CHAPTER X 

 THE BEST ROSES FOR AMERICA 



"Then bow grace a rose?'' 



— Robert Browning 



NO less than 2,300 names of roses and over 1,900 varieties 

 have been under consideration when making the follow- 

 ing selection, with the idea constantly in mind of ehmi- 

 nating the inferior and inchiding only those which for some 

 reason have an individual interest of more or less unique value. 

 Out of twenty-five years of loving and hving with roses and 

 serving roses to the people of America, has come this choice. 

 Not for a moment would the author claim this Hst to be the 

 result exclusively of his garden observations, but rather judg- 

 ment resulting from combining with that, evidence of every 

 kind. Because there is here reflected the choice of many thou- 

 sands of amateur rose-growers, as indicated by their comparative 

 purchases in this country; also, the choice indicated by the 

 consensus of opinion on the part of Large producers — supple- 

 mented by the judgment of some of the most keenly discrimi- 

 nating rose men now judging garden roses. This hst is for no 

 one section of the country only. Sectional selections are fully 

 treated on page 121. A much larger list of varieties will be found 

 under separate classifications on page 168. Here you have not 

 all the newest, but certainly all that have been sufficiently 

 tested to justify their appearance in this list. 



ALEXANDER HILL GRAY. T. Flowers deep lemon-yellow, which 

 intensifies as the blooms develop; large, of deep substance and per- 

 fect formation. Gold Medal, N. R. S. Garden, bedding, cut-flower. 

 Prune 4. 



AxMERICAN LEGION. HT. Flowers bright cerise-red; very large and 

 full. Garden, bedding, cut-flower. Prune 2. (See illustration, page 104.) 



AMERICAN BEAUTY, CLIMBING. HW. Flowers deep pink to crim- 

 son; fragrant. Produces hundreds of perfect blooms at one time. Verj- 

 vigorous. Pergola, arch, porch, etc. Prune 6, / — . 



AMERICAN PILLAR. Mult. Flowers chaste pink; single; large, 2 to 3 

 inches across; in large clusters. Leaves almost evergreen. Ver\- vigorous. 

 Has attractive, brilliant red hips in autumn. Pergola, pillar, etc. 

 Prune 6, 7. (See illustration, page 46.) 



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