38 HOW TO GROW ROSES 



offered in America by the leading rose firms whose products 

 can be relied upon as true to name. 



When we recall that the average amateur must confine his 

 selection to a much smaller number even than this, often a 

 choice two dozen kinds, the paramount importance of a 

 proper selection is quite apparent. 



Dr. Liberty H. Bailey, formerly of Cornell University, 

 and editor of that standard authority, "Cyclopedia of 

 American Horticulture," says: "The success of the rose in 

 this country is very largely a question of the selection of 

 adaptable varieties." 



Pemberton, in his excellent work on roses, says to be- 

 ginners: "State your requirements to a friend who is an 

 expert and leave the selection to him." This book would be a 

 "friend" to every rose-grower, how "expert" you must 

 judge from its contents. 



America is a big country, and allowances must be made 

 for differences in soil, climate, and other conditions. Rules 

 are offered for use and application by the reader to the 

 conditions that obtain in his or her locality. If there arise 

 conditions not herein covered, the author will be glad from 

 his own experience to assist readers in solving their individual 

 problems. 



Where do you live? The answer to this question is the 

 first key to the selection of the right roses. Some varieties 

 will withstand severely cold winters from which other varie- 

 ties would die. Do you want dwarf, bedding, pillar, or vigor- 

 ous climbing roses? Would you prefer a great show for a 

 month or more in the early summer, or a more or less con- 

 tinuous bloom throughout the autumn also? These various 

 important characteristics will be mentioned in the descrip- 

 tions of 158 roses on pages 43 to 62. The following expla- 

 nations will enable you more fully to understand the terms 

 used. We state after the name of each rose: (i) the class to 

 which it belongs; (2) the color of the flower; (3) the char- 

 acter of the leaves, when it is particularly worthy of men- 

 tion; (4) the character of growth (vigorous, moderate, etc.); 

 (5) the purposes for which best suited; (6) the way to prune 



