OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



Verdier in 1863, and Madame Bravy was a Tea 

 raised by Guillot, of Pont Cherin, in 1848. 



The next Hybrid Tea that appeared and stood 

 the test of time was Reine Marie Henriette, raised 

 by Levet, in 1878, from Madame Berard (of Gloire 

 de Dijon) and General Jacqueminot; the first of 

 Tea blood, and the second a Hybrid Perpetual. This 

 rose is listed in English catalogues of today in the 

 climbing section as a Hybrid Tea, although still con- 

 sidered by some as a Tea, and so listed in the Dutch 

 Rozennaamlijist of 1909. 



After the introduction of these two roses, the work 

 went on still further and cross breedings of hybrids 

 obtained by hybridization soon began to swell the 

 list of new roses. 



Roses so obtained are known as pedigree roses and 

 very seldom is their breeding given, although it seems 

 an open secret that three generations are often re- 

 quired before a new rose of merit is secured. The 

 breeders and introducers of new roses have guarded 

 their breeding secrets with the greatest care in the 

 past, and little or no information as to their special 

 methods is obtainable. This secrecy has seemed em- 

 inently proper, but for the future improvement of the 

 rose, the pedigrees of all new roses should be given to 

 the world so that other breeders may try like com- 

 binations. The professional breeders would still be 



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