OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



Substance Average. 



Petallage Perfect. 



Size Medium. 



Blooming May and June 5; July 12; August 5; September 12; 



October and late 3; total 37. 



Hardiness Canes living 8 inches above ground level in spring. 



Foliage Very good; little affected by mildew and spot. 



Growth Barely average. 



Stem Good. 



Plant 20 inches. 



Prune 5 eyes. 



Note A very attractive little rose ; while not of the very 



best, it is well balanced. Given the preference over 



Souvenir de Gustavo Prat on account of its better 



stems. Does best on Multiflora. 



Elli Hartmann; Hybrid Tea; Welter, 1913. Old golden yellow. 



Novelty In color, growth, f oUage and lasting. 



Color Clear and attractive. 



Fragrance Mild. 



Lasting Color good; fragrance brief; form endures. 



Shape Not of the best, but attractive in bud and open 



flower. 



Substance Above the average. 



Petallage Too many petals, some being too narrow in shape. 



Size Medium ; sometimes quite large. 



Blooming May and June 7; July 7; August 4; September 3; 



October and late 1 1 ; total 32. 



Hardiness Canes living 8 inches above ground level in spring. 



Fohage Very good ; little affected by disease. 



Growth Very good; tall and fairly bushy. 



Stem Quite strong, although sometimes short. 



Plant 22 inches. 



Prune 5 eyes. 



Note This rose may be hard to secure in quantity for 



some time. While not as profuse a bloomer as 

 Wellington, it excels the latter in the lasting 

 quality of the bloom and the beauty of the open 

 flower. 



Madame Melanie Sotjpert; Hybrid Tea; Pernet-Ducher, 1906. 

 Light cream to salmon yellow, with light carmine shades. 



Novelty In color, substance, size and stem. 



Color Very beautiful. 



Fragrance Mild. 



Lasting Color good; fragrance brief; form fairly good. 



Shape Although not standard spiral, is beautiful in bud; 



not so attractive when fully open. 



Substance Remarkable. 



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