140 HOW TO GROW ROSES 



Roses for St. Louis and Vicinity 



The Missouri Botanical Garden, at St. Louis, Mo., is prob- 

 ably without parallel in the central part of the United States as 

 a generously equipped and well-conducted plant museum, 

 laboratory, and experiment station. 



For close to twenty-five years the author of the following 

 lists has been conversant with the attitude of would-be rose- 

 growers in the central Mississippi and Missouri valleys. Cli- 

 matic conditions, including drought and extremes of heat and 

 cold, have often discouraged the faint-hearted ones. An official 

 list like the following will prove a guide and a helpful factor 

 toward success. Wherever one lives, the right selection is of 

 fundamental importance. 



Director Moore stands behind Paul A. Kohl, floriculturist of 

 the Missouri Botanical Garden, in the following recommen- 

 dations: 



A list of roses that can be depended upon for results in the Middle 

 West, particularly the city of St. Louis and the immediate vicinity, is 

 necessarily limited. The number of newer and better roses is con- 

 stantly increasing, but only after being tried for a number of years 

 can they be recommended for general use. To meet conditions of 

 heat, drought, and smoke, and sometimes poor soil, is asking a great 

 deal from a rose, and j^et the following will give satisfaction if only a 

 little care is given them. 



The number of yellow roses is very limited, and the only good one, 

 which is not a clear yellow, is Mrs. Arthur Robert Waddell. Duchess 

 of Wellington, Harry Kirk, and Sunburst are finer roses with more 

 substance, but do not give that general garden service of Mrs. WaddcII. 



The list of red roses is better and the first to mention is Gruss an 

 Teplitz. Its keeping qualities as a cut rose and its weak stems are its 

 drawbacks. However, its hardiness, profusion of bloom, and good 

 foliage almost overshadow its failings. Other good red roses are: 



Captain Hayward Laurent Carle 



General AlacArthur Red Radiance 



The pink section has the greatest number of good roses for this 

 region. They are: 



Florence Pemberton La Tosca 



George Arends Lady Alice Stanley 



Hermosa Lady Ursula 



Jonkheer J. L. Mock Mme. Leon Pain 



La France Radiance 



