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Every word of advice is practical, 
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About the Author 
PARTIAL CONTENTS 
BUSH ROSES: Hybrid Teas « Floribundas 
e Polyanthas » Perpetuals « Shrub e Old- 
Fashioned « Miniatures « Tree or Stan- 
dard—CLIMBING AND TRAILING ROSES: 
Large-Flowered « Everblooming « Climb- 
ing Hybrid Teas and Floribundas— 
FIRST ROSE PLANTINGS: Location, For- 
mal and Informal Plants « Garden Walls 
e Color Effects « Best Stock—SOILS, 
PLANTING, TRANSPLANTING: Acidity 
e Alkalinity « Time to Plant—CARE: Fer- 
tilizers « Hunger Signs ¢« Watering 
Mulching—PRUNING, CUTTING, DIS- 
BUDDING—PROTECTION: Soil Mounds 
e¢ Safety for Climbers e Tree Roses'* Ro- 
dents—SPRAYING AND DUSTING—IN- 
SECTS, THE COMMON EIGHT—DIS- 
EASES, THE BIG FOUR—SPECIAL 
CLIMATES: Florida « Gulf Area « Arid 
Regions ¢ California — PROPAGATION 
AND HYBRIDIZATION: Cuttings « Layer- 
ing ¢« Budding « Breeding—EXHIBITING 
—FUN WITH ROSES: Arrangements « 
Corsages « Rose Beads « Potpourri « Pub- 
lic Rose Gardens. 
Dr. R. C. Allen is Secretary- 
Editor of the American Rose Society. 
He received his A.B. at Massachu- 
setts State College and Ph.D. at 
Cornell University, where he later 
taught in the Department of Flori- 
culture and was Supervisor of the 
Rose Test Gardens. He is Chairman 
of Horticulture for the National 

Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. 

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