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HENDERSON’S NURSERY, ATHENS, TEXAS 
PINK GROOTENDORST. Clusters of small, 
fringed, light shell-pink blooms the whole flower¬ 
ing season. 4 ft. 
RUGOSA ALBA. A white form of the Rugosa. 
SIR THOMAS LIPTON. Snowy white flowers 
of good size and unusual quality. Freely pro¬ 
duced all season. 6-8 ft. 
TETONKAHA. Deep rich pink, very hardy. 
VANGARD. Flower large, double, orange-sal¬ 
mon, on strong stem. Vigorous and hardy. 6- 
8 ft. 
YORK and LANCASTER. The true variety is 
extremely rare. The flo.wers are parti-colored and 
white. It is named in commemoration of the 
Wars of the Roses. 
XANTHINA. Bears a profusion of beautiful., 
golden yellow, semi - double flowers, 2 inches 
across, in early spring, on arching stems clothed 
with soft fern-like foliage. A vigorous bush plant 
7 feet tall. Its long flowering period, attractive 
growth, and graceful foliage mark it as one of 
our finest shrubs. 
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 previous 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 fo 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. 
Our Plants Are State Inspected 
STATE OF TEXAS 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICIAL NURSERY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE 
This is to Certify, That the Nursery and Rose Stock grown, exhibited or held for 
sale by Henderson's Nursery, at Athens, County of Henderson, State cf Texas, has 
been inspected by a duly authorized Inspector of this Department in accordance with 
the provisions of the Orchard and Nursery Inspection Laws of the State of Texas, and 
was found to be apparently free from Dangerously Injurious Insect Pests and Plant 
Diseases. A printed copy cf this Certificate on any shipping tag attached to any ship¬ 
ment of Nursery or Rose Stock is authority to any freight or express agent in Texas 
to accept same for transportation. This Certificate is void after September 1, 1940. 
Approved: J. E. MCDONALD, Austin, Texas, September 1, 1939 
Commissioner of Agriculture. J. M. DEL CURTO, 
No. A-1341 Chief Inspector of Orchards and Nurseries 
