OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



The length of the blooming season; the continuity 

 of blooms; and the number of blooms produced. 



Note. — In judging Hybrid Teas, Pemetianas, and 

 other types of roses which bloom throughout the 

 entire growing season, and which, on account of 

 their beauty and length of stem, are useful for cut 

 flower varieties, a plant which, after the first year, 

 produces fifty (50) blooms should receive the maxi- 

 mum number of points for this quality. 

 Hardiness [10] 



The conditions to be considered in judging this 

 quality shall be: 



To consider the tj^e of rose being judged and to 

 compare the exhibit with a rose of perfect hardiness 

 of that type, noting particularly the amount of winter 

 kilUng, and the extent to which the variety is affected 

 by extreme heat or other climatic conditions. 

 Foliage [10] 



The conditions to be considered in judging this 

 quality shall be: 



1st — The quality and substance of the foliage. 



2d — The lasting quahties of the foliage during the 

 entire growing season. 



3d — The immunity of the foliage from mildew, 

 spot and other diseases. 



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