
“A MESSAGE TO ALL FLOWER 
GARDENERS WHO DO NOT 
GROW ROSES 
If you are one of those who do not grow roses be- 
cause you think it is too much bother to prepare the 
beds and too much care to look after them, please 
bear this in mind:— ome | 
A rose bed may He siapared 1 in as simple .o ot as com- 
plicated a way as you wish. If the soil is fertile and 
productive you don’t need to worry about any special 
preparation. If it is poor, work in organic material 
such as compost, well rotted manure, peat moss of 
the like. Be sure to obtain good quality stock and 
plant them carefully by spreading out the roots and 
packing the soil firmly around them and watering. 
If you start growing roses with a dozen or a half 
dozen, the only care necessary during the season is a 
few minutes once a week or even every other week to 
cultivate the bed and to dust the bushes for pests and 
diseases. Fertilizing two or three times a year takes 
but a few minutes and the same applies to winter 
covering, spring uncovering, pruning and watering. 
That is as much time and bother as your first bed 
of roses will take and the blooms that they will pro- 
duce throughout the season will amply reward you 
for your efforts. 
Try a half dozen or a dozen and for more detailed 
information about planting and caring for them ask 
for the folder ‘‘A Guide for Beginners’ on the coupon 
below. 
2 OO BS OFS SE OSES CHODSHORHTHHOSHESHOHSOSOCELESLOSESHOSSSHOSS S888 288808 
American Rose Society 
Dept. 2, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Send me your folder ‘““A Guide for Beginners,”’ free 
of charge. 
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