. May's catalogue of northern grown seeds, plants, bulbs & fruits. Nursery stock Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. MINNESOTA GROWN KOSKS—TUB BEST IN THE WORM* -SELECT ROSES. ACaiir W/r»t*H c Ahnnf Out* Dacpc For many vears our superintendent, who has made a life long stud v of the rose, has I wW r\U*Jl*l, VUI been selecting and testing in different soils and under different eonditions all of the varieties that have been offered by American and
. May's catalogue of northern grown seeds, plants, bulbs & fruits. Nursery stock Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. MINNESOTA GROWN KOSKS—TUB BEST IN THE WORM* -SELECT ROSES. ACaiir W/r»t*H c Ahnnf Out* Dacpc For many vears our superintendent, who has made a life long stud v of the rose, has I wW r\U*Jl*l, VUI been selecting and testing in different soils and under different eonditions all of the varieties that have been offered by American and European growers, discarding those which are deemed unlit for general culture, and selecting and improving on varieties of real merit. The result of these years of care and study we give to our customers in the collections which we offer herewith, every one of which we recommend with confidence, knowing that they will thrive and give the best results if accorded proper care and attention. Our plants are cold grown in pots, giving them firmness of texture and an abundance of strong fibrous roots to enable them to bear shipping and transplanting well. Many so-called rose growers ship out plants that are sickly, weak-rooted cuttings, takenfrom the propagating bench and never transplanted. Such stock is dear at any price. CULTURE—Roses requre a rich soil made up of rotted sod, loam and well-rotted cow manure; Cut the plants back closely after (lowering. As the blooms are produced on the new growth, the development of new branches is most essential. Feed the plants on well-rotted cow manure, bone meal or a liquid fertilizer, thus inducing a vigorous growth, and prune freely and you will be amply repaid for the time and atten- tion bestowed. / The indoor enemies to rose plants are Aphis, Red Spider and Mildew. Thorough syringing with tobacco water will destroy the Aphis, con- stant syringing with clear water will keep do wn Red Spider, and powdered sulphur sprinkled on the foli
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