FLORIBUNDA AND POLYANTHA ROSES 
Polyantha and Floribunda roses are cluster-flowered roses of bushy habit, blooming 
profusely over a long season. Invaluable for mass display of color. The Polyantha roses 
are lower growing. The Floribundas usually show more of the characteristics of the 
hybrid tea in the shape of the bloom and often in the foliage. Use them on banks 
edgings, along driveways and walks, in front of the taller roses wherever a mass of 
color is desired. Floribundas are increasingly popular for patio decoration when 
planted in tubs. 
Cecile Brunner. Small pink buds open to 
produce double flowers. 
Corcorico (Pat. 1193). Three-inch blooms 
of blazing red, semi-double blooms with 
5 to 9 broad velvety petals. Blooms con- 
tinuously in well formed clusters. Bushy, 
upright 3-foot plants with gocd leathery, 
healthy foliage. $2.00. 
& Fashion (Pat. 789). A new color— 
rich salmon-orange. $2.00. 
Garnette. Dwarf, bushy plants only a foot 
and a half high. Dense clusters of garnet 
red blooms with lemon yellow base which 
see their brilliance for a long time. 
00. 
Lilibet (Pat. 1209). A dainty new flori- 
bunda featuring a long succession of per- 
fect rose-pink to dawn-pink blooms. $2.00. 
Goldilocks (Pat. 672). Masses of golden 
yellow flowers all summer. $1.50. 
Frensham. Velvety deep scarlet blooms 
hold their color well. A beautiful hedge. 
& Jiminy Cricket (P.A.F.). All-America 
Selections award for 1955. Masses of 
tangerine red buds open to a sharp coral 
orange or vermilion in the bloom and 
finish a pink coral. $2.25. 
Masquerade (Pat. 975). Yellow, pink and 
red roses all in one. The clusters of 10 
to 25 blooms all display this amazing va- 
riety of colors at one time. $2.00. 
Pinocchio (Pat. 484). Clusters of dainty 
little flowers — salmon-orange flushed 
with gold. $1.50. 
Red Pinocchio (Pat. 812). Rich carmine 
which deepens and reveals a velvety over- 
cast as the bud opens. $1.50. 
@ Vogue (Pat. 926). A unique brilliant 
cherry coral. Rich, spicy fragrance 
all through the season. $2.00. 
POPULAR NON-PATENTED BUSH ROSES 
Price $1.25 each, unless ctherwise noted, 
3 for $3.55, 6 for $6.75, 12 for $12.75 
Autumn. Burnt orange, streaked red. 
Christopher Stone. Glowing crimson-scar- 
let, with deeper shadings. 
Countess Vandal. Salmon pink. 
Crimson Glory. Famous deep crimson. 
Dainty Bess. Single, rose-pink. 
Duquesa de Penaranda. Orange-apricot. 
Eclipse. Long tapering yellow buds. 
Ena Harkness. It’s a vivid, poinsettia-like 
scarlet. Does not blue, fade or burn. $1.75. 
Etoile de Hollande. Glowing crimson. 
Frau Karl Druschki. Popular everbloom- 
ing white. 
McGredy’s Ivory. Long ivory white buds. 
Mrs. E. P. Thom. Canary-yellow. 
Mrs. P. S. Dupont. Long, reddish-golden 
bud; golden-yellow flowers. 
Mrs. Sam McGredy. Fragrant blooms of 
scarlet, copper and orange. 
Picture. Very double velvety rose-pink. 
President Hoover. Shades of cerise-pink, 
orange and scarlet combined. 
Talisman. Orange-scarlet. 
The Doctor. Semi-double satiny pink. 
HOW TO CARE FOR ROSES 
THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT factors in 
rose growing are buying top grade plants, 
and proper planting. 
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 when plant- 
ing. 
Most any well drained soil, not too acid 
or alkaline can be made into good rose soil. 
Prepare the holes for planting well in ad- 
vance, Dig holes 2 feet deep and 18 inches 
across. Add to surface soil 10% peat, 10% 
rotted manure and 5% rotted compost. Mix 
well. When planting re-dig holes, build a 
cone-shaped mound in the center, spread 
roots over cone; bud union (bulge on under- 
stock 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 from 
mid-March to mid-September, using % cup 
of a well-balanced fertilizer per plant. Dig 
a trench around plant, fill with water. When 
water settles place fertilizer in trench, fill 
with water again and cover after water has 
settled. After first application 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 once in two weeks in heavy soil. 
Allow water to run slowly and soak deeply. 
March is the best month for pruning bush 
roses in the Northwest. As much as possible 
cut out the old wood and shorten back the 
new growth about 1% of last year’s growth. 
Cut out twiggy growth and cross branches. 
When cutting blooms leave 3 or 4 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 4% right after the flowering 
period. Climbers which bloom once each 
year bloom on wood produced the previous 
year. Prune these right after flowering to 
allow a good growth for next year’s flowers. 
TREE ROSES or “standard” roses are much in demand for accent planting and for 
those who prefer their roses up high where they can be seen without bending over. 
They are the regular roses budded on straight clean stems of another variety. Keep 
all suckers cut off at the base of the cane and once a year thin out and shorten the 
head. Tree roses will add much to the interest and beauty of your garden. We stock a 
good selection in the most popular varieties. 
FLORIBUNDA PINOCCHIO (Pat. 484) 
CLIMBING ROSES 
Beautiful subjects to train against walls 
on trellises or allowed to clamber over 
rough fences. They have been tradi- 
tionally used on arbors and pergolas 
where the bloom can be seen at a dis- 
tance and easily examined close by. Cut 
out old wood after blooming, thus en- 
couraging new vigorous growth from the 
base. This will bloom the next season. 
$1.50 each, except as noted. 
Cl. Cecile Brunner. Very popular climber. 
Vigorous with dainty pink blossoms. 
Cl. Crimson Glory (Pat. 736). The most 
famous of all red roses. $2.50. 
Cl. Etoile de Hollande. Glowing crimson. 
®) High Noon (Pat. 704). Pillar rose to 
8 feet high, covered with long 
stemmed golden yellow buds. $2.50. 
Improved Paul’s Scarlet (Blaze). Semi- 
double blossoms of vivid scarlet borne in 
clusters. 
Cl. Peace (Pat. 932). A sport of the bush 
rose Peace with all its vigor and beauty 
and lots more of those magnificent big 
blooms. $2.00. 
Cl. Picture (Pat. 524). Clear rose-pink with 
tones of warm salmon showing through. 
$2.00. 
Cl. Pinkie (Pat. 1076). Lovely pale pink. 
Blooms continuously spring to fall. $2.75. 
Ruth Alexander (Pat. 978). This rich 
toned beauty ranges from chromium yel- 
low through crange and red. $2.00. 
BABY ROSES 
Baby roses are ideal subjects for plant 
boxes as they grow only two feet high or 
so, and make almost solid masses of color. 
We recommend Dick Koster, salmon rose 
to orange; Margo Koster, coral pink ca- 
mellia-like blooms; Gloria Mundi, glow- 
ing scarlet orange, and Sparkler, vivid 
red cupped blooms. 
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