GROWING GOOD ROSES 
The beds ought not 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 11% feet apart. More 
vigorous types need more space. Set the ‘‘bud”’ or 
“‘oraft’”’ at least 1 inch 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 6inches. Ramblers of the Dorothy Perkins 
type should have the old canes cut out at the base 
as soon as they are through blooming. Other Climb- 
ers require little pruning; simply remove dead wood 
and an occasional old cane as new ones appear. 

Three Prize-winning Novelties 
HYBRID TEA ROSES 
PEACE. Pat. 591. One of the finest Roses 
ever offered. For beauty, size, and lasting 
qualities it is supreme. A combination of 
yellow, pale gold, cream, tvory, and pink 
shades. Of sturdy constitution. 
$2.50 each; 3 for $7 
ECLIPSE. Pat. 172. Golden yellow. Dis- 
tinctly different from any other Rose. 
Long, slender buds often exceeding 2 inches 
in length. Prolific and sweetly perfumed. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $4.25 
MIRANDY. Pat. 632. Deep crimson, ovoid 
buds which change to Dubonnet-wine color. 
Fragrant flowers continue throughout the 
season. $2 each; 3 for $5.75 
Rose, Peace. $2.50 each 


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Recent Introductions of Hybrid 
Tea Roses 
Extra-strong, field-grown, dormant plants, 
$1.50 each; $17 per doz. April delivery. 
Better Times. Pat. 23. Long crimson buds open- 
ing into large, double, brilliant cerise-red flowers 
of delicate fragrance. 
Condesa de Sastago. Fiery copper inside and 
golden yellow on the reverse. 
McGredy’s Sunset. Pat. 317. Outside of petals 
clear buttercup-yellow, tipped orange, while the 
inside is chrome-yellow, flushed with scarlet as 
it opens. 
me. Joseph Perraud. Long, slender, pointed, 
nasturtium-orange buds which open to sweetly 
fragrant, shell-pink blooms. 
Poinsettia. Semi-double bright scarlet 
during the whole season. 
President Macia. Great billowy blooms, 5 to 6 
inches across, of pale flesh with the reverse deep 
pink. 
fiowers 
Hybrid Tea or Everblooming Roses 
Extra-strong, field-grown, dormant plants, 
$1.50 each; $15 per doz. April delivery. 
Betty Uprichard. Coppery pink opening to flowers 
of brilliant salmon, shaded rose-pink. 
Etoile de Hollande. Broad petals of velvety crim- 
son-red make up a beautiful flower. 
Joanna Hill. A splendid clear yellow with golden 
heart. 
Margaret McGredy. Fragrant Oriental red flowers. 
Mme. Butterfly. Brilliant pink, suffused apricot 
and gold. 
Mrs. E. P. Thom. Golden yellow Rose. 
Mrs. Sam McGredy. Long coppery buds open to 
shapely fragrant blooms of coppery scarlet-orange 
with the reverse a deeper copper. 
Radiance. Lovely, light silvery pink flowers, with 
beautiful suffusions of deeper color. 
Red Radiance. Lovely deep red color. 
Talisman. Bright rose flamed with orange, vary- 
ing to scarlet and yellow. 
Hardy Rambler Roses 
Extra-strong, field-grown, dormant plants, 
$1.50 each; $15 per doz. 
American Pillar. Bears heavy trusses of pink 
flowers. 
Mary Wallace. Lovely large, light pink flower. 
Paul’s Scarlet Climber. 
( Bears double scarlet 
flowers In great profusion. 
New Dawn. Pat. 1. A counterpart of the beauti- 
ful flesh-pink Rose, Dr~W. Van Fleet. 
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
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