McDONNELL NURSERY 
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Oakland 9, California 
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CLG. ETOILE DE HOLLANDE 
TREE ROSES 
For Garden Character 
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CLIMBING ROSES 
BLAZE. A brilliant red rose similar to Paul’s 
Scarlet but blooms more consistently through the 
season. Good foliage and vigorous growth. $1.25. 
CECILE BRUNNER. Dainty pink buds and flow- 
ers borne all through the season. $1.25. 
CECILE BRUNNER YELLOW. Tiny yellow buds 
and graceful miniature blooms in clusters. $1.25. 
ETOILE DE HOLLANDE. Flowers as gorgeous as 
the bush rose form, and more of them. $1.25. 
HIGH NOON. (Plant Pat. 704.) Intense clear 
yellow “pillar” rose of perfect form. Free bloom- 
ing. All America Selection for 1948. $1.75. 
MERMAID. An exceptionally vigorous climbing 
rose requiring little care, once established. Ideal 
for banks and slopes or any other situation de- 
manding rapid cover. Colorful yellow flowers in 
clusters. 1.25. 
MME. HENRI GUILLOT. (Plant Pat. 788.) 
Orange red buds open to rich pink blooms with a 
sunset glow. $1.50. 
MRS. E. P. THOM. Perfect buds of rich yellow 
followed by large open blooms on long stems. 1.25. 
PEACE. (Plant Pat. 932.) Now you can have this 
‘tbest new rose in a decade” as a climber. Yellow, 
white and pink flowers, beautiful foliage, strong 
growth. $2.00. 
PICTURE. (Plant Pat. 524.) Climbing type of 
the most popular true pink rose. $1.50. 
PRESIDENT HOOVER. Rampant climber, apricot 
and rose-red flowers. $1.25. 
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER. Generous clusters 
of vivid scarlet flowers maintain its everlasting 
popularity. $1.25. 
TALISMAN. Blend of gold, apricot, pink and 
carmine; a dazzling and eye-filling climber. $1.25. 
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SIMPLE RULES FOR SUCCESS WITH ROSES 
PLANTING. Unwrap the roses soon as re- 
ceived. If the roots are dry, plunge entire 
plant in a bucket of water overnight. If moist, 
dampen packing material and carefully re- 
wrap. Keep moist and cool until planting time. 
While digging holes to receive the roses, keep 
them in a bucket of water (Fig. 1). Dig spa- 
cious holes, mounding soil in center. Place the 
roots over the mound and sei the bud union at 
ground level (Fig. 1), and fill in with top-soil 
(Fig. 2). Soak with a slow stream of water 
and fill in with additional soil as required. 
Construct a ridge around the plants for future 
irrigation. 
PRUNING. Figures 1 & 2 show a rose cor- 
rectly pruned at time of planting. Note that 
cuts are made just above an outside bud. Fig- 
ure 3 shows a rose after one season’s growth. 
Shaded portions indicate parts of plants to be 
removed. Keep the plants open in the center. 
Don’t prune too early; January is a good time. 
SPRAYING. A good, all-purpose spray for 
roses consists of a combination pyrethrum- | 
rotenone insecticide (containing a light oi! for 
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spreading) and a fungicide containing copper. 
This combination controls aphis and mildew, 
the rose’s worst enemies. Begin spraying in 
early spring and repeat each week as long as 
necessary. - 
FERTILIZING. Use a balanced commercial 
fertilizer, about one heaping trowelful applied 
in the basin around the plant. Soak soil first, 
then apply fertilizer, then soak again. Begin 
fertilizing in late spring and repeat monthly ~ 
until September, A mulch of well-rotted ma- 
nure in the dormant season is good. Don’t 
spade near roses; this disturbs shallow roots. 
FIGURE 3 
