Cl. Heart’s Desire (Pat. 663). A lovely red 
climber. Flowers as in the bush variety with 
same lovely color and delightful fragrance. 
Stems long for cutting. $1.75 each. 
® High Noon (Pat. 704). Pillar rose to 8 
feet high, covered with long stemmed 
golden yellow buds. Stems almost thornless. 
Not a rampant climber but suited to growing 
against a post, pillar or arbor. $2.50 cach. 
Cl. Peace (Pat. 932). As good as the favor- 
ite bush rose. Deep yellow flowers with 
appleblossom-pink edges changing from gold 
to cream, pearly white and cerise; the same 
foliage, the same strong stems. $2.00 each. 
High Noon 
Cl. Pinkie (Pat. 1076). Polyantha. Long, 
slender buds. Flowers about 2 inches across. 
Blooms nearly continuously from early spring 
to late fall. Spicy fragrance. 6-8 ft. in height. 
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Cl. Showgirl (Pat. 892). Phlox-pink buds 
open to rose-pink flowers of excellent form 
and fragrance. $2.00 each. 
Cl. Snowbird. Blooms freely throughout the 
season with clusters of small perfectly formed 
pure white flowers. $1.50 each. 
Cl. Sutter’s Gold (Pat. 1185). 
this unique red-veined golden rose with the 
Friends of 
perfect shape will be delighted to welcome it 
now as a climber. And so will all those who 
have never seen it before. It’s a love on first 
sight. $2.50 each. 
Cl. Talisman. Just like the bush form—but 
a vigorous climber. Lovely red and gold. $1.50 
each. 
Cl. Texas Centennial (Pat. 565). Another of 
those quick and lasting popular rose successes 
that has graduated as a climber too. The 
rose-red to carmine buds and blooms make a 
hedge aglow. $2.00 each. 
Cl. Ville de Paris. Large, glossy dark green 
foliage and beautiful bright yellow flowers are 
exceptionally fine. $1.50 each. 
TREE ROSES 
‘“’standard’’ roses are much in 
demand for accent planting and for those who 
Tree roses or 
prefer their roses up high where they can be 
seen without bending over. They are the regu- 
lar roses budded on straight clean stems of 
another variety. Some pruning helps to keep 
them in a vigorous flowering condition. Keep 
all suckers cut off at the base of the cane 
and once a year thin out and shorten the head. 
Tree Rose 
We offer Grade No. 1 quality tree roses in 
the latest and best varieties in all colors. 
Available the year ‘round growing in 
containers 
HOW 70 PLANT ROSES 
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SPREAD ROOTS 
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tors in rose grow- 
ing are buying top 
grade plants, and 
proper planting. 
PREPARE SOILS IN THESE PROPORTIONS 
BESS EAT. 
Roses prefer an 
open area, free of 
tree and shrub 
roots, where they 
get half a day or 
more of sun, preferably morning sun. Keep 
roots moist and covered until planted. 
Most any well drained soil, not too acid 
or alkaline can be made into good rose soil. 
Prepare the holes for planting well in advance. 
Dig holes 2 feet deep and 18 inches across. 
WATER THE NEW PLANTS 
AS SOON AS PLANTED 
Add to surface soil 10% peat and 10% of 
leafmold. Mix well. When planting re-dig 
holes, build a cone-shaped mound in the cen- 
ter, spread roots over cone; bud union (bulge 
on understock where top is budded on the 
stock) slightly above level of the ground. 
Fill in, firming with feet; water thoroughly. 
Roses are heavy feeders. Fertilize fre- 
quently, using Y2 cup of a well-balanced 
fertilizer per plant. Dig a trench around plant, 
fill with water. When water settles place fer- 
tilizer in trench, fill with water again and 
cover after water has settled. After first ap- 
plication of commercial fertilizer a mulch of 
well-rotted manure may be applied. 
Roses require plenty of water. Keep beds 
moist at all times. Frequency depends on soil, 
from once or twice a week in sandy soil, to 
SHADED 
BRANCHES 
ARE THOSE 
TO BE REMOVED 
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once in two weeks in heavy soil. Allow water 
to run slowly and soak deeply. 
January is the best month for pruning bush 
roses in California. As much as possible cut 
out the old wood and shorten back the new 
growth about 2 of last year’s growth. Cut 
out twiggy growth and cross branches. When 
cutting blooms leave 2 or 3 leaves with the 
top one pointing in the direction you wish 
the growth to go. 
PRUNING CLIMBING ROSES. For the first 
two years after planting do not prune climb- 
ing roses. From third year on cut back all 
new growth V3 right after the flowering 
period. Climbers which bloom once a year 
bloom on wood produced the previous year. 
Prune these right after flowering to allow a 
good growth for next year’s flowers. 
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