The Rose is the National Flower. Of Thee I Sing! 
Growing Good Roses 
The beds ought not to be more than 4 feet wide, and the soil should be rich. Avoid making the ground loose or spongy. The 
stiffer and harder the soil in the lower layers of the bed, the better Roses grow. Old_ sods, decayed cow-manure, bone meal, and 
commercial dried sheep manure are good fertilizers. Keep the surface of the Rose-beds well cultivated. . 
Plant Hybrid Tea Roses 114 feet apart. More vigorous types need more space. Set the “bud” or “graft” at least 1 mch beneath 
the surface. Spread out the fine roots carefully and tamp the soil firmly about them. It is well to tread the soil hard about the roots. 
Loose planting is fatal. ; 
Dormant Roses should be pruned in the spring. Remove weak and dead wood, and shorten the good canes to 6 inches. Ramblers of 
the Dorothy Perkins type should have the old canes cut out at the base as soon as they are through blooming. Other Climbers require 
little pruning; simply remove dead wood and an occasional old cane as new ones appear. ; 
Regular spraying with Tri-ogen, described on this page, will prevent disease, destroy aphis and slugs, and discourage rose-bugs and 
Japanese beetles. It is a real All-purpose Spray. : 
Protect for winter by drawing the earth 6 inches high about them and cover the tops with leaves or other Jitter. Remove the pro- 
tection gradually when freezing weather Is past. 
: McGredy’s Triumph. Plant Patent No. 190. This delicately 
New and Recent Introd uctions of scented Rose has very large, full-petaled, perfectly formed flowers 
i+ b id Ts R of glistening cerise overcast with orange. We recommend this Rose 
yori ea NOS/S not only for the beauty of the flowers, but for its unusual plant 
Extra-strong, field-grown, dormant plants. April delivery which is aE pee side heavy bronzy foliage which laughs at 
Extra-strong, 6-in. pot-plants, delivery in May Insects and disease. each. 
Better Times. Plant Patent No. 23. A beautiful new Rose with | Mme. Joseph Perraud. A Rose of sublime beauty. Long, slender, 
long crimson buds opening into large, double, brilliant cerise-red pon bGs tee nee ue page which ee to syeeny ee 
owers of delicate fragrance. $1 each. | Shell-pin ooms. e petal edges are almost pure bull, ligntene 
California. Piant Patent No. 449. Large loose flowers of deep orange with pink at the margins. $1 each. 
with a coppery flush, reverse bronzy pink. They carry the pleasing | Poinsettia. Plant Patent rights reserved. Tall, healthy, vigcrous 
scent of dried apricots. Strong, healthy, free-blooming plants. plants that really bloom. Semi-double bright scarlet flowers during 
30 petals. $1.50 each. 
Christopher Stone. Lovely, loosely formed, fragrant flowers of i‘ ‘ Z ‘ 
bright scarlet-red. Bushy plants which bloom all season. One of President Macia. Great billowy blooms, 5 to 6 inches across, 
the whole season. One of the best of the new Roses. $1 each. 
the best of the newer Roses. 35 petals. $1 each. of pale flesh with the reverse deep pink; these open from beautiful 
Condesa de Sastago. The gay flowers—fiery copper inside and long pink buds. Of course, they are fragrant. Low spreading 
golden yellow on the reverse—of this Spanish Rose now adorn plants with attractive foliage. 25 petals. $1.25 each. 
gardens all over the world. It is fragrant and the strong plants | R. M.S. Queen Mary. Plant Patent No. 249. This fine Rose is a 
really bloom. 50 petals. $1 each. wonderful combination of vivid shades, betng a rich, glowing 
Countess Vandal. Plant Patent No. 38. Long-pointed bud with blending of salmon and pink with an orange base. The buds are 
shadings of coppery bronze, suffused gold. Plant has great vigor long and pointed, and the flowers are of large size and wonderful 
and continues in flower throughout the summer. $1 each. form. Freely produced and delicately perfumed. $1.25 each. 
Crimson Glory. Plant Patent No. 105. A truly glorious Rose with | Snowbird. Lovely full-petaled blooms of pure white cover the low 
urn-shaped buds of intense deep and vivid crimson. Form sturdy bushy plants all summer and fall. Deliciously fragrant. Healthy 
symmetrical plants well covered with showy blooms. $1.25 each. foliage. 75 petals. $1 each. 
Daylight. Large fragrant flowers with center petals of soft satiny , f ; : 
pink and the outer ones cream, the general effect a lovely shade Sterling. Plant Patent No. 21. The ideal pink Rose for cutting, 
of light peach. A splendid cut-flower. Healthy plants. 60 petals. Splendid form, clear pink coloring, fragrant and freely produced 
$1.50 each. on long stems. A glorious Rose. 35 petals. $1 each. 
McGredy’s Sunset. Plant Patent No. 317. A variety which is aptly 
named. Outside of petals clear buttercup-yellow, tipped orange, 
while the inside is chrome-yellow, flushed with scarlet as it opens. p | th R 
Flowers are medium size, full and shapely, with a pleasing fragrance, olyan a oses 
and very freely borne on strong, upright stems. Excellent m hot 
weather. $1.25 each. 

Belvedere. Large, full, velvety red flowers on bushy 12-inch plants. 
A splendid bloomer all season. $1 each. 
Dagmar Spath (White Lafayette). A pure white sport of Lafayette 
with large, semi-double flowers in clusters. Always in bloom. 
85 cts. each. 
Gruss an Aachen. Large, double flowers of light pink shaded 
salmon. A dependable Rose. 85 cts. each. 
Mrs. R. M. Finch. Large bushes covered all season with masses of 
pink and white flowers. Extra. 85 cts. each. 
Orange Triumph. Great clusters of small double flowers of brick- 
ee ey tinged with orange. Dwarf but unusually free. 85 cts. 
each. 
Sunshine. Lovely little double flowers which open golden orange 
and fade to soft pink. One of the sweetest Roses ever grown. 
The bushy plants reach a height of 1 foot. $1 each. 
TRI-OGEN 
This special Rose spray has proved most effective against 
the two worst Rose diseases, mildew and black-spot. Con- 
trols all kinds of insect pests and is perfectly safe to use. 
A weekly application throughout the season gives perfect 
protection. Medium Kit $4.50. Large Kit $6.50. 
Estate Kit $20. 

Rose-lovers will find membership in the American Rose Society 
piceeant aoe helpful. Write the Secretary, Box 687, Harrisburg, Pa., 
or details. 


Last fall you sent me 4 dozen rose bushes, all Hybrid Teas, and they have 
a. been a source of continuous joy to us. I keep them free of insects by regular 
» 3 spraying and the plants are very healthy and vigorous. I have never received 
; ‘ - from you anything which was not of A-1 quality. Yours sincerely, ANTON OTTO 
Rose, McGredy’s Triumph FiscHer, Woodstock, N. Y. 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 36 ROSES 

