Points lor I 
1. Prepare beds for roses well in advance of planting. Mix sand and 
leaf mold or well rotted compost with soil if native soil is heavy. A layer of 
gravel or pieces of tile can be used in the bottoms of the holes if locality has 
little or no drainage. Roses require plenty of plant food and water and 
adequate drainage. A great deal of the rose trouble in the Gulf Coast section 
is caused from plants not having enough drainage. 
2. Do not plant* more roses than can be properly cared for. A few 
plants properly fertilized, watered, sprayed, pruned and cultivated will give 
more satisfactory results than a large planting which has to be more or less 
neglected in some respects. 
3. Plant roses early. The plants should be in the ground not later 
than January 15th, for best results in the South. Roses set in November. 
December and January get the benefit of winter rains and have time to make 
feeder roots before growth begins in spring. The buyer also gets better 
quality plants in a better selection of varieties when he plants his rose garden 
early. 
4. Buy good grade number one plants from a reliable grower. Even 
if you have to pay more for them, get good plants to begin with and have a 
successful garden the first year. Beware of the peddler and dealer who 
have had no experience in growing roses, but who advertise ’Two-\ ear-Old 
Tyl er Rose Bushes at bargain prices. They are most likely unloading some 
undergrade stock that could not be moved through the regular channels. 
Order roses from the grower or dealer who can and will specify the quality 
and grade of plants he is selling. 
5. Select varieties recommended for your section. The following 
are some of the better kinds for the Gulf Coast: 
Red Radiance 
Condessa de Sastago 
Edith Nellie Perkins 
Etoile de Hollande 
Margaret McGredy 
Roslyn 
Mrs. Chas. Bell 
E. G. Hill 
Pres. Herbert Hoover 
Pink Radiance 
Dainty 
Editor McFarland 
Frau Karl Druschki 
Mrs. Chas. Lamplough 
Talisman 
Dotty 
McGredv ? s Scarlet 
"The World Needs 'Moore* Roses 
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