Contents 



"0 lovely Rose ! to thee I sing ! 

 Thou sweetest, fairest child of spring!" 



CHAPTER AnACREON page 



Introduction 9 



I. The Comradeship of the Rose 13 



II Where ox My Place Can I Grow Roses? 21 



Design and Key to Formal Garden. 

 Design and Key to Informal Garden. 



III. How to Choose the Choicest 31 



IV. Universal Favorites and Special-Purpose Varieties . . 39 



Including Votes of American Rose Society. 

 Choice by Leading Amateurs. 

 Selection by Leading Nursery-men. 



V. Laying the Foundation . 53 



Preparation of the Soil, Fertilizers, Etc. 



VI. Planting 59 



Treatment on Arrival. 

 Heeling-in — Labeling — Planting. 



VII. Rose-Time . 69 



Give Your Neighbors the "Keys" to Your Garden. 



VIII. Protecting the Roses 77 



From Summer Drought. 

 From Winter Frost. 

 Banishing Bugs. 

 Mildew and Black-Spot. 



IX. Pruning for Abundance 93 



For Exhibition, Etc. 



X. The Best Roses for America 101 



157 varieties, with class, color, habit, appropriate use, and 

 directions for pruning. 



XI. Selections by Experts for Special Sections 121 



North America Charles S. Sargent 



Boston and Vicinity Mrs. Harriet R. Foote 



Central New York"State .... Rev. Edinund M. Mills 



Northwestern Long Island Mrs. Aaro7i Ward 



Philadelphia and Vicinity Dr. Robert Huey 



Washington and South 



Charles E. F. Gersdorff and F. L. Mulford 



Indianapolis and Vicinity J. H. Nicolas 



Chicago and Vicinity \V. C. Egan 



Minneapolis and Vicinity Theodore Wirtb 



St. Louis and Vicinity Paul A. Kohl, 



Floriculturist of the Missouri Botanical Garden 



Pacific Northwest: Portland Jesse A. Curre\- 



Seattle H. L. Collier 



XII. Extending the Dominion of the Rose 147 



American Rose Society. 

 Municipal Rose-Gardens. 



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