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....55 YEARS WITH ROSES 
Y FOLLOWING simple rules 
we are successfully growing at 
Thomasville not only the easy-to- 
grow Teas, but many other types, In- 
cluding Hybrid Teas, even to yellow 
ones. 
Roses will thrive in most garden soils 
capable of growing flowering trees and 
shrubs, but the location must be one 
that is well drained, or drainage must be 
put in the bottom of holes at planting 
time. Dig holes at least 18 inches in 
depth and width, and use several shovel- 
fuls of well-rotted cow manure; or if 
this is not available, use peat moss, or 
50 percent of each. Set the plants just 
deep enough to leave the bud union 
above the ground, which means no 
deeper than they stood in the nursery. 
Pack well and water thoroughly. In 
the spring use a balanced fertilizer, 
preferably a moderate application re- 
peated four or frve times during the 
growing and flowering season. 
Roses must be dusted or sprayed to 
keep down fungous diseases and in- 
sects. We have always preferred a good 
dust such as du Pont Floral Dust, 
Phygon or Pomogreen, although there 
are good dusts by other manufacturers. 
Rose dusts should contain copper- 
sulphur to control fungous disease, with 
3 percent DDT added to combat in- 
sects. 
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eae NTT LUPUS Pe LO. Re Don’t cut blooms the first year; such 
treatment is often the cause of dieback 
and complete loss, especially with yellow or Pernetiana varieties. If you must cut a few blooms 
the first year, take them with short stems and only from top growth. This is very important. 
Those who dust regularly and use the shears sparingly, the first season, grow such Roses as 
Peace and Eclipse well. 
Rose lovers will do well to jomn the American Rose Society, a non-profit organization which for 
annual dues of $4.50 will mail you the beautifully illustrated Annual, and a monthly Magazine. 
For $5.00, sent to Georgia Rose Society, Box 518, Thomasville, Ga., you get all these, plus mem- 
bership in the Georgia Rose Society, which mails regularly a bi-monthly Rose Bulletin of many 
timely and useful Rose articles. 
Visitors have been charmed by the great display of top quality Rose plants blooming in our 
fields the past season, including many of the new and patented varieties. We may not have 
enough 2-year Rose plants to sell the entire season, but those we ship this year are of the finest 
quality. The Rose shipping season begins November 1 and continues through February. Re- 
gardless of when you will plant, we urge that you order early. 
Rose growing ts such a delightful experience, and you get more for the money out of it than 
any other gardening! ahs 
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