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Pertaining Particu la rly to 
ROSES 
Like everyone else, we have been asked to conserve paper and, therefore, are not issuing a fall list so 
we ask our customers to retain this catalogue to use for their fall orders. We will have practically the 
same stock to offer this fall as in the spring but if a customer desires particular varieties that we do 
not list, it is nearly always possible to procure them from the introducers and make one shipment of 
their order. The proper time for planting Roses in the fall is after we have had sufficient frost to 
force all the sap back into the roots of the plants and in an average season this does not occur much 
before the second week in November. If we happen to have a very early fall and heavy frosts occur 
before that time, naturally, earlier delivery will be made on Rose plants. 
We have many customers who look to us to supply their orders year after year so we spare neither 
time nor expense to have our stock of the highest quality and variety. We call your special attention 
to our list of Rose Novelties this year as they are about as fine as any we have ever sent out. 
A PEW CULTURAL SUGGESTIONS 
SOIL—Any good garden soil is suitable for Roses if it is well drained and rich in fertilizing elements. 
If you are planting dormant stock, it is usually done in late March and through the month of April. 
Be sure that the plants are well firmed in the soil and then cut them back about 6 inches from the 
ground. It is most important when plants are first set out that fresh manure not be used at the 
roots of the plant or it will burn the feeding roots that are just starting and eventually kill the 
plant. Hybrid Tea Roses can be planted 18 inches apart; Climbers 4 to 6 feet apart. When making 
a new Rose bed, have it at least 2!4 to 3 feet deep. Place drainage at the bottom such as coal ashes, 
broken plaster or stones with inverted grass sod over it. 
For all pests and diseases that attack Roses, there is nothing superior to Tri-ogen. Begin to spray 
early in the season with Tri-ogen and continue to apply about once every two weeks and your Roses 
will be something to be proud of. 
FERTILIZER—Springfield Rose Food can be applied once a month; one handful to each bush, well 
raked in. If it is possible to procure some well rotted cow manure, it can be put on during August as 
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