OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



In Europe this work is maintained on a very large 

 scale. Thousands upon thousands of seedlings are 

 raised each year, and only a very small percentage 

 are of any practical use. In this country only a few 

 men have achieved any great success in introducing 

 new varieties — John Cook, of Baltimore, Maryland ; 

 E. G. Hill, of Richmond, Indiana; M. H. Walsh, of 

 Woods Hole, Massachusetts; Dr. Van Fleet, of Wash- 

 ington; W. A. Manda, of New Jersey; and the late 

 Jackson Dawson, of the Arnold Arboretum. In the 

 American Rose Annual only twelve men are men- 

 tioned as having introduced new varieties in this 

 country. Cook introduced My Maryland and Radi- 

 ance, and lately he has brought out Panama; and 

 Hill has given us quite a number of good roses, the 

 best perhaps for outdoor culture being General Mac- 

 Arthur, which is one of the finest all-round outdoor 

 red roses grown in America today. Walsh, Manda 

 and Van Fleet have been particularly successful in 

 developing new climbers — Walsh's most notable 

 being Excelsa, Hiawatha, Sweetheart and Evan- 

 geline, all excellent additions and ranking with the 

 best of this class. 



Father George Schoener, of Portland, Oregon, is 

 doing some very fine work, not only in new varieties 

 of roses, but also in new stocks for budding. In 

 addition, he is making crosses between different mem- 



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