PALMS AND CYCADS, continued 
SABAL PALMETTO. Cabbage Palm. A native Palm with a 
tall trunk and a large head of giant fan leaves. Very hardy. 
These Palms move better in the hot summer months. 
(Please ask for quotations) 
WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA. Thread Palm. A heavy trunk 
and a compact head of fan leaves copiously furnished with 
white threads. Hardy. 
Each Each 
PATI ESS an pon ae ee RI) ASLO-OL Ge eee riveree $7 50 
Stone ee. 5S 00 GitO- 3a toe eee ee 2850 
ZAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA. Coontie Palm. A palm-like cycad 
with tufted dark green, fern-like foliage about 2 feet high. 
Hardy. 
Each 
(EFA GRID. 9, cuits aa ee $2 00 
ROSES | 
Beautiful Roses may be grown successfully in Florida if they 
are given the treatment and consideration they deserve. 
Select a location where drainage is good and where there are 
no tree roots to rob them of water and plant food. It is necessary 
to build up our sandy soils by adding peat and dairy or sheep 
manure. Use about 50 percent peat, and prepare the beds 
deeply and carefully. The peat helps not only in retaining 
moisture but in holding the fertilizers in the soil until the root 
systems may pick it up. Plenty of water is required at all times. 
Roses should be fertilized at least once each month with dairy 
or sheep manure, bonemeal, or a good, well-balanced commercial 
fertilizer. 
Roses should be moved only when dormant; December, 
January and February are preferred months in Florida for the 
planting of Rose beds. Plants should be kept moist until planted 
and not permitted to dry out. 
After the beds are ready for planting, dig a generous hole for 
each bush, spacing the plants 2 to 214 feet apart. Spread out 
the root systems well, and set the plant the same depth it grew 
in the nursery. Pack the earth well around the plant and water 
in thoroughly. 
A mulch of leaves around the plants in the bed helps to hold 
the moisture and keeps weeding to a minimum. 
For the control of insect and fungus pests on Roses we recom- 
mend a regular spraying with Greenol and Extrax (Orthol Rose 
Spray Kit) as a preventive as well as a curative treatment. 
The following varieties of Roses are highly recommended for 
our section of the state, and will provide a nice array of cut flowers 
for the average home gardener: 
BUSH 
Caledonia. HT. Alabaster-white. 
Editor McFarland. HT. Bright rose-pink. 
Etoile de Hollande. HT. Lovely dark red. 
Golden Dawn. HT. Sunburst yellow. 
Golden Ophelia. HT. Bright yellow. 
_K. A. Viktoria. HT. Snowy white. 
_ Lady Hillingdon. T. Apricot-yellow. 
| Pink Radiance. HT. Cameo-pink. 
| Poinsettia. HT. Dark, velvety red. 
| President Herbert Hoover. HT. Old gold, yellow and pink. 
| Red Radiance. HT. Clear red. 

| Talisman. HT. Red, gold and orange. 

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