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strongly recommend a late summer (August and September) application. 
"Roses in December” are dependent upon the treatment they receive in early 
fall. Let’s be liberal, and they will say ‘'Thank -You”. 
SPRAYING: This is a problem we all must face, if we are to grow strong, 
healthy bushes with attractive flowers. Don’t wait until your garden is 
heavily infested, but spray regularly and often. The amount of spray ma- 
terial you use and the pressure with which it is applied are of great impor- 
tance. Get a good spray tank, the size dependent upon the number of roses 
you have, and use it often — every week during the early season. Always 
wash the spray tank out thoroughly after each using, to avoid corrosion. 
Several brands of all purpose spray material on the market today are safe 
and satisfactory. A reminder — always irrigate roses thoroughly the day 
before spraying. 
PRUNING: This is the most controversial phase of rose growing, and most 
rose authorities have decided opinions on how it should be done. Heavy, me- 
dium light, — or no pruning at all, — each of these methods has advantages 
which are dependent on what you desire, and on the varieties that you are 
growing. 
The important thing is to be able to recognize young wood and to distin- 
guish it from old. Keep your bush young, and you have the essence of grow- 
ing good flowers. Cut away the two-year-old canes, and the light twiggy 
branches. Then the question of how far back to cut the remaining young 
canes is entirely optional with you. 
Realizing the wide variance of opinion upon this subject, and the 
difficulty of doing it justice with the pen, we are going to conduct pub- 
lic pruning demonstrations during January, here in our Test Garden, 
at the Nursery. You are invited. The dates will be announced in the 
local newspapers. 
If you have any questions on Rose Culture, that we have not answered 
in the above paragraphs, we will be happy to hear from you. 
CAUTION: Loosen wire labels on rose bushes each year. Failure to do so 
may result in girdling and consequent loss of plant. 
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