PLANTING ROSES 
Plant roses in good, well-fertilized soil, trim 
roots before planting. Make large holes so that 
roots can be spread out, and the plant placed so 
that the “bud mark” is at least 2 inches below 
ground level. Plant 15 to 18 inches apart. Tops 
should be cut back when planted and in each fol- 
lowing spring to about 6-8 inches above the 
ground. 
If planted in the fall, the soil should be drawn 
up around the stems after the manner of “hilling 
up” potatoes. Straw, evergreen branches, or similar 
material may be used to then cover entire bed. 
This treatment applies to all types of roses when 
fall-planted in cold sections. 
After the first year, such treatment is needed 
annually only for Hybrid Tea Roses. Each year in 
the spring, when danger of freezes and frosts is 
definitely over, remove the soil from around the 
plants, spade under part of the manure mulch, and 
prune as follows:— 
Thin plant to three or four branches. Cut these 
remaining branches back to six or eight inches 
from ground. When flowers are cut later in the 
season, be sure to remove them with generously 
long stems. 
CLIMBERS AND RAMBLERS: Thin to three or 
four branches, cutting these back to 12 inches 
from ground. Plant four feet or more apart. 
Thereafter, yearly pruning should be made either 
immediately after blooming season, or early in 
spring, to thin plant, remove old wood, etc. 
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VINES 
Vines should never be planted too close to a 
brick, stone, or cement wall—at least 15 inches 
away. Plant like a shrub—see page 13. When 
vines are well started, train them to climb by 
staking or loosely tying the branches in position. 
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