ROSES The South’s Most Beautiful Flowers 
A GARDEN of Roses will give you more real joy than any other flowers you can 
grow. That’s a broad statement, but you just ask anyone who has grown Roses 
and given them the little care they need—for you can’t expect them to do well 
if you stick them in the ground and forget them. They must be fed, given a good 
deep drink of water in dry weather, the soil kept loose, and sprayed or dusted to control 
insects and leaf-diseases. Your reward will be blooms from early spring to late November. 
Any plant-food that is not too caustic is all right, as rotted lot or stable manure, 
cotton-seed meal, dried blood and tankage; fertilizers can be had from fertilizer dealers 
anywhere. 
In planting 2-year field-grown Roses, they should be cut back at least half their 
length; later on pruning may be done, if desired to keep in shape, but it is not a necessity. 
Our plants are 2 years old and have bloomed all summer in the nursery; some varieties 
are not as vigorous growers as others, but in all such cases they compensate with wonderful 
blooms; in fact, some of the finest Roses are not strong growers. 
The varieties we offer are the best we can find, taking all qualities into consideration 
—growth, habit, flowers, etc., and they will please where given attention. 
HYBRID TEA BUSH ROSES opening to soft creamy yellow with scarlet 
tones. Extremely long, thick stems, making 
CHARLES K. DOUGLAS. A very good, it very fine for cutting. The plants are tall 
bright scarlet Rose with velvety finish on and vigorous. 
the petals. Le d full. Ad dabl 
ele OE rat tester ac Routt RADIANCE. This is everybody’s Rose, for 
variety producing flowers repeatedly : Y 
through the season. Fragrance adds to its for there is scarcely a corner in the whole 
country where Radiance will not do well. 
attractiveness. Healthy foliage. The fl ; ded f heath 
e flowers are of rounded form rather than 
EDITOR McFARLAND. Very well formed pointed, opening up like a bowl. Two-tone 
flowers of deep pink; in fact, this is one of pink, fragrant, on Jong stems. Will grow 
the best of all brilliant pink Roses. The color and produce with almost no attention. 
lasts a long time without fading. Long Very hardy. 
stems, excellent for cutting. Disease- 
resistant plants, blooming freely. RED RADIANCE. A wonderful red sport of 
Radiance with large, globular flowers freely 
ETOILE DE HOLLANDE. One of the older produced all summer Jong. The color is not 
red Roses but still one of the top per- scarlet but a rich rosy red. Abundant, 
formers. Bright crimson, velvety blooms, disease-free foliage on a very vigorous plant. 
large and with true Rose fragrance. Good Plant Radiance, Red Radiance and Mrs. 
both in the garden and when cut. Strong, Gieries) Belltme ad you will not have to 
branching plants with very large, healthy worry about having flowers 
foliage. Few of the latest novelties can even 
approach Etoile de Hollande’s good points. | SOEUR THERESE, An always-dependable 
yellow Rose, The buds are Jong pointed 
ai Viktoria. A splendid white Rose. and of chrome-yellow marked carmine. 
e buds are long and pointed, creamy at The open bloom is rich daffodil-yellow. 
first, opening to snow-white blooms with a Fragrant. Strong stems and good foliage. 
slight lemon tint in the center. Fragrant; Very sturdy in growth, with 3-foot canes. 
perfect for cutting. Very double. Medium 
tall, upright growth. 
LUXEMBOURG. Especially good in the | PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER 
South. The blooms are rich apricot color, Climbers give you more bloom in proportion 
becoming lighter yellow at the edges of the | to the ground space they take up than any 
petals. Large and double, with a high | other kind of Rose, and here is the climber 
center. Light fragrance. Soft, bronze | that gives you more flowers than any other. 
foliage on a spreading, vigorous bush. It is one of the most popular kinds ever 
MRS. CHARLES BELL. Delicate salmon- | Produced, and is grown by the thousand in 
pink in color, entirely distinct from any | €very, state in the Union. Its great clusters 
other Rose. Large, globular blooms, fairly of bright scarlet flowers are a familiar sight 
double, and fragrant. This Rose belongs to |  ¢atly summer. They last over a period of 
the Radiance group, which is a guarantee several weeks and seem to brighten up the 
of its very rugged growth and absolute | Whole community, wherever they grow. If 
dependability in all locations. es ae r tence a. arate a esaee ey eh 
e side of a house in full sun, all means 
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER. One | let a Paul’s Scarlet grow tees You will 
of the best of all multicolor varieties. | never be sorry you planted it, and neither 
Flaming scarlet and yellow in the bud form, | will your neighbors. 
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