BEST VARIETIES WITH CHARACTERISTICS 



Color Beautiful and distiuct. 



Fragrance Fair to strong. 



Lasting Color fairly good; fragrance endures; form does not 



hold. 



Shape Bud short; flower opens flat 



Substance Above the average. 



Petallage Fair, but of poor shape. 



Size Medium to small. 



Blooming May and June 37; July 26; August 14; September 15; 



October and late 15; total 107. 



Hardiness Almost unique as only the tips winter kill. 



Foliage Immune from mildew; slightly susceptible to spot. 



Growth Perfect. 



Stem ^V'eak and usually short. 



Plant 26 inches. 



Prune 8 eyes. 



Note Tephtz is the best tall decorative rose grown, and if 



not cut back may be used as a hedge; or if grown 

 on Multiflora does very well as a low ever-blooming 

 chmber. Scores five times under novelty. 



Ecarlate; Hj'brid Tea; Boytard, 1907. Brilhant scarlet. 



Novelty In blooming and growth. 



Color Quite good. 



Fragrance None. 



Lasting Color blues; form does not hold. 



Shape P'air in bud; very flat as rose opens. 



Substance Barely average. 



Petallage Deficient in number. 



Size Fair in spring and fall; small in summer. 



Blooming : 



May and Septcm- October 



June July August ber and late Total 



Multiflora I jg 3^ ^4 22 18 108 

 2 years 1 



^^i^"" I 12 34 19 15 13 93 



2 years \ 



Own Roots/ 14 25 7 9 4 59 



2 years 1. 



Hardiness Canes living 8 to 18 inches above ground level in 



spring. 



Foliage Almost perfect; immune from mildew; only slightly 



susceptible to spot. 



Growth Strong and bushy, but not exceptionally tall. 



Stem Fair for a rose of this character. 



Plant 24 inches. 



Prune 5 eyes. 



Note This is distinctly a decorative rose. Without dis- 

 budding, it will give many more blooms. 

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