THE WICHURAIANA HYBRIDS 



THE popularity of " Dorothy Perkins " has drawn 

 general attention to this class of beautiful and vigorous 

 Roses. The parent of these hybrids, Rosa Wichuraiana, 

 is a native of China and Japan. Its characteristic habit 

 of growth is to produce long trailing shoots from the 

 base which often grow 1 5 or more feet in a single year. 

 It is essentially a trailing plant, the stems growing in 

 length each season, and rooting wherever opportunity 

 occurs. The leaves are small, light green in colour, 

 with a glossy surface. The flowers are single, the 

 petals being white and the yellow stamens prominent. 

 The flowers are borne mostly in clusters, in large 

 numbers, and usually keep up a continuous display 

 during August, September, and part of October. 



The hybrids derived from this parent inherit many of 

 its most valuable characteristics. Nearly all of them 

 are rapid growers, and have the same tendency to trail 

 over the ground, though one or two dwarf varieties 

 have recently been produced. In mild Winters the 

 foliage, especially of certain varieties such as " Jersey 

 Beauty" and " Edmond Proust," is practically ever- 

 green, and as the leaves extend down the branches 

 almost to the roots it may be realised how very beautiful 

 such a bush must be at all seasons of the year. These 

 Roses are very hardy in other respects, and are prac- 

 tically proof against mildew. All the hybrids are free- 

 flowering, and most are Autumn-blooming or produce 

 their flowers again in late Summer. Some of the 

 varieties bear their flowers in small trusses, but more 



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