ROSES [ 42 ] 
THE GREENING NURSERY COMPANY 

Greenings Hardy 
HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES 
Standard, well known varieties blooming in late Spring and in Autumn. 
Frau Karl Druschki. Known as White American Beauty. The buds 
are pinkish opening to magnificent snow-white blooms with deep, 
firm petals. Flowers unsurpassed in shape. Considered the best white 
Rose of any class. Vigorous, strong, hardy. Bush grows 4 to 6 ft. high. 
Should be pruned frequently to bloom freely. 
General Jacqueminot. Everybody who loves Roses places this sort 
high in the list of extra desirable kinds. Of bright crimson and sweet 
fragrance, it is assured a place in every worth-while collection. 
Ulrich Brunner. A beautiful Rose of brilliant, scarlet, crimson. Old 
variety, one of the best known in cultivation. Well known everywhere. 
Very fragrant. 
Polyantha, or Baby Ramblers 
For beds of mass color, borders, or low, colorful hedges, bush Polyantha 
or Baby Rambler Roses are most desired. We have selected what the 
Rosarians consider the best sorts certain to give satisfactiun. 

Baby Rambler Roses 
Gloria Mundi. A startling, colorful variety in any Rose 
garden. Produces huge clusters of small, orange, scarlet 
flowers of a deeper tone than Golden Salmon. 
Golden Salmon. Vigorous growing, bushy Polyantha Rose, 
producing bright orange-salmon flowers in huge clusters. 
Makes an exceptional display in masses. 
Ideal. Polyantha that blooms constantly. Plant grows vig- 
orously, long branching, produces dense, compact 
bunches of small, dark scarlet flowers shaded with black; 
borne in profusion. A splendid Rose for mass planting, of 
a velvety color all season. 
ROSE CULTURE . Planting and Pruning Care 
The culture of Roses does not differ materially from that 
of most other decorative plants. They enjoy the best soil 
they can be given. They need an abundance of water but 
the ground must not be soggy. They like plenty of fresh 
air and regular feeding. 
Soil—The ground should be deeply prepared for Roses; 
2 feet is sufficient, but deeper is better. Manure or garden 
compost should be worked liberally into the soil. Prepara- 
tion need not be carried to extravagant lengths, for Roses 
will tolerate ordinary conditions, but generally they deteri- 
orate after several seasons if the ground has not been deeply 
and thoroughly prepared for them. 
Cow manure is the best of all fertilizers but other animal 
manures may be freely used if cow manure is not obtainable. 
Commercial fertilizers give excellent results if used in con- 
nection with compost, peat, or other vegetable matter. 
Planting—Roses may be planted at any time when they 
are dormant. In Northern climates, Fall-planted Roses 
should be heavily protected through the ensuing Winter. 
Spring planting is successful everywhere. 
The best plants are 2-year-old, field-grown, budded stock. 
They should be cut back sharply at planting time, taking 
away at least two-thirds of their tops. 
The secrets of successful Rose planting are: to do it early; 
to keep the roots from drying out while they are being han- 
dled, and to tramp the ground very firmly around the plant 
to make the roots firm in the soil. If the weather is likely 
to turn cold or hot, or dry, or windy, it is wise to hill earth 
up as high as possible about the plants and leave it there 
until the new growth appears. 
Care Through the Seasons—Keep the Rose beds cul- 
tivated at all times. Water when the weather is dry, soaking 
geo deeply and cultivating the surface as soon as 
it dries. 
Where the Winters are severe, Climbers should be taken 
down from their supports in late Autumn, and the canes 
gathered into a bundle, laid on the ground and covered with 
earth, leaves, or some other protection. Hybrid Teas should 
be hilled up as high as possible and the tops covered with 
leaves, evergreen boughs, or some material which will not 
pack into a wet, soggy mass. 
Pruning—When the covering is removed in the Spring, 
cut out all diseased and dead wood first, making clean cuts 
and leaving no stubs. Then shorten the remaining canes, 
remembering that the more wood there is left on the plants, 
the more flowers will be produced but the less perfect they 
will be. 
The time to prune Ramblers is immediately after flower- 
ing. All old canes which have borne flowers should be re- 
moved at the base of the plant, and the strong, new shoots 
appearing from the ground or bottom of the old stems should 
be trained up to take their places. Ramblers always produce 
the best flowers on wood which is only one year old. 
Large-flowered climbers should be left unpruned, but old, 
worn-out or disease-ridden stems may be removed. Obstrep- 
erous, dangling ends and unwanted canes may be removed 
at any time, but the best flowers are usually borne on the 
older wood. 
Protective Measures—Beginning as soon as the foliage 
begins to unfold, precaution should be taken against the 
diseases which beset Rose foliage. The most effective mate- 
rial is dusting sulphur. The formula is 9 parts dusting sulphur 
and 1 part finely divided arsenate of lead. This dust applied 
frequently and thoroughly, will protect the Roses against 
leaf diseases and the attacks of chewing insects. 
Aphids or plant lice which gather at the ends of the shoots 
and on the young buds and leaves, may be destroyed by a 
solution of nicotine-sulphate, or pyrethrum extract. Both 
materials are available at supply stores under various trade 
names. 
The sulphur arsenate-of-lead dust should be applied to the 
Rose plants lightly but thoroughly, covering both surfaces of 
the leaves. It is best to do it when the air is still and the foli- 
age is dry; late afternoon is generally an ideal time. If the 
sulphur dust is objectionable, common Bordeaux. mixture 
applied as a spray is effective and there are other good pro- 
prietary products on the market which do not spot the foliage 
so badly. Protective dusting or spraying should be done often 
enough throughout the growing season to prevent enemies 
from getting a foothold and to keep the plants clean, healthy 
and vigorous. 
To Large Assignments or Small—Greening Give the Same Care 
