OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



Lasting Color good; fragrance brief; form very good. 



Shape Good in bud and open flower. 



Substance Good. 



Petallagc Perfect. 



Size Above the average. 



Blooming Two-year-old plants, May and June 6; July 8; August 



3; September 10; October and late 1; total 28. 



Hardiness Canes living 8 inches above gi-ound level in spring. 



Foliage Especially fine. 



Growth Bushy and with many canes, but not e.xceptionally 



tall. 



Stem Quite good. 



Plant 22 inches. 



Prune 5 eyes. 



Note An improvement in the well-known tvpe of yellow 



Teas. 



Mrs. a. R. Waddell; Hybrid Tea; Pernet-Ducher, 1908. Rosy 

 scarlet bud, opening reddish salmon; reverse of petals rosy 

 scarlet. 



Novelty In color, growth and blooming. 



Color Very attractive and distinct. 



Fragrance Mild. 



Lasting Color fades; fragrance brief; form does not last. 



Shape Very good in bud; open flower loose. 



Substance Fair. 



Petallage Deficient in number. 



Size Trifle above the average. 



Blooming May and June 9; July 22; August 5; September 16; 



October and late .5; total 57. 



Hardiness Canes living 6 to 8 inches above ground level in 



spring. 



Foliage Only slightly susceptible to mildew and spot. 



Growth Well above the average. 



Stem Fairly long, but liable to be weak, and wilts quickly. 



Plant 2 feet on Briar or Multiflora. 



Prune 5 eyes. 



Note Very good as a decorative rose on account of its 



blooming qualities. Does best on Multiflora. 



Chrissie MacKellar; Hybrid Tea; Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1913. 

 Intense crimson carmine crayonings on rich, deep, ochrey 

 madder, becoming bright orangey-pink as the bloom develops. 



Novelty In blooming, foliage, color and growth. 



Color Attractive. 



Fragrance Mild. 



Lasting Color good; fragrance brief; form does not last. 



Shape Attractive in bud; open flower flat. 



Substance Average. 



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