Beautify Your Garden With 
Che World’s Finest ROSES 
OREGON-GROWN; NON-IRRIGATED 
Our roses are grown at our 180-acre nursery on the Columbia River Highway. 
three miles east of the Portland city limits. Visitors are always welcome to go through 
our nursery and see the roses in bloom from June 15th to October Ist. 
BEFORE ORDERING BY MAIL PLEASE READ 
CAREFULLY 
GUARANTEE—We have been growing quality roses 
for over 20 years. Our bushes are all healthy field- 
grown plants, budded on Multiflora Japonica root 
stock. Every bush is guaranteed to be true to name, 
carefully selected and packed to arrive in good condi- 
tion. If found otherwise, please return immediately at 
our expense and a new shipment will be sent you. The 
greatest precaution is exercised to keep all varieties 
true to name, and we do not substitute unless author- 
ized to do so, and then under true labels only. Any 
plants proving otherwise will be replaced free of charge, 
but it is mutually agreed and understood that we will 
not be held liable for any amount greater than the pur- 
chase price. No replacements will be made after planting. 
Plants shipped by Parcel Post or Express should ar- 
rive in perfect condition. On opening package, if roots 
should be found to be dry, soak in water for 24 hours, 
or bury entire plant in wet soil for two or three days. 
Special Discounts. A discount of 10% is offered on 
orders of fifty roses or more; 15% discount on orders 
of 100 or more; patented varieties excepted. 
Terms: No C. O. D. shipments. Please send check 
or money order and give list of substitutions. In the 
absence of an alternate selection we assume that a 
substitution is not desired. Minimum order: 3 roses! 
Prices are subject to change without notice. 
SHIPPING SEASON 
Dormant Plants are shipped between the dates of 
October 20th and April 20th. Please indicate on your 
order the date you desire shipment made. 
WINTER PROTECTION 
In cold climates Roses need some extra protection 
over the winter. The earth should be mounded up 
around each plant just before the ground freezes. The 
intervening spaces can be filled with stable manure 
if itis avaliable. After the ground freezes, an additional 
covering of leaves and evergreen boughs prevent ex- 
posure to wind and sun. 
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The ROSES in this catalog 
marked with this sign 
have received the highest 
score of all roses tested in 
the 18 official test gardens 
in the United States and have 
been given an award by the 
ALL AMERICA ROSE SELEC- 
TION COUNCIL in the year 
of their introduction. 
HOW TO PLANT ROSES 
Roses need sunshine, but it is not necessary that they 
be exposed to the sun all day; half a day of sunshine 
is sufficient, either morning or afternoon. 
To prepare the beds remove one spade-depth of soil 
and pile it on one side. This is ‘topsoil’. Then remove 
a second spade-depth and pile it on the other side. This 
is ‘subsoil’, to be taken away. This makes a trench 
18 inches deep. Rose roots seldom go deeper. Loosen 
the bottom of the trench with a spading fork. Refill the 
trench with the topsoil, mixing it with a liberal amount 
of well-rotted manure, then finish the bed with a good 
garden soil. 
When planting roses, always carry the plants in a 
bucket of water. Prune the roots by shortening the long 
ones and making fresh cuts at the ends of the others. 
Dig a hole deep and wide enough to accommodate the 
roots, and refill the hole a little at a time, always pack- 
ing the soil hard on the roots. When the hole is three- 
quarters full, pound the soil with your heels and all 
your weight, then pour in plenty of waier. When the 
water has disappeared, put soil in to the normal level, 
but do not pack any more. Prune the tops of the plants 
at about 6 to 8 inches above soil-level. This is very 
important if you desire to have a low compact bush that 
will produce large flowers. 
CULTURAL HINTS 
WATERING. Roses like plenty of water. Flood the 
beds once a week by placing the hose on the bed and 
letting it run slowly so that water may reach deep to 
the roots. Avoid wetting the foliage, especially in the 
evening. 
SPENT BLOOMS should be removed, cutting the stem 
above the first complete set of five leaves. If long- 
stemmed blooms are desired for cutting, remove old 
flowers so that two sets of leaves remain on the stalk. 
The next blooms will spring from these eyes. 
FERTILIZERS. In the early spring, mulch rose beds 
with either old cow manure, peat moss, or lawn clip- 
pings. Feed each plant a half teacup full of well-bal- 
anced commercial fertilizer every two months during 
the growing season. 
CULTIVATE frequently around the roses. Do not 
allow the soil to bake and become hard at any time. 
Remember the roots breathe, and cultivation permits 
the air to reach the roots. Without cultivation plants 
will remain at a standstill. 
FOLIAGE TROUBLE is caused by atmospheric con- 
ditions, some years being more favorable than others, 
and an occasional dusting with a mixture of nine parts 
of dusting sulphur to one part of arsenate of lead will 
act as a preventative. For aphids, a spraying with 
nicotine or pyrethrum, following instructions on the 
bottle will control these. 
N. VAN HEVELINGEN, PORTLAND, OREGON 
