9 How to Plant ROSES 
Roses prefer a good garden loam or clay loam with a 
plentiful supply of organic matter incorporated. Soils of 
this nature retain moisture well and roses like plenty of 
moisture but resent wet feet. Provide for drainage if the 
rose bed is located where water does 
not drain readily away. 
An improvement in both soil con- 
ditions and drainage can be gained Note @)..-° 
by proper preparation of beds. Fe 
If soil is poor dig SEVERE CLIMATE = 
on as i bed to a PLANTING LINE a 
epth of three feet MILD T 
and fill the bed with PLANTING LINE 
alternate layers of 
fertile, medium heavy soil and humus, 
allowing for a settle. If the soil is 
good, preparation is easy. Incorporate 
some humus such as rotten manure 
into the top 18 inches of soil and plant. 
Beautiful roses can be grown in good Planted right. Roots 
soil with no more preparation than spread out, deep 
that necessary for garden vegetables. enough. 
The manner of planting a rosebush is much the same 
as planting a shrub. The hole or trench should be deep 
and broad enough to adequately spread out the roots in 
a down-slanting position. A mound or cone of soil built 
up in the hole under the base of the bush as one plants 
is helpful in spreading the roots in the proper position. 
The soil should be packed firmly through and above the 
root system and “‘puddled in’’ with water before the hole 
is completely filled with soil. Hybrid roses are grafted 
upon a sturdy understock, and the position of this graft 
in planting varies with climate. In mild climates, the 
graft joint should be at or slightly above the’ surface of 
the soil. In severe climates, it is recommended to bury 
the joint 1 to 3 inches below the soil level. 
Roses should be pruned when planted. Straggly or in- 
jured roots should be trimmed back. Weak branch growth 
should be removed, leaving only 2 to 5 strong canes with 
4 or 5 buds on each cane. Established bushes should be 
pruned in late winter. Prune to keep the bush shapely. 
Remove all dead or weak growth. 
Fall planted roses should be protected by mounding up 
the dirt over them. Spring planted roses should also be 
mounded until the bush begins to bud. 
Winter protection of roses in severe climates should 
consist of an 8” earth mound over the base of the bush. 
In milder climates where there is only danger of freezing, 
a 8” earth protection over the graft is sufficient. 
Spacing Roses 
Planting Distance—— Close Normal 
Shrub Roses ........ccsceeccees 3 feet 6 = feet 
Hybrid Teas ..... Se eveebeeesace bay feet 214 feet 
Hybrid Perpetuals .............2 feet 3 = feet 
Climbers, on banks ...........244 fvet 3 to 4 feet 
Climbers, on fences ...........8 feet 10 to 15 feet 
Jn dry weather give roses plenty of water. 
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