Gift Gime? 
Whether it is Christmas . . . Birthday . . . Anniversary, or 
a gift for a new home .. . nothing can surpass a living gift. 
A Plant that will grow and offer enjoyment not just on the 
day it is given ... but for many, many years. Select the plant 
or plants you want to give and we will see that they arrive at 
the proper time with an appropriate gift card, (if your order 
arrives too late to ship the plant, we will notify the person 
to receive the gift with an advance card to arrive on the 
special day). Or if you prefer, we sell certified gift certificates 
of any denomination. 
MAKE YOUR GIFT A LIVING. LASTING PRESENT. 
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Breedlowe Nurseries 
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VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME 
We are open weekdays 7:30 to 5:30—on Sundays 
from the first Sunday in October to the last Sun- 
day before Easter from 1 to 5 p.m. We are closed 
all day on Thanksgiving, Christmas and July 4th. 
GUARANTEE 
Breedlove Nurseries will exercise every care to furnish you 
with plants true to name, healthy and free from disease, that 
will meet the American Association of Nurserymen’s Stand- 
ards of Grading. In the event any plant proves untrue to 
name, it will be replaced without charge. Should your plants 
reach you in an unsatisfactory condition, if notified within 
five days, we will, at our option replace the piants or refund 
the purchase price. However, it is mutually agreed that in no 
case will we be liable for more than the purchase price of the 
plants. It is understood and agreed between the buyer and 
ourselves that the purchaser’s order and our acknowledgement 
of its receipt shall constitute a mutual acceptance of all the 
terms of this guarantee. 
After reasonable care, culture and watering we will replace, 
free of charge, any stock that fails to grow, provided we are 
notified by June 1st following date of purchase. 
We urge you to follow the PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
in this Catalog or those inclosed with each order. Most plant 
failures are due to insufficient watering before and after 
plarting, poor methods of planting, freezing, overfertilization, 
etc. By avoiding these mistakes you will reduce your losses to 
a minimum, 
The Planting and Care of Greedloue's Roses 
It is not difficult to grow fine roses for these plants are 
hardy and wil! grow in any good soil where other common 
plants thrive. Select the best available ground, remove all 
trash and be sure that your roses will have at least half a day 
of sunshine. Avoid planting too near large trees or shrubs, 
which will not only sap the ground of the necessary moisture 
but rob it of essential fertility. Should it become necessarv 
to place them near large plants, be sure that your roses have 
plenty of water and food in the form of the best fertilizer 
you can secure. 
HOW FAR APART 
Roses may be placed as close as 18 inches in rows 314 feet 
apart, or if planted in beds, they may be as close as 242 feet 
each way. Wherever possible provide room to cultivate be- 
tween the bushes to !et sunshine and air in all about the plants. 
Don’t crowd fine plants; give them adequate living room to 
promote their health and beauty. 
PLANTING 
Usawrap the plants as soon as you receive them and soak 
the roots in water from 1 to 2 hours, then rewrap them unless 
you can plant them at once. 
Dig holes 18 by 18 inches about 18 inches deep. Stand the 
bushes in water while you are planting. They must not be- 
come dry. Cut off all broken or damaged roots or branches. 
Turn the bush upside down and cut all roots back to 8 to 9 
inches, holding the bush in one hand and making the cut 
toward you so that the cut will be parallel with the ground 
when the rose is placed in the hole. 
Good soil promotes healthy growth. If your ground is tight 
and inclined to bake, it is well to add peat moss, well rotted 
cattle manure or some good humus to aid in holding moisture 
and to condition the soil for best results. 
Partly fill the hole, leaving a cone shaped mound in the 
middle. Set the bush over the mound of soil, letting the 
roots slope downward in the way they naturally grow. Never 
crowd or bend the roots. Give them plenty of room to grow. 
Fill the hole a little at a time, packing the dirt firmly about 
the roots. When half full tramp the dirt about the plant. 
Soak with water, then fill and tramp again. Make a low ridge 
about the planted bush at the edge of the hole and fill the 
resulting basin with water. Be sure the ground is thoroughly 
wet. 
HOW DEEP TO PLANT? 
We have found that roses do best when the bud unzion, 
sometimes called the graft, is left just above ground level. All 
our cuttings are de-eyed below the bud union to prevent 
suckering. You will have healthier bushes by following this 
method of planting. 
When you have completed your planting, hill dirt about 
each bush to a height of six inches or more, leaving an inch 
or so of stems above the dirt. This will prevent dehydration 
of the bushes, one of the greatest dangers to new-planted roses. 
Leave the mound of dirt for a few weeks, or if the winter is 
severe and the ground remains frozen for long periods, leave 
it until spring. Then remove a little at a time through a week. 
