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HALESIA TETRAPTERA. Silver Bell 
or Snowdrop Tree. (West Virginia to Flor- 
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Large deciduous shrub or small tree ir- 
regular in habit. In late spring the hun- 
dreds of small white flowers dangle from 
the lower sides of the horizontal branches. 
Good drainage with acid or neutral soil. 
Sun or part shade. $3.50 each. 
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA. The fa- 
miliar evergreen tree with immense, frag- 
rant white flowers in summer. $3.50, $5.00 
and $10.00 each. 
MAGNOLIA SOULANGEANA. Pink 
Flowered Magnolia. (China.) Hardy. 
Forms a large shrub or small tree. The 
white and purplish-pink flowers come in 
early spring before the leaves. Fragrant, 
One of the really fine things for American 
Gardens. Good drainage and prefers part 
shade and slightly acid soil. Fertilize with 
superphosphate for a profusion of flowers. 
$5.00, $10.00, $15.00 each. 
PRUNUS MUME. Flowering Apricot. 
(Janan.) 10 5it. Hardy... ‘The attractive 
flowers are fragrant and come before the 
Flowering Peaches. Give perfect drain- 
age and full sun. The following two fine 
varieties. $3.00 each. 
EARLY DOUBLE PINK. Soft pink 
flowers over a long biooming season. 
ROSEMARY CLARKE. Double, pure 
white flowers. 
PYRUS CORONARIA. Flowering Crab. 
(Southern U. Sth ite Hardy. heaight 
pink flowers are delightfully fragrant. 
Loamy soil. $2.00, $5.00 and $10.00 each. 
~QUERCUS VIRGINIANA. Live Oak. 
Evergreen. The finest shade tree for the 
South. $2.00 to $200.00 each. 
ROBINIA HISPIDA. Rose Acacia. 
(North America.) 6 to 8 ft. Hardy. Com- 
pact globe shaped tops with large showy 
clusters of bright pink flowers. Summer. 
$6.00 each. 
SESBANIA PUNICEA. (Brazil.) 10 ft. 
10°. A fast growing, small tropical looking 
tree. Mimosa-like, deciduous foliage. Bril- 
liant clusters of pea-shaped orange-scar- 
let flowers all summer. Best used with a 
foreground of lower growing evergreen 
eneae Any soil in full sun. $1.50, $2.50 
each. 
ROSES 
Roses are the most universally popular 
of all cultivated flowering plants. Almost 
every gardener in the country has at 
some time attempted to grow roses in his 
garden. Many of these gardeners in the 
South have become discouraged because 
they got only mediocre results and found 
that the plants did not live long. They 
found that during the heat of summer 
the plants grew but poorly, weakened and 
finally died. 
On frequent visits to old abandoned 
Southern homes and to old cemeteries we 
observed plants of several kinds of roses 
that had been planted for many years. 
These particular kinds of roses were 1n- 
variably in excellent health and were 
blooming profusely. We found that the 
roots of these plants went down deep 
where the soil was cool in summer. We 
also found that these roots were practi- 
cally immune to attacks of nematodes 
(tiny insects that cause root-knot) which 
so often cause serious damage toi the 
roots and cut short the life of the Multi- 
flora rose. This is the rose used as a root- 
stock by many rose growers in the_prin- 
cipal rose-growing sections. The Multi- 
flora rose is from the cooler parts of Ja- 
pan and forms its roots near the top of 
the ground. 
Roses, as well as most other flowering 
plants, bloom better and live longer if 
their roots are protected from the intense 
heat of summer. A_ two-inch muleh of 
peat moss will reduce the soil temperature 
as much as ten degrees and will help the 
rose plants to withstand the summer heat. 
However, rose roots that go down deep 
into the soil will be still cooler. 
Three kinds of nematode resistant, 
deep-rooted, long-lived roses found in old 
cemeteries are being used as understocks 
on which to grow the roses we are offer- 
ing here. Tests here on the Gulf Coast 
have shown that roses grown on these 
rootstocks bloom more profusely and live 
much longer than plants grown on the 
rootstocks now generally used. You cannot 
expect to get the best results from bar- 
gain counter plants that have been kept 
in stores for days. 
If you have been disappointed with the 
results you have had in your attempts to 
erow. roses, we suggest that you try any 
or all of the kinds listed here. If you 
would have landscape effects in your gar- 
den, plant some of the shrub roses in your 
borders or as hedges. Varieties such as 
Damascena, Duchess de Brabant, Louis 
Philippe, Mabelle Stearns, Mrs. Dudley 
Fulton, Mutabilis, Susan Louise, and The 
Fairy will give you flowers and color with 
little effort. 
If in doubt about your soil we suggest 
that you have it tested. Send us a small 
sample together with $3.00 and we will 
have it tested for you by a competent 
soil chemist. This definitely helps to bring 
satisfactory results. Get about two table- 
spoons of soil in each of three or four 
places in the rose garden and mail it in a 
clean cardboard container. 
Instructions for planting and growing 
roses sent with each order. 
ORDER BY MAIL FROM THIS LIST— 
Varieties listed at $1.25 each are $12.00 
per doz. 
PINK ROSES 
DAINTY BESS. HT. The most popular 
of all single roses. Warm pink petals with 
wine-red stamens. Long lasting and one 
of the finest for arrangements. 5 petals. 
$1.25 each. 
EDITOR McFARLAND. HT. Shapely 
flowers of brilliant, deep pink. Good 
grower. $1.25 each. 
PINK RADIANCE. HT. Globular, ca- 
meo-pink. Strong grower. 75c each. 
SHOW GIRL. HT. (Pat No. 646.) Long, 
pointed buds of deep pink, almost car- 
mine. Splendid for cutting and very long 
lasting. Good all year. $1.50 each. ; 
STERLING. HT. Clear, deep pink with 
a touch of yellow at the base of each 
petal. Fine in bud as well as open flower. 
Strong grower. (Pat. No. 21.) $1.50 each. 
