OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



The removal of the dead wood of the past year, 

 and some httle thinning out, is the only pruning 

 necessary with this class, and they should be planted 

 twenty inches apart. 



MOSS ROSES 



The Provence roses are hardly worthy of cultiva- 

 tion except by collectors. The best of the Hybrid 

 Austrian Briars, better known now as Pernetianas, 

 have been included in the lists. The Hybrid Bourbon 

 roses do not compare with other roses already men- 

 tioned. Moss roses are exceedingly hardy and suit- 

 able for the North, but give only a few blooms in 

 the spring. The two best are: 



Blanche Moreau Pure white. 



Princess Adelaide Bright silvery rose. 



Plant thirty inches apart; prune sparingly; cut out 

 dead wood and shorten the laterals, pruning new 

 wood of the last season to six eyes. 



CHINA ROSES 



The China roses are good fall bloomers as a rule, 

 but outside of a few of the best colorings the Hybrid 

 Teas are preferable. In addition to the ones given 

 in the hsts, the following may be depended upon to 

 bloom throughout the season, and are of low, spread- 

 ing growth, with good foUage: 



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