How to Plant ROSES 
Roses prefer a good garden loam or clay loam with a 
plentiful supply of organic matter incorporated. Soils of 
this nature retain moisture well and roses like plenty of 
moisture but resent wet feet. Provide for drainage if the 
rose bed is located where water does not drain readily away. 
An improvement in both soil 
conditions and drainage can be 
gained by proper preparation of 
the beds. 
If soil is poor dig out the rose 
bed to a depth of three feet and 
fill the bed with alternate layers 
of fertile, medium heavy soil and 
humus, allowing for a settle. If 
the soil is good, preparation is 
easy. Incorporate some humus 
such as rotten manure into the 
top 18 inches of soil and plant. 
Beautiful roses can be grown in 
good soil with no more prepara- 
tion than that necessary for 
garden vegetables. = 
The manner of planting the Planted right. Roots 
rose is the same as planting a spread out, deep 
shrub but they are pruned differ- enough. 
ently. All grafted roses should be 
planted deep enough to bring the joint 
between the root stock and top at 
least 3 inches below the surface of the 
ground. Unless this is done the strong 
sturdy root is liable to send up a 
shoot which, if not cut off, will flour- 
ish and cause the grafted top to die. 
The pruning of roses for planting 
differs according to the type of rose 
planted. Cut back the weaker growth. 
When planting in fall, the dormant 
rose should be cut back about one-half 
its length. Prune again in spring, 
leaving but 2 or 3 stems with 4 or 
5 buds on each stem. Cut back spring 
planted roses to two or three stems 
with four or five buds on each. 
Planted wrong. Fall planted roses should be pro- 
Not deep enough, tected by mounding up the dirt over 
roots bunched. them. Spring planted roses should 
also be mounded until the bush begins to bud. 
Spacing Roses 
Planting Distance—— Close Normal 
Shrub Roses .....:.....<0- Ae thei 3 feet 6 = feet 
Hybrids Pedsasscsneccn ss. 1% feet 214 feet 
Hybrid Perpetuals ............. 2 ~=feet 3. feet 
Climbers, on banks ........... 2% feet - 3 to 4. feet 
Climbers, on fences ........... 8 feet 10 to 15 feet 
In dry weather give roses plenty of -water. 
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