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VOL. 4 
IT’S TIME FOR... 
ROSES — soil preparation for new 
plants, reconditioning of old beds, and 
pruning old Roses; FRUIT TREES; and 
CINERARIAS AND PRIMROSES. 
Four locale factors distinguish rose- 
growing in Southern California from meth- 
ods usually satisfactory in other sections of 
the States: |) Here the growing season 
covers 10 to || months, with some growth 
most years even in January. (Certain 
climbers such as Belle of Portugal usually 
bloom December to April). This tactor 
limits the period in which bare root (dor- 
mant) briars may be planted and also makes 
drastic winter pruning unnecessary. 2) In 
Southern California there is almost never 
a time when enough rain falls to preclude 
regular deep watering of roses—|I2 months 
of year. 3) Our soils and water are all 
more or less alkaline, thus requiring the 
additions of soil sulohur three pounds to 
100 square feet once a year for very best 
results; sulphur also acts as a releasing 
agent for the various food elements often 
locked in heavy soils. 4) Fourth, we have 
the mildew problem based on prevalence 
of fog in coastal areas. This means frequent 
use of fungicide as a preventive. 
Roses will grow in any open location 
where strong wind is not constant and 
where there is deep preparation of an 
average topsoil, preferably on the heavy 
side. Hedges and fences enclosing rose 
beds encourage powdery mildew by re- 
tarding free air circulation. In warmer 
areas some high shade is NOT detrimental 
but actually beneficial. Strong reflected 
light from white buildings is not good, and 
positions with strong morning sun are de- 
sirable. Also remember that in cooler fog- 
gier sections the single-flowered Roses and 
doubles with relatively few petals perform 
much better than the many-petaled dou- 
es. 
The following is one of the best of 
many recipes for PREPARING NEW 
GROUND FOR NEW ROSES: Spread 
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JANUARY, 
1954 LU S i 
GESUNDHEIT! 
Another Answer 
SCHREBERA SWEETENIOIDES (Ed. 
NOTE: Gesundheit!), if not rare is certainly 
uncommon. Botanically: Olive family, ever- 
green shrub of medium height, dark green 
glaborous leaves unequally pinnate, flow- 
ers small white with brown or purple mark- 
ings in clusters, fragrant. 
Horticulturally: A beautiful evergreen 
plant of great versatility. Schrebera may 
be grown as a standard tree, and as such 
it will achieve an ultimate height of about 
[2 feet, or may be kept by pruning as a 
compact shrub not to exceed five or six 
feet in height. The glossy dark green leaves 
are of distinctive design which gives the 
whole plant a most handsome appearance. 
Flowers, inconspicuous individually, are 
born in rather generous clusters and are 
sweetly fragrant as an added dividend. 
The current trend in outdoor living de- 
sign keeps us scratching for plant materials 
suitable for pot or tub culture to adorn 
or enhance the cement, brick or various 
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