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Follow These Easy Steps for Planting ORNAMENTALS 
BALLED and BURLAPPED PLANTS: (designated in lists: BB) 
Balled and Burlapped Plants: 
(designated in lists: BB) Dig a 
large hole, at least three times 
the diameter of the ball and 
six inches deeper than the ball 
requires. Place top soil in a 
Do not use fertilizer when 
planting. A well-balanced fer- 
tilizer or manure mulch may 
be applied at base of plant 
and soaked in with water two 
months after planting. 
separate pile. 

Set the ball upright on a cushion Cut the top string and fold bur- Make a shallow basin around 
of top soil, with top of ball lap over the sides of the ball. plant, and settle soil with slow 
slightly below ground level. Fill hole, first with top soil, then . stream of water. 
subsoil. 
PLANTS FROM CONTAINERS: (designated in lists: g. c., gallon containers) 
Plants from Containers: desig- 
nated in lists: g.c. gallon con- 
tainer.) Dig spacious hole as 
Irrigate plants. twice weekly 
until established, then once 
each week through the dry 
noted above. season. A mulch of peat or 
leaf rakings will conserve 
moisture. 

Slit can on 4 sides, and lift out. Fill in with topsoil, then subsoil, Settle soil around roots with slow 
Do not pry or pull plants from and make a shallow basin. stream of water. Fill with addi- 
containers, as this will damage tional soil after settling. 
roots. Set plant upright in hole, 
with surface of soil ball slightly 
below ground level. 

SIMPLE RULES FOR SUCCESS WITH ROSES 


PLANTING ROSES. While 
you are planting, keep the 
rose bushes in a bucket of 
water and take them out 
only when ready to put in 
the soil. Dig the hole large 
enough to accommodate 
the roots without cramp- 
ing them. Mound up soil 
slightly in the center of the 
hole and set roots slanting . 
downward and outward. 
Fill in with soil two-thirds 
of the way and soak with 
a slow stream of water. 
After settling, add more 
soil and more water.When 
planted, the bud union 
should be just above the 
settled surface of the soil. 
Any growth starting from 
below the bud should be 
promptly removed to the 
root. 



WATERING. When rainfall is not suffi- 
cient to keep the soil moist, roses should 
be given a good soaking about once a 
week. Best method is by means of a 
trench around plants allowing the water 
to run slowly and sink deeply into the 
soil. Adobe soil should be treated with 
a mulch of peat or decayed vegetable 
matter to conserve moisture. 
FERTILIZING. Use a mulch of well-rotted 
cow manure in the dormant season and 
a complete commercial fertilizer in the 
growing season. Apply a good trowelful 
of commercial fertilizer about once a 
month in the irrigation trench and soak 
in with water. 
PRUNING. At the end of the first grow- 
ing season each main branch will have 
one or two new branches. These should 
be shortened to about 6 inches. Remove 
any weak growth and branches that 
crowd or grow into center of plant. 
Prune in January or February. 

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