sightly. 
Treatment on Arrival. If upon arrival the roots seem 
to be very dry, soak them thoroughly in water; if the 
stems as well are too dry, bury the entire plant in the 
ground for two or three days. At no time after unpacking 
should the roots be exposed to the sun or dry winds; a 
very little neglect at this time working serious if not fatal 
injury to the bush. 
Planting. In preparing a Rose Bed, select a sunny loca¬ 
tion guarded from cold north winds, if possible. Dig out 
the beds to a depth of two or three feet and about three 
feet in width; then refill the trench with a mixture of soil 
(any good, fertile soil will do) and well rotted cow manure, 
making provision for good drainage if location is not nat¬ 
urally drained. Time should be allowed for this filling to 
settle, the final top surface being an inch or two below the 
edges of the bed. Do not raise the surface of Rose beds 
above the surrounding surface. They suffer less from 
drought when left level with the turf. Plant your Roses in 
the center, being very particular to press and tramp the soil 
firmly around the roots; and soaking the bed thoroughly at 
the finish. The Everbloomers may be set 18 inches apart, the 
Hybrid Perpetuals about 2 feet. After the plants have been 
set out, keep the soil loose to the depth of an inch or two, 
by frequent stirrings. An occasional soaking with weak 
manure water is a great help to Roses of all sorts, and is 
especially active during the blooming season. Towards the 
end of July, a mulch of long-strawed manure will aid in 
preserving what moisture is in the soil during the customary 
droughts of the ‘‘Dog Days.” 
SPECIAL OFFERING OF SIX NEW VARIETIES 
EVERBLOOMING HYBRID TEA ROSES 
WE WILL MAIL POSTPAID ONE EACH OF SIX VARIETIES LISTED 
BELOW FOR .$4.75 
Autumn ^ showy new variety with fine, small 
Murumi i ovoid buds, burnt orange; the opened 
flowers are medium sized, double, cupped, lasting, 
slightly fragrant: burnt orange. 85c each. 
Briarcliff. A fine rose of Columbia type producing a 
much longer bud than that favorite and a large, high 
pointed, double, very lasting, moderately fragrant flower, of 
a brilliant rose-pink at center, toning lighter at outer 
petals. One of the very good garden roses. $1.00 each. 
Golden Dawn. (P. Grant, 1929). The ideal yellow 
garden Rose. The ovoid lemon yellow bud is heav¬ 
ily splashed with crimson before opening and de¬ 
velops into a well-formed, sweetly scented, large, 
double, sunflower yellow flower that reminds of 
the old favorite Marechal Niel. Vigorous and free 
flowering. 85c each. 
McGREDY’S SCARLET 
McGredy’s Scarlet. A new red Rose of marked 
superiority on account of its strong, vigorous 
growth, free and continuous habit of flowering, 
and its brilliant color. The fragrant, full, double 
flowers are of good size. They are brilliant scarlet, 
orangy yellow at base of petals, the upper portions 
of same being lightly touched with crimson, vary¬ 
ing some in color under changing weather condi¬ 
tions but always beautiful. 85c each. 
Olympiad. The color of Olympiad is unique, a 
lustrous dark Oriental Scarlet, its depth of color 
accentuated by the golden base and intensified by 
a rich velvety sheen. The bud is long and pointed 
and the flower magnificent in every stage of de¬ 
velopment. $1.00 each. 
Sunkist. The newest yellow rose, and probably the best. 
Derived from Joanna Hill, its character and habits are equal 
to that superb varie'y in every respect. Its color is deeper 
and richer than older yellow varieties, and even, shiny 
orange-copper. $1.00 each. 
McGredy’s Scarlet 
