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Cultural Directions 
For Growing Roses 
Select :a location. where your 
Roses will get the sun.at least 5 
or 6 hours a day. They do best 
in a slightly acid grotnd, and if 
your soil is alkaline it is advisa- 
ble to give the rose beds an_ap- 
plication of. aluminum sulphate 
before setting out the bushes. 
Broadeast this material over the 
surface at the rate of 10 pounds 
per 100 square feet, and. mix it 
into the soil by spading. For easy 
cultivation and cutting of flowers 
do not make your rose beds more 
than 3 feet wide,-and set your 
bushes 1% feet apart each way. 
About the end of February the 
Rose Bushes. should be. pruned. 
Cut the plants back to about 12 
inches, remove all dead wood and 
weak and unproductive growth. 
Climbing Roses, if cut back at all, 
should be. pruned about the be- 
ginning of July. Some growers 
object to severe pruning, in which 
case remove only the dead wood 
er unproductive growth. - 
' Give’ your first application of 
lant ‘feod about the middle of 
ebruary and continue monthly. 
until June. Apply one’ closed 
handful to each bush sprinkled 
over the surface and watered 
down. 
Spraying is very necessary to 
protect .the plants. from. Black 
Spot, Mildew ‘and Insects. .Tri- 
ogen or Nicotine Pyrox are prob- 
ably the most efficient of all the 
spray materials as they control 
the fungus and kill all types of 
insects. : 
During hot weather a mulch of 
some kind is of great importance. 
Such material as Peat Moss’ or 
Servall is suitable for this pur- 
pose. : 

Every rose you get from us is hardy, vigorous, outdoor nursery- 
Erown—ready, to bloom. Every bush is labeled true to name. 
Plants are shipped from ° 
January 25 until supply is 
exhausted. We recommend 
Winter planting, and advise 
stock is limited. 
American Beauty. H.P. Large, 
globular ‘buds opening to. gor- 
geous, deep vinous crimson flow- 
ers. Very fragrant. 
Caledonia. HT. One of the 
prettiest White Roses we know. 
Both the long-pointed buds and 
the huge double flowers are pure 
white, with exquisitely curved 
and infolded petals. : 
Christopher Stone. HT. Bright 
velvety, scarlet-red flowers of 
good form... Its golden stamens 
appear as the bloom opens, Vig- 
orous, upright grower, free-flow- 
ering, and does not appear to be 
troubled by heat. A fine Rose 
for Southern gardens. 
Condesa de Sastago. HT, One 
of: the most spectacular Roses in exist- 
ence. The globular blooms are a blend 
of rich yellow and copper-scarlet, mak- 
ing a striking combination as the flow- 
ers mature. Strong grower and good 
bloomer. 
Duquesa de Penaranda. HT. . The 
sharply-pointed buds are orange-apricot, 
opening to large copper-apricot. blooms. 
Has received the American Rose Society 
Gold Medal and Awards of Merit. 
Edith Nellie Perkins. HT. The out- 
side of the petals is a bright orange- 
cerise, the inside overspread with pale 
salmon-pink flushed orange-gold. The 
buds are richly dyed with copper tones 
before they open. ° 
Editor MeFarland. HT, The flowers 
are very large, deep sparkling pink in 
color, and are carried on long, strong 
stems on vigorous upright. bushes. One 
of the best pinks. 
E. G. Hill. HT. Beautiful dark red 
buds opening into immense, full-cen- 
tered dazzling scarlet blooms of de- 
lightful fragrance, 
Etoile de Hollande. HT. Brilliant 
crimson-red blooms with enormous, 
well-arranged petals. Particularly beau- 
tiful when_ half open. Free bloomer. 
Delightfully fragrant. 
Golden Dawn. HT. Clear lemon-yel- 
low blooms that: do not fade. The 
pointed buds are bright yellow, often 
yaere red. The large flowers are very 
ull. 
Golden Rapture. HT.- Clear golden- 
yellow flowers of delightful fragrance 
produced on long stems. 
Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria, HT. 
Creamy buds perfectly formed, snowy 
white blooms tinted lemon at the center. 
Best white Rose. 
Johanna Hill. HT, Very beautiful 
Rose with large double blooms of a 
rich creamy-yellow flushed orange at 
the base. A strong grower. 
Luxembourg. HT, Rich orange-yel- 
low with coppery shadows and creamy 
yellow tints. Profuse bloomer. 

placing your order early as 
All Tea (T.) and Hybrid Tea 
(HT.)’ Roses are ever-blooming 
in the South. Hybrid Perpetuals 
(H.P.) are more seasonal in their 
blooming. ; ; : 
Margaret MeGredy, HT. Large de 
lightful fragrant full-petaled flowers of 
solid orange-vermilion color. 
Mrs. Charles Bell. HT. Shell-pink 
buds and blooms of fine globular: form. 
Delightfully: perfumed. Strong’ grower. 
Mrs. Pierre. S. duPont. HT. The 
blooms are full’ double and. a rich 
golden-yellow with deeper shaded -cen- 
ters and the. color is retained. almost 
until the time the petals fall: 
President. Herbert Hoover. HT. A 
glorious rose.. The color is..a. charm- 
ing combination ‘of \cerise-pink;; flame- 
scarlet. and yellow. .A very ‘fine and 
popular garden rosé. i Le 
Radiance, © ‘HT. Brilliant rose-pink 
buds. opening into. well formed globular 
very fragrant and long lasting blooms. 
A splendid Rose. for. bedding..-: > 
Red Radiance.: HT, Brilliant deep 
rose-red. Flowers are globular in shape, 
very fragrant, The blooms come freely 
on splendjd cutting stems. 
Rouge Mallerin. HET.. The gorgeous 
brilliant red buds open into very ‘large 
blooms 3 to.4 inches across, of a rieh 
glowing scarlet color. - Because. of. the 
rich sheen, the petals: look -like velvet. 
Delightfully fragrant. 
Sunburst. HT, Beautiful yellow 
flowers strongly suffused with orange at 
center. \ Fragrant and well-shaped. 
Syracuse. HT. New red Rose with 
full double bright crimson flowers. on 
long stems. Tall, strong grower; 
Talisman. HT, Brilliant “red and 
golden’ buds that. open. ‘to. beautifully 
shaped blooms -of scarlet-orange . and 
golden yellow... Vigorous. grower. 

Red Radiance 
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REUTER SEED CO., Inc., New Orleans 54 
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