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Everii^reeii Roses 



Rosa sempervirens , the Evers^reen Rose, is a semi-evergreen 

 from Southern Euro]:)e and North Africa. It is the ]iarent of 

 several ii,arden forms represented in this garden by FeUcite et 

 Perpetue, apparently the only v^ariety of this group in American 

 commerce. It was raised at tlie Chateau de Neuilly by M . 

 Jacques and introduced in 1828. It is a delightful, fragrant rose 

 with llesh-colored flowers changing to white. 



Gigantea Hybrids 



Rosa odorata var. gigantea. This is a vigorous variety of the 

 Tea Rose from southwest China and Burma with single, cream\' 

 white flowers, tour to six inches in diameter. This variety, or 

 a form of it, has been used by hybridizers in the production of 

 climbing roses. The firm of C. Nabonnand of Caiuies, France; 

 Alister Clark of Victoria, Australia; and the Rev. (icorge M. A. 

 Schoener of Santa Barbara, are amongst contemporary workers 

 witli this torm. The race of H>'!)rid Ciganteas was re])resented 

 in this garden by Comtesse Prozor. The hardiness ol this grou|> 

 in the north has yet .o be ])r()ved. (\)mtesse I*rozor in our 

 garden succumbed to the winter of 1033-34. 



Hybrid Perpetual Climbers 



The Hybrid Per])etual rose, Frau Karl Druschki, and a Hybrid 

 Tea, Chateau de (dos V^ougeot, were combined by Sehor Pedro 

 Dot to produce Madame (xregoire Staechelin, wdiich may well be 

 the forerunner of a new race of hardy climbers. 



Hybrid Tea Climbers 



Flybrid Tea climbers in general are rampant sports or muta- 

 tions of bush kinds of the same name. They are inclined to be 

 somewhat tender and do not bloom so freely over so long a 

 season as the Hybrid Teas. X'arieties that have proved fairly 

 satistactor\- in our gaiclen are Climbing Lady Ashtown, (dimbing 

 Los Angeles, and Cdimbing Richmond. 



Afacartney Roses 



Rosa bracteata. The Macartney Rose is an evergreen from 

 China naturalized in tlu' southern states. An outstanding hy- 



