be moved to any location. Use same soil mixture as above. 
Place two inches of pea gravel in bottom of container for 
drainage, making sure drain holes never become plugged. 
Camellias should never be dry nor overly wet. Sprinkling 
foliage during hot summer and fall months is beneficial. 
Open flowers should not be watered. 
Azaleas: Culture is similar to camellias except 90% 
moistened peat and 10% coarse sand should be used 
when planting. 
Gardenias: Use same soil mixture and drainage precau- 
tions as for camellias. Gardenias may be planted in full sun. 
Camellias, Gardenias, and Azaleas require specialized 
feeding and pest control. By consulting your nurseryman, 
these plants can be beautiful the year round. 
ROSE CULTURE ;' ii 
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The planting and care of bush, tree, climbing 
or pillar type roses. 
Planting: Ground should be turned at least 18-24" in 
depth and well-rotted steer manure, bone meal, and peat 
moss should be incorporated in the soil several weeks before 
planting. If soil is not prepared beforehand, do not put 
manure in hole but place on top of basin one month after 
planting. If roses are bareroot (Dec. to Feb. only) plant 
as soon as possible and never expose roots to sun or wind. 
Hole should be large enough to enable roots to spread out 
naturally. Place a cone of earth in center of hole and place 
rose on top of cone with bud union slightly above original 
ground level; fill in soil and tamp around roots to firm soil. 
Make basin around plant and fill with water. Water slowly 
in order to settle soil. Roses like plenty of water, soak once 
a week during spring and fall months and more often during 
summer months. Sandy soils will require more water than 
heavy soils. Container grown roses should be planted as 
soon as removed from container and placed at the same 
soil level and soil preparation as bare-root roses. 
Fertilizing: After roses are established they should be 
fertilized every six weeks with an application of % or Y. 
cup of a balanced plant food or prepared commercial rose 
fertilizer. Amount of plant food depends on size of bush. 
It is important that each application of fertilizer be followed 
by plenty of water. A heavy mulch of manure should be 
applied each winter. During growing season, roses should 
not be cultivated deeply as this may injure the feeder roots. 
Pruning: All dead wood and faded flowers should be 
removed. Never allow seed pods to form. During dormant 
season, December to February, cut back and shape plants 
by removing all small or worn out canes. Climbing or pillar 
roses should only have old canes removed as new canes are 
produced. The new canes produce flowers the following 
season. Belle of Portugal and Paul's Scarlet climbers are 
pruned following blooming period in the spring. Do not 
prune in dormant season. See your nurseryman for proper 
fungus and insect control. 
DECIDUOUS 
FRUIT TREES 
During dormant period, deciduous fruit trees will have 
no earth about their roots. At no time should roots be 
allowed to dry. Protect them at all times prior to planting. 
At other times the trees will be growing in containers. Treat 
them as described in section titled Ornamental Plants, Trees 
and Shrubs. 
For dormant trees, dig a large ‘roomy hole that will ac- 
commodate all roots in their natural position without crowd- 
ing. Cut off broken or damaged roots that may be observed, 
and place tree into hole. Be certain tree rests at same depth 
in hole as when it is filled with soil that it was when grow- 
ing in nursery rows. At no time should the bud union be 
covered. The union may easily be noted by a definite crook 
just above the root system. 
Fill hole with good pulverized surface soil, firming it 
around roots. If soil removed is heavy clay, gumbo, or 
adobe, mix leaf mold and sand with soil before re-filling. 
If soil seems excessively sandy, add peat moss to retain 
moisture. 
After filling hole, build a basin around tree and water 
