OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



On account of the number of new roses constantly 

 being planted in the testing beds from all parts of 

 this country and Europe, it is impossible to entirely 

 eliminate disease, but in a way this has its valuable 

 side, because the roses tested are brought in contact 

 with disease and the varieties which are immune, or 

 nearly so, stand out. It may therefore be that cer- 

 tain roses marked down for "Foliage" will do better 

 with the average amateur than they will here. To 

 receive ''A," the foliage must be practically immune 

 from mildew and spot, and must hold well throughout 

 the season. 



In marking for "Stem" a long strong stem is 

 marked "A," short stems and those not able to sus- 

 tain the weight of the bloom are marked "B," etc. 



In "Size" a rose is considered "Medium" which 

 runs from three and a half to four and a half inches 

 in the spring. Smaller roses are marked "S" and 

 larger roses marked " L. " 



It seemed best to give the actual number of blooms 

 on all the varieties so that a grower would know 

 the number of flowers he might expect. In this con- 

 nection, it will be understood that the number of 

 blooms varies greatly under different climatic con- 

 ditions. As a usual thing the rose season here com- 

 mences about the twenty-fifth of May, but testing 

 beds in which the records have been made are about 



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