62 THE BOOK OF ROSES 



flower in trusses of from 10 to 20 blooms. Some 

 varieties are single, such as "Paradise" and "Jersey 

 Beauty," others are double, as " Dorothy Perkins" and 

 " Gerbe Rose." Every shade of colour from white to 

 dark purple is represented, moreover nearly all these 

 Roses possess a delicate fragrance. 



The Wichuraiana Roses are very easy of cultivation. 

 Provided they are given a deeply dug and well enriched 

 soil they will grow almost anywhere. They should be 

 allowed plenty of room, as they soon cover a large space. 

 They may be allowed to trail over rocks or stumps, or 

 may be grown as pillars, or in connection with pergolas, 

 or hedges. They may also be grown as weeping 

 standards. The pruning is of the simplest. As soon 

 as the flowering season is over all old wood should be 

 cut right out, and the new ripened stems left to their 

 full length. A hint for pruning may be taken from the 

 type of the hybrid, those which approach more nearly 

 to the Wichuraiana parent needing very little pruning 

 indeed (to this class belongs the very popular " Dorothy 

 Perkins "), whilst those which partake more of the nature 

 of the Tea Rose parent should be dealt with a little more 

 sternly. These latter bloom more on the older wood, 

 so that more of this should be left, while the new laterals 

 should be thinned and cut back. 



Dr A. H. Williams gives a list of the best Wichuraiana 

 hybrids to date (1910), selected and arranged so as to 

 produce a show of bloom throughout the season. He 

 gives as early sorts " Gerbe Rose," a very beautiful 

 pink Rose, with the finest scent of all the Wichuraianas, 

 and flowers of good form. The flowers appear either 

 singly or in quite small trusses from early June, and it 

 sometimes flowers in the Autumn also. Another early 

 Rose, also pink, is " Rubsamen," which is a very free 

 flowering variety, with slightly salmon pink blooms, 

 with a resinous fragrance. This also occasionally 



