126 Growing Flowers 



Among the qualifications of the Tausendschoen 

 (thousand beauties) are : 



The color is an unchanging, beautiful shell pink. 

 It has a pronounced fragrance. 

 The flower has unusual lasting qualities. 

 It keeps in good condition when cut. 

 It is immune to insects, mildew, and disease. 

 It is a rapid grower. 



It has a great number of flowers in proportion to 

 its woody growth, and 



Its foliage is beautiful all summer. 



Monthly roses are not the choicest roses but they 

 are the ones which give the greatest amount of satis- 

 faction year in and year out. 



Among the roses that are satisfactory for plant- 

 ing in city back yards are the following : 



China Roses Enchantress Gloire de Dijon 



La France Jacqueminot Duke of Edinburgh 



Baroness Rothschild Grace Darling Clio 



Waltham Climber Crimson Rambler 



In planning a color scheme, one should never 

 neglect the roses. There is such a variety of color 

 among them that it makes them almost the most 

 important flower in the garden during their bloom- 



