CULTURAL REMINDERS 
Complete instructions for planting 
Roses are included with 
each shipment. 
Spring pruning of 
older plants for quan¬ 
tity bloom if branches 
are alive high up. 
Hilled up. pruned a 
bit, and covered for 
Winter. Either old 
or new plants. 
Showing where Rose 
should be pruned 
for Spring planting. 
Note depth of planting 
1. Be grin right by buying Wyant 
Roses. 
2. Plant in the fall or as early 
as possible in the Spring. 
3. When Roses are received 
don’t let them dry out. 
4. Leave Winter protection on a 
little longer than you think 
necessary. 
5. Remove Winter protection a 
little at a time and then 
prune. 
<>. Fertilize each April June and 
August, if you want the best 
results. Bonemeal is the only 
chemical fertilizer that may be 
applied to newly planted Roses. 
7. Be systematic about controll¬ 
ing insects and diseases. 
8. Disbud when side buds are 
very tiny if you want to pro¬ 
duce specimen blooms. 
9. Prune climbers only when they 
get too large for your trellis. 
10. In pruning climbers remove 
the oldest canes after they 
bloom in June or July. 
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