24 THE ROSE BOOK 



roses classed as Hybrid Teas (and, therefore, to be 

 expected to bloom in autumn) that never show a flower 

 after July. These, however, are exceptions, and the 

 various classes still have more or less definite character- 

 istics. If you see a vigorous, stiff-stemmed dwarf rose, 

 bearing big flowers, red, crimson, pink, or white, on 

 sturdy stems, you may be certain it is a Hybrid 

 Perpetual. 



Like all roses, the Hybrid Perpetuals enjoy a good 

 loamy soil, but they will thrive in the stiff, clayey 

 ground that the rose grower in suburban gardens so 

 often has to deal with, providing that it is broken up 

 well before planting. If some of your roses must go 

 in a semi-shady place, the Hybrid Perpetuals are far 

 more likely to succeed there than any other kind of bush 

 rose, though they will thrive much better in the sun- 

 shine. The most vigorous of the Hybrid Perpetuals will, 

 in the course of a few seasons, develop into big bushes 

 that are the joy of all who love that somewhat indefinite 

 possession, an old-fashioned garden. Though the blossoms 

 may lack quality as defined by the standard of the 

 exhibition tent, the profusion with which they are pro- 

 duced makes full amends. Generally speaking, to plant 

 roses in the mixed border of hardy flowers is to offend 

 against the canons of rose growing, but I think one may 

 do this to the extent of growing a few of the vigorous 

 Hybrid Perpetuals among the old-world hardy flowers. 

 Such varieties as Frau Karl Druschki, Hugh Dickson, 

 Ulrich Brunner, General Jacqueminot, and Mrs. John 

 Laing are among the best for the mixed border. They 



