Planting Perennials 
Perennials are best planted with trowels or 
similar hand tools. Remove badly injured or 
dried up leaves, trim long staggling roots back 
and cut out bruised or damaged paris. Plant 
so that roots spread out or extend down natur- 
ally. Don't crowd into small holes. Plants with 
crowns should have the crowns slightly below 
or at the surface of the ground. 
PLANTING ROSES 
Roses require thorough cultivation of the soil 
and are gross feeders, necessitating rich ground 
or heavy fertilizing for best results. Plant all 
graft joints so that they are at least two to three 
inches below ground level to prevent the strong 
root stocks from sending up shoots which will 
smother the budded top variety. 
PRUNING BEFORE PLANTING TREES 
Remove one third of the top, clipping branch 
end and removing small branches. Cut off 
bruised roots just above the point affected. 
Leave one branch or stem to develop into a 
leader. 
SHRUBS 
Thin out the tops, removing old wood, and 
cut back one third. 
ROSES 
Cut back bruised roots, cut off broken tops. 
Cut tops back to six inches from the ground 
after planting. 
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