OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



Queen of Fragrance; Hybrid Tea; Paul & Son, 1915. Shell- 

 pink tipped with silver. Hardy; shows good growth for the first 

 year; fair in form, attractive in color. Evidently will not be a 

 wonderful bloomer. Bears out the promise of its name to a great 

 e.xtent. Not sufficiently tested to be recommended for everyone. 



Red Radiance; Hybrid Tea; As the name imphes, a 

 sport from the well-laiown pink rose, with more fragrance 

 than the mother plant, and of attractive color. Not yet thoroughly 

 tested outside, but from reports a rose worthy of cultivation. 



Souvenir op Henry Graham; Hybrid Tea; Alex. Dickson & 

 Sons, 1915. Faintly blushed carmine on pearly deUcate cream. Fair 

 growth; foliage holds, but mildews. An attractive rose and worth 

 watching. 



Tipperary; Hybrid Tea; McGredy & Son, 1916. The color is 

 midway between Lady Hilhngdon and Melody. Color trifle less 

 deep than Hilhngdon, here a nice Ught yellow. Medium size; good 

 foUage, fair perfume. Shows fair growth, but with Dr. Belville, of 

 Germantown, shows good strong growth. During 1916 gave thirty- 

 five blooms from dormant spring planting. Evidently will be quite 

 a bloomer, and one of the most promising of the new varieties. 



Titania; China; Paul & Son, 1915. Coppery crimson in the 

 bud, changing as the flowers open to deep salmon red, the base of 

 the petals being shaded with clear yellow. Very much the color 

 of Daily Mail, although a trifle hghter, having better growth the first 

 year, and more petals. Has been perfectly hardy, and is going 

 to be a fine bloomer, with plenty of fall bloom. Medium to fair size, 

 only a trace of fragrance. Promises to be a fine bedding variety. 



Where the temperature goes well below zero for 

 considerable periods, only the hardiest of roses will 

 live through the winter, and in the very coldest 

 sections some of these hardy classes must have winter 

 protection. For such districts Hybrid Perpetuals for 

 cut flowers, Rugosas and Hybrid Rugosas for massing 

 and hedges, Wichuraianas and their Hybrids, and a 

 few other hardy climbers, are the ones recommended. 



In such localities, owing to the shorter season of 

 growth and cooler summers, Hybrid Perpetuals 

 bloom for a longer period than farther south ; Rugosas 

 give flowers from July to September, and the Wich- 

 uraianas seem to prolong their beauty. 



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