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APRICOT QUEEN (Plant Patent No. 464) 


di $4.95 
APRICOT QUEEN. (1940) Plant Patent No. 
464. Deep, rich salmon apricot with orange 
tints at the base of petals, phlox-pink tints 
appear as flower opens. Magnificent buds 
open to reveal ruffled, laciniated petals. 
Upright, vigorous plants produce a good 
supply of blooms for cutting. $1.50. 
CALIFORNIA. (1940) Plant Patent 449. Long 
buds of unusual ruddy orange toned with 
saffron yellow open to magnificent flowers; 
outer side of petals overlaid with saturn 
rose. A vigorous grower with healthy, 
glossy foliage; delicious fragrance. $1.90. 
Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 
ALL-AMERICA 
COLLECTION 
All four of the beautiful new 
roses pictured and described 
on this page. 
APRICOT QUEEN 
CALIFORNIA 
CHARLOTTE 
FMALOMM ART 
FALLIViss LAL 
DICKSON’S RED 
A $5.50 value for 
Postpaid in California. 
(Add 15 cents state sales tax.) 
CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG 
(Plant Patent No. 455) 

Ed “ALL AMERICA rose sevection | 
CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG. (1941) Plant 
Patent 455. Slender, long blood-red buds 
open to magnificent spectrum-red flowers. 
Free-blooming plants are strong, vigorous, 
branching; foliage handsome, an excellent 
rose for cutflowers. $1.50. 
DICKSON’S RED. (1939) Plant Patent 376. 
This glowing scarletred rose retains its 
clear tones on warmest days; warmth of | 
color constant from bud through open 7 
blooms. Richly fragrant and vigorous | 
growing; long stems for cutting. $1.00. 
CALIFORNIA (Plant Patent No. 449) 
Follow These Simple Rude For Rose Garden Success 
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 slanting downward and out- 
ward. Fill in the earth two-thirds of the way, tramp- 
ing 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 above the settled 
surface of the soil. Any growth starting from below 
the bud union should 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 fre- 
quent 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 advisable 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 rec- 
ommend GAVIOTA as a good commercial fertilizer 
for roses. 

FRUNING 
Pruning is done to encourage vigorous new growth 
and to remove weak, worthless 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 into the center of the 
kush. 
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 thorough soaking following this 
summer pruning will produce a fine crop of autumn 
roses. 
