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where to prune a Rose 
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ROSES ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER 
Caledonia. One of the very best white Roses, 
with flowers of fine form. Large, very double, 
high-centered blooms of pure white on long, 
strong stems. Fragrant. Foliage dark green and 
leathery. Shown in natural color on the inside 
back cover. 
Christopher Stone. Bright, velvety scarlet- 
red with a damask fragrance. Vigorous, upright 
plant, very free blooming and not troubled by 
heat. 35 petals. Shown in natural color on 
the inside back cover. 
Editor McFarland. An outstanding deep pink 
Rose, peculiarly even in color. They come on 
long cutting stems, are fragrant, and last long. 
Very vigorous growing plant. Shown in natural 
color on the inside back cover. 
Etoile de Holiande. |f there is to be but one 
red Rose admitted into your garden, it might 
well be this fine variety. An almost thronless 
plant with very large, thick leaves. Seems to 
prefer partial shade. Double velvety scarlet 
blooms. 
Faience. Long, pointed buds, yellow at the 
base, shading to shrimp-pink. Open flowers 
very large, full petaled. Inside of petals China- 
pink deepening toward center. Reverse cad- 
mium-yellow. Lovely foliage on strong plant. 
Shown in natural color on inside back cover. 
Frau Karl Druschki. (Hybrid Perpetual. ) 
Pinkish buds and magnificent snow-white 
blooms with deep, firm petals. The best white 
Rose of any class, blooms freely in June and 
occasionally during the rest of the summer. 
Golden Dawn. You Rose growers who appre- 
ciate good foliage will love this plant with_its 
dark green, holly-like, shining leaves. The 
double, 50-petaled, pale yellow blooms are 
borne from June until frost in amazing num- 
bers. 
Heinrich Wendland. Nasturtium-red, with 
reverse of petals orange. Splendid, upright 
grower, producing large and very double flowers 
on long stems. Intensely fragrant. Striking 
and outstanding for its glorious color. 
Henry Nevard. (Hybrid Perpetual.) A giant, 
double, crimson-scarlet flower of splendid form. 
One of the finest Roses of its color you could 
possibly have in your garden. Quantities of 
very fragrant flowers are borne in June_and 
fewer flowers the balance of the season. Don’t 
fail to have plants of Henry Nevard in your 
garden. It will be one of your great favorites. 
Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria. This has re- 
mained the standard of quality in a white gar- 
den Rose since pre-war days. Absolutely per- 
fect blooms of snow-white with a suggestion of 
yellow at the center. 
Luna. Moonlight-yellow. Long, pointed buds 
open to large, finely shaped blooms on long, 
upright stems. A deliciously fragrant Rose that 
lasts a very long time when cut. 
Margaret McGredy. Beautifully shaped, full 
double flowers, 30 petals, distinct from all other 
Roses in its rich unusual coloring which is a 
brilliant shade of Turkish or Oriental red, pass- 
ing as the flowers age to a beautiful carmine- 
rose. Blooms constantly. Daintily fragrant. 
McGredy’s Yellow. An unfading canary- 
yellow, double flower of 25 petals, of excellent 
form with a mass of golden anthers glorifying 
the center of the flower. The plants are vig- 
orous growing and very free blooming. The fo- 
liage is dark green, lustrous and holly-like. A 
very good yellow Rose. Shown in natural color 
on the inside of the back cover, 
More Everblooming Roses on the Next Page 
How to Plant and Care for Roses 
Get your Rose bed ready before your new plants arrive. Choose a spot that is protected from 
strong winds and gets at least half a day of f 
Then put 4 
all the dirt to a depth of 24 inches. 
ull sun. 
When making an entire new bed, shovel 
inches of Peat Moss in the bottom of the bed, 
add Bone Meal, 10 Ibs. to 40 square feet, and spade up deeply with a spading fork. Mix the soil 
taken out of the bed with one-third Peat Moss, and shovel it back into the bed. No doubt the 
soil will settle from 2 to 4 inches; allow for this. 
You are then ready for our Roses. If spotting 
plants in an existing bed, dig an individual hole about 14 inches in diameter for each plant, 
treating the soil the same as above. 
while you are planting. Keep them covered always. 
of the plants to stand about 6 inches above the ground, leaving at least three eyes. 
Set Hybrid Tea Roses 15 inches apart, larger growing kinds 18 to 
any broken or cracked roots. 
24 inches. 
Spread the roots carefully. Pack the dirt around them snugly. 
Don’t expose the roots of the Roses to the sun or wind 
When planting in the spring, prune the tops 
i Trim. off 
When hole is three- 
quarters filled with soil, soak with water; when water has disappeared, fill balance of hole with 
soil not packed down hard. See diagram of depth to plant. 
2 ounces of a complete plant food per plant until September Ist. 
Feed the plants every 14 days, using 
Dust or spray every week, one 
week with a fungicide for black spot and mildew, the next week an insecticide for eating and 
sucking insects. 
the moisture. 

Too Deep Too Shallow 

Correct 
Planting Depth 
In June cover beds wth an inch of Shredded Tobacco or Peat Moss to hold 
WINTER PROTECTION 
Just before the first hard freeze in 
the fall, cut plants down to about 18 
inches, remove the mulch of Shredded 
Tobacco or Peat Moss that might har- 
bor black spot over winter, spray or 
dust them with a fungicide, and hill 
them up with 6 inches of soil. After the 
ground has frozen, cover them with 
straw, corn stalks or leaves. In the 
spring remove this litter, and level the 
soil, trim plant to 6 inches and three 
eyes, and start regular feeding and 
spraying program. This method of cul- 
ture has been very successful. We _be- 
lieve it will help you with your Rose 
growing. 
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EVERBLOOMING yirid 7ea ROSES 
Northern Field-Grown Plants With Big Branching Tops and Fibrous Roots 
Plant them this spring _and they will blossom this August, next year, and for many succeeding years. 
They will begin blooming in June and continue to bloom until hard frost. 
Again last summer our plants grew unusually well, big, husky bushes, most of them with four and 
five branches and all of them with splendid fibrous root systems. 
the cream of the field. Please do not confuse them with many that can be offered at “‘cut-rate’’ and 
prices. 
Here are twenty Everblooming Roses that have been tried and tested in our own gardens and in those 
Ne We have selected them for their sturdiness of growth, disease resisting 
qualities, foliage, and for the quality, quantity and fragrance of the flowers they bear. We feel sure 
you will love them all. 
Prices: 85¢ each; any 3 of your choice, $2.75; any 12 of your choice, $8.50. 
SEE OUR ROCHESTER COLLECTION OF 
These are two-year, No. | bushes, 
ROSES BY MAIL 
Up to 12 dormant Roses can be sent by 
mail. More than this are sent by express. If 
you wish your Rose bushes by mail, add 8c per 
plant. West of the Mississippi River, add 15c 
per plant. If no money is sent for postage 
they will be sent by express. 

Mme. Joseph Perraud 
Etoile de Hollande 

