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Roses for Chicago and Vicinity 



For that important section of our country contiguous to our 

 second largest city, probably no better informed authority on 

 horticuhure could be found than \\\ C. Egan, of Highland Park, 

 III. The author has many times enjoyed the courtesy of the 

 "North Shore" gardens — skirting Lake Michigan. On the first 

 visit now many years ago he was amazed to reahze how the 

 winters had killed back to within a foot of the ground roses 

 as hardy as Crimson Rambler. Hybrid Teas, such as noted 

 below, there require ample winter protection (see note below). 

 We can vouch for the thoroughgoing experiments on which 

 are based the following recommendations by the host of 

 "Egandale." He writes: 



Any Hybrid Tea rose that will bloom cheerfully for eight sum- 

 mers and then go into winter quarters in a robust condition, 

 promising future usefulness, is worthy a place of honor in any 

 garden. *'EgandaIe" chmate is not congenial to the require- 

 ments of the semi-tender forms, but the appended Hst includes 

 those that were planted in the spring of 1913. During the sum- 

 mer of 1916 a careful count was taken of the number of blooms 

 produced and the comparative number each plant furnished 

 is given. 



Average No. Average No. 



of blooms of blooms 



Duchess of Wellington .... 30 Laurent Carle 19 



Ecarlate 118 Lieutenant Chaure 21 



Farbenkonigin 17 Mme. Caroline Testout ... 24 



Florence Pemberton 30 Alme. Jules Bouche 16 



General MacArthur 22 Mme. Leon Pain 23 



Grossherzog Friedrich 44 Mrs. Aaron Ward 31 



Gustav Griinerwald 23 Mrs. Arthur Robert Waddell . 31 



Killarney 52 Mrs. W. C. Egan (Count of 



LaTosca 45 1921) 49 



Lady Alice Stanley 23 Ophelia 34 



Lady Ashtown 34 Pharisaer 28 



Lady Pirrie 20 Radiance 42 



Lady Ursula 30 \\ illowmere 21 



As a rule, climbers must be protected here, although roses of 

 the hardiness of the Dorothy Perkins may stand some winters, 

 as will the new climber and trailer. Max Graf. Dr. W. Van Fleet, 

 Tausendschon, American Pillar, and Paul's Scarlet Climber do well 

 under protection. 



