PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
HERE ARE ANSWERS 
SOIL—Good garden soil, such as will grow peren- 
nials, annuals, or vegetable crops is ideal. When 
possible, enrich the soil with humus material such as 
peat moss or well-rotted cow manure. Bone meal 
may be sprinkled upon the soil and turned also, for 
good results. In preparing the bed, spade deeply, 
15 inches or more if possible, for good drainage and 
_to hold moisture in dry weather. A drainage bed of 
gravel, or cinders below the bed is NOT necessary 
unless the planting is being made in unusually low 
lying ground where drainage is poor. 
PLANTING—Plant Roses as a rule, if in beds, 18 
*¢o 24 inches apart. Baby Roses can be planted 12 
9 18 inches apart. There is nothing ironclad about 
his—-space them to suit your own tastes and to fit 
your situation. Put the plant down well into the soil 
—deeper than they have been grown in the soil here. 
Firm them thoroughly into the soil, leaving a slight 
depression around the plant to hold the moisture. 
After planting pour water around the roots until 
you are sure that the soil at the bottom of the roots 
is thoroughly wet Don’t be afraid to water at this 
period, and when this is done don’t water until the 
soil has dried out somewhat. If the roots are kept 
wet all the time the young feeding roots will not de- 
velop. Allow the Roses to become a little dry occa- 
sionally, and then water thoroughly. Roots are de- 
veloped when the plants are on the dry side from 
time to time. Syringe the under side of the foliage 
frequently with water under pressure. This will keep 
the plants free of a great many insects and helps to 
maintain health. 
As the plants bloom, cut the flowers as they 
appear, and have the pleasure they are intended to 
give. The cutting of the blooms helps to develop 
more blooming shoots. When the plants are grow- 
ing actively, feed them approximately every ten days 
POTTED ROSES IN THREE SIZES 
First Size Plants are one year or more old; pot 
grown, winter rested with great vigor and health. 
They give amazingly quick results. 
Two-Year Plants (many of them really three 
years in age) are splendidly branched and ready 
for immediate blooming. 
Star Size Plants are the cream of the crop. 
These are the largest Roses from thousands of 
plants. Ccrefully selected as to size and perfect 
condition, these big, bushy Rose plants are our 
“De Luxe” product. 
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to two weeks, lightly, of course. Mulching with cow 
manure during hot, dry weather will aid greatly in 
keeping the plants growing lustily during this period. 
WINTER PROTECTION—Don’t commence pro- 
tection until real freezing weather is at hand. First 
allow the plants to become dormant, then heap soil 
about the base of the Rose to a height of 4 to 6 
inches. Just prior to rigorous winter weather cover 
the tops of the plants with cornstalks, straw, or 
similar material, this to shade the plants from mid- 
winter and early spring sunlight and, too, to deflect 
drying winter winds. Uncover the plants, the tops 
first, then the base, when growing weather is close 
at hand and the “‘eyes’’ or buds begin to swell. 
PRUNING—-Pruning may be done either in the 
spring or fall, in both instances, while the plants are 
dormant. Cut out a great percentage of the small 
wood, allowing the strength of the plant to produce 
new growth from the sturdier canes. Prune out about 
one-third to one-half of the growth of the plant. In 
subsequent years the plants may be pruned to within 
about six inches of the ground level. 
MILDEW—This leaf disease makes itself apparent 
by a whitish fuzz upon the foliage. Being a fungus 
it thrives during the moist, damp conditions of spring 
and fall. Effective prevention or control can be had 
Fe spraying with Tri-ogen or dusting with sulphur 
lour. 
BLACK SPOT—True to its name, this fungus 
shows itself as a black (sometimes brown) spot in 
the leaf. It, too, is promoted by the presence of 
water upon the foliage during the cool nights of 
spring and fall. Spray with Tri-ogen or dust with sul- 
phur as a preventative, remove all infested leaves 
from the garden in controlling the disease. 
OUR GUARANTEE 
All shipments must be satisfactory when re- 
ceived or order duplicated or money refunded; 
whichever is preferred. Complaints, if any, must 
reach us within 10 days after receipt of shipment. 
We do not guarantee safe arrival of Canadian, 
United States Colonies, or foreign shipments. We 
give no guarantee, expressed or implied, as to the 
quality or productiveness of any plants or bulbs 
we ship. We strive to have our plants true to 
name but we do not guarantee it. 
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Read What the U. S. Government Says: 
No. 750, issued by Dept. of Agriculture, entitled ‘‘Roses 
In bulletin 
For the Home,” which of course may be relied upon as 
being impartial, and which is issued for the purpose of 
helping amateur Rose growers—this is what they say in 
regard to Wildroot Roses, which we do not grow, and 
Own Root Roses, which is our specialty, and which we 
have always claimed are the most satisfactory for ama- 
teur Rose growers: 
“The expert who can constantly watch his plants may 
be successful with grafted and budded Roses, but the 
average grower would do best to use own rooted plants, 
even though they do not grow so fast. The few varieties 
that succeed only when grafted should not be tried until 
the grower has become expert in handling Roses. Climb- 
ing Roses are grafted less often than hybrid perpetuals, 
hybrid teas, and teas.” 
