iW’s TIME FOR - ROSES! 
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three inches of steer manure, one-half inch 
of humisite, and bonemeal or superphos- 
phate at one pound per bush over the EN- 
TIRE AREA to be planted; spade it all un- 
der, mixing thoroughly with soil and al- 
low bed to sit for two months before 
planting. If this hasn't already been done 
it's too late now, but you can follow the 
same procedure WITHOUT THE MA- 
NURE and plant immediately. One may 
use manure at planting if it is well buried 
below plant roots. NEVER allow fresh ma- 
nure to come in contact with any bare- 
root plant. You may also scatter soil sul- 
phur three pounds to 100 square feet 
at same time and cultivate it into soil. 
Now dig hole 12 inches deep, 18 inches 
wide; pack soil in bottom to prevent sink- 
ing after planting, make cone in hole 
and tamp it solid, having top of cone three 
inches below ground level. Set bareroot 
plant on cone, spread roots naturally and 
press gently into soil of cone. Be sure bud 
union is at ground level or slightly above. 
Add a handful of humisite, cover roots 
with soil, tamp firmly, add more soil and 
water to make mud puddle of basin around 
plant. Fill basin every day until growth 
starts! If air is warm and dry at time of 
planting provide some shade {a_ leafy 
branch will do) for duration of drought 
and heat. 
Larger-qrowing Hy- 
brid Teas (Etoile de Hol- 
lande, President Hoover, 
Texas Centennial and 
Buccaneer) should be 
spaced four to five feet 
apart; average Hybrids, 
three feet (Grand Duch- 
ess Charlotte, J. Otto 
Thilow, Mrs. E. P. Thom); 
lower growing varieties 
two and one-half to 
three feet (Picture, San 
Luis Rey, Snowbird). 
Most Floribundas are 
satisfactory at two and 
one-half feet unless 
grown for hedging when 
they can be closer. Poly- 
anthas like China Doll 
should be spaced not month, 
farther than 18 inches. 
Unless you are a 
Rose collector, we urge 
you to PLANT FEWER 
Rhyme in Season 
What lies ahead? 
Of Government we do not speak, 
Nor do we mention taxes; 
We do not talk of Communists, 
Although the subject vexes. 
We dare not to discuss finance, 
Nor heads of foreign nations; 
To dwell on supersonic speed 
We do not have the patience. 
What lies ahead in nursery terms, 
Is fun with plants and flowers. 
To make your garden beautitul, 
That subject we call ours! 
So read The Grapevine month by 
And if you want to brouse 
For people who like gardening 
We have an open house. 
VARIETIES AND MORE OF ONE KIND. 
Three of one variety should be a minimum. 
Then you have enough of that kind to 
make a bouquet. Also your rose bed is 
more effective. And let us assist you in 
grouping them accordingly to relative 
height and spread. On each name label 
in our bins you will find "'low,'' "medium," 
or ‘'tall."" Another suqgestion: Try group- 
ing your plants according to color as well 
as size. 
NEWEST ROSES include Sun Valley, 
a fairly tall yellow; Buccaneer, also yellow, 
extra tall; Mojave, a multicolor of pinky- 
orange to apricot, particularly effective 
planted with Helen Traubel; Lilibet, 
a medium height Floribunda light salmon 
pink; and Sunny June, a handsome single 
yellow Pillar. 
On OLD ROSE BUSHES, don't over- 
prune, never if possible cut below the third 
or fourth eye on last year's wood. But re- 
move all old leaves (they usually have aphis 
or fungus spores) and burn them along with 
all leaves accumulated in the rose bed. 
Then sprav with a lime sulphur solution, 
covering all parts of bushes and saturating 
soil in bed. Apply a cup of some aood 
rose food (or |/3 cup ammonium phos- 
phate) to each bush and water in well. If 
weather continues dry and windy put on a 
new mulch such as steer, Georgia peat 
and humisite in more or 
less equal parts. 
NOW IS THE TIME 
TO PRUNE AND SPRAY 
DECIDUOUS FRUIT 
TREES. Peaches like 
heavy pruning. Bordeaux 
is a good spray for all. 
But don't prune orna- 
mental Peaches until 
they bloom! NOW, 
TOO, ONE PLANTS 
NEW _ FRUIT TREES. 
Again we recommend 
the Robin Peach for this 
area. 
And let us call your 
attention to our choicest 
selection of PRIMROSES 
[three species) and CIN- 
ERARIAS in pots, in 
separate colors, $3.60 a 
dozen. Cinerarias we 
have in larger sizes also. 
Spring feeding pro- 
S.A gram next month. P.E.C. 
