HOW TO GROW ROSES SUCCESSFULLY 
_ Consider these simple instructions and you will have little difficulty 
in growing beautiful Roses. Rose bed should be in a sunny location 
and the soil should be of good garden grade and well drained. Fertil- 
izer or well-rotted manure should be thoroughly worked into the soil 
as the bed is spaded. Unpack and plant Roses as soon as received 
from the nursery if at all possible. If you cannot plant at once, un- 
wrap the plants and heel them in the ground until ready to set in 
their permanent places. Never throw package into the basement or 
garage and leave lay for several days and then expect to find plants 
in perfect condition when unwrapped. In planting, set the plants with 
the bud, or joint, just above the roots, about 11/2 inches below the 
surface of the soil. Have holes large enough to avoid crowding of 
the roots and be sure soil used for filling in is finely pulverized. Tramp 
soil firmly a couple of times as the hole is filled and leave a slight 
depression around each plant to retain water. As soon as planting is 
completed see that all plants and the soil around them is thoroughly 
soaked with water. Cut back all canes to a length of 4 or 5 inches at 
planting time. This is very important as the root system of a newly 
transplanted Rose bush will not be able to leaf the canes to their 
entire length and many times plants will simply die in trying to do so. 

Cut Back All Canes as Shown 
by Black Lines 
Set Plant With Bud or Joint 
114 Inches Below Surface of 
Soil 

Keep the Rose planting well watered at all times when there is no 
natural rainfall. A reasonable application of fertilizer applied twice 
during the summer months, with an interval of at least thirty days 
between applications, will induce added growth and extra quality in 
blooms. Allow 18 to 24 inches between plants when figuring the 
number of plants needed for a bed. Each succeeding spring all canes 
should be cut back to the 4- or 5-inch height as stated above. This 
causes strong new growth and abundant bloom to develop. For winter 
protection in cold climates, hill the dirt up around each plant to a 
height of 8 to 12 inches in late fall before the ground freezes. Level 
off as soon as danger of hard freezes is over in spring and cut plants 
back as directed. F 
All our Hybrid Tea Roses are budded on Multiflora. Once in a great 
while a shoot from this Multiflora will come up from below the bud. 
These wild shoots are easily distinguished by their rampant growth 
and their groupings of 7 leaves to a stem. Dig down around the plant 
and cut the wild shoot off close to the root. This will prevent its 
growth, which otherwise would soon kill off the true-budded Rose 
variety. These shoots rarely come up but it is well to inspect your 
plants occasionally to be sure. 


A Properly Set 
and Properly 
Trimmed Rose 
Method of Hilling Up Soil 
for Winter Protection 
Improve Your Grounds with 
CLIMBING ROSES 
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER 
One of the greatest of the hardy Climbers. Combines rapid 
growth with extreme hardiness and free blooming habit. Bril- 
liant scarlet flowers which are large and last over a long period. 
DR. W. VAN FLEET 
Blooms extra large, resembling Tea Roses in shape and size. 
A good cutting variety as its flesh-pink blooms keep well. 
CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY 
An old favorite Climbing Rose. Very hardy and a vigorous 
grower. Free bloomer. Color deep pink. . 
CLIMBING TALISMAN 
A truly distinctive Climber. Fragrant and rich in color shades. 
Buds are orange-yellow opening into large blooms of salmon- 
orange, shaded with red and gold. 
Your Choice of Above Climbers 
75c each; 3 for *2; 12 for 7.50 
SEE BACK COVER FOR TWO ADDITIONAL CLIMBERS AND 
PAGE 62 FOR “BLAZE” CLIMBERS 
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