THE ROSE 233 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW ROSES 



The new Burbank rose and its sister plant, 

 the Santa Rosa, present further object lessons 

 in the value of cross-fertilization, in that they are 

 not only much more beautiful than the original 

 Hermosa from which they sprang, but that they 

 also have qualities of hardiness and of produc- 

 tivity that are the token of their mixed heritage. 



These new roses are, indeed, so hardy that 

 they thrive in the northernmost parts of the 

 United States and in southern Canada. They, 

 are, perhaps, the hardiest of all everblooming 

 roses. 



Their vigor and capacity for production of 

 flowers are so great that they bloom incessantly 

 throughout the season. Among all the roses 

 there is none that excels them in the matter of 

 almost perpetual blooming. The number of 

 flowers produced by an individual plant is also 

 quite out of the ordinary. 



Meantime the flowers themselves are very 

 superior in color to those of the Hermosa, and 

 the foliage of the plants is glossy and brilliant. 



These qualities were of course taken into con- 

 sideration by the judges who gave the gold 

 medal to the Burbank. But there were others 

 which were given, no doubt, almost equal atten- 



