Rode couLEecTIONS for 1941 
From our most ponular roses we offer each year specially priced collections. 
These collections are particularly suitable for the beginner in rose growing 
who wishes to get a good foundation for a rose garden. 

PICTURE 

MME. JOSEPH PERRAUD 

CHRISTOPHER STONE 
ROSEBUD COLLECTION 
These 4 roses have exceptionally beautiful buds for cutting. Three of these collections will fill 
your home with lovely blooms from April to November. 
CHRISTOPHER STONE. Brilliant red. 
MME. J. PERRAUD. Salmon and buff. 
MRS. P. S. DUPONT. Golden yellow. 
PICTURE. Clear, medium pink. 
A $2.90 value for $2.25 (Plus 7c Sales Tax) 
3 ROSEBUD COLLECTIONS — 12 roses — $6.00 (Plus 18c Sales Tax) 
OLD ADOBE DOZEN 
We named this collection after ‘Old Adobe” our century-old Guest Lodge, because it symbolizes 
the color, sturdiness and permanence of these thoroughly tested and beautiful roses. (See inside 
pages for detailed description.) 
DUQUESA DE PENARANDA HINRICH GAEDE 
MRS. P. S. DUPONT 
E. G. HILL LADY FORTEVIOT MRS. SAM McGREDY 
FAIENCE MARI DOT RAPTURE 
GOLDEN RAPTURE McGREDY’S IVORY SOUTHPORT 
$8.40 Value for $6.75 (Plus 20c Sales Tax) 
SIX NEW ROSES 
Add new color and interest to your rose garden with these finer new roses at moderate prices. 
(Full description inside.) 
BRAZIER LA PARISIENNE 
CHRISTOPHER STONE 
SONORA GARI 
McGREDY’S YELLOW SNOWBIRD 
$4.50 Value for $3.90 (Plus 12c Sales Tax) 
HOW TO GROW ROSES 
PLANTING. When rose bushes are received 
from the nursery, unpack them carefully. Cut 
away any dead or bruised roots or branches. 
When you are planting, put the roses in a 
> bucket of water and take them out only as you 
* are ready to put them in the soil. Do not expose 
them to drying winds. 
Dig the hole large enough to accommodate 
the roots without cramping them. Mound up 
soil slightly in the bottom of the hole so the 
bush will set firmly on the earth with roots slant- 
ing downward and outward. Fill in the earth 
two-thirds of the way, tramping it down firmly, 
then pour in 5 or 10 gallons of water. When 
water has soaked away, fill in with soil to top 
of hole but do not tramp. When soil is settled 
fill in with more soil if necessary to level bed. 
The rose bush should have been planted at a 
depth that will bring the bud union just level 
with the settled surface of the soil. Any growth 
starting from below the bud union shculd be cut 
off close up to the root. 
WATERING. When rainfall is not sufficient to 
keep ground moist, roses should be given a 
thorough soaking at least once a week. In hot, 
dry weather more frequent watering may be 
necessary. The best method of watering is by 
means of trenches around the plants into which 
water may run slowly to soak deeply into the 
soil. Where the soil is stiff and hard, it is ad- 
visable to supply a mulch of peat or decayed 
vegetable matter to conserve moisture. 
FERTILIZING. A good mulch of fairly fresh 
cow manure while the roses are dormant is 
most beneficial. We recommend GAVIOTA as 
a good commercial fertilizer for roses. 
PRUNING. Pruning is done to encourage vig- 
orous new growth and to remove weak, worth- 
less branches. Roses should be pruned back to 
six or eight inches when planted. At the end of 
the first growing season each of these main 
branches should have one or two new branches. 
Cut these new branches back to about six 
inches; removing any weak growth and also 
any branches that crowd or grow in to the 
center of the bush. 
December 15 to March 1 is the best season 
for dormant pruning. A light pruning may be 
given in summer when weak and interfering 
branches should be removed and the bushes cut 
back about one-third. Fertilizing and a thor- 
ough soaking following this summer pruning 
will produce a fine crop of autumn roses. 


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