1566 ROSE 



grown plants will always require staking if the varie- 

 ties are of upright growth. 



Tea ii'oses. -Where the climate is too cold to winter 

 out Tea Koses successfully, a charming effect can be 

 obtained by planting in a bed 6 ft. in width, the rows 

 one foot from the edge and 2 ft. apart, and the bed of 

 any desired length or any multiple of 3 ft. A sectional 

 frame made from tongued and grooved white pine fenc- 

 ing, 2 J^ ft. in height at the back and 2 ft. in front, fac- 

 ing east or southeast and fastened together with hooks 

 and eyes or screws, the whole covered with ordinary 

 coldframe sash (G x 3 ft.), will preserve the tender va- 

 rieties through a severe winter. The sash should be 

 freely opened when the temperature is above 30° F. and 

 air admitted (lnrint' tli.- .hiv wlien it is 10 or 15° lower. 

 Always close 1.. inn .nn It ;iii.| open as soon as the sun 

 11^' the sash to keep the 

 'ii is just as essential as 

 ' I , if abundance of flowers 

 is desired. A few days' 

 neglect in opening the 

 sash when the temperature 

 is above 30° will destroy 

 most of the buds for the 

 coming .June, as they will 

 be forced out. and one 

 cold night will kill them. 

 Protect from rains or 

 snows, and do not water. 

 Suffli-ii'nt moisture reaches 

 tlie rciiJts from the outside 

 to keep the plants in a 

 healthv condition. 



The 'writer has a num- 

 ber of Teas that have been 

 grown successfully in such 

 a bed for many years. 

 They give hundreds of fine 

 blooms from May until 

 November and remain so 

 vigorous that many of the 

 new shoots are half an 

 inch in diameter. 



inif i?o.ses. — These 

 ■pry effective back- 

 and if trained on 

 vire fence give a 

 beautiful display. The strong-growing varieties should 

 be planted 8 ft. apart and will each easily fill a trellis 

 9 ft. high. They also look well trained on the house 

 porch, but are much more likely to be attacked by 

 insect enemies there than when planted in the open, 

 where the birds have free accps:s to thom, with no fear 

 of disturbance. The hir.l- vill ivt .1.. ■_".'«! work where 

 they are in constant <l:in . r t |,,i, iriii.non. ^o K'->scs 

 grown on porches arc II . i i l.y nplii.lis aiirl 



slugs, the leaves bei'^m! , i ,.| vki l.-t..nizc(]. 



which rarely occurs will I, :■ . ; rii..l in ili. ..|" ii. 



If Roses are wanted iir^un.! |,..i-l,r. il,,. .M i.M-.i|,ln ll,i'. 

 white and pink, and the ('nni-.in l.'.nnlilrr .mh !..■ s.ilrly 

 planted, as they are nut :iiiiii-k..| l,x' tlir ^luj-. Imh iIi.- 

 blooms do not compare f:i\ mimI,I\ a iili iiiaiiv.itliir Kn.-i^ 

 of their habit. The otli. r ^;Mi.■lh- niii iilso be grown 

 around porches, proviii. -I i 

 where the drippings fv"in il 

 them and they are kept If • 

 accomplished hv fr..- ^ ,., 

 fusion to be d--' ' i - ! i ' ' m. 



Only a few m : '["i-as can be grown suc- 



cessfully in tin I lulmielphia. Many of the 



finer varieties m-.' n-n hi. -- h, n-, in spite of all the pro- 

 tection that can In- given them, unless they are covered 

 with glass. Lamarque, Bouquet d'Or, Cloth of Gold, 

 Triomphe de Rennes, Mari5chal Niel and Reve d'Or 

 have, in the writer's experience, all perished in the first 

 winter, but Reine Marie Henriette, Gloire de Dijon, 

 William Allen Richardson and Celine Forestier will do 

 well and yield satisfactory results. The finest climbing 

 Tea for this latitude is Reine Marie Henriette. It prur 

 blooms finely and makes a magnificent growth, as may each 

 be seen in Pig. 2177. The trellis is 10 ft. wide and 9 ft. in le 

 high. hold 



These varieties should be pruned sparingly by simply men 



2176. A typical dormant Rose 



as it should be planted. 

 A, point where bud was inserted. 



can be planted 

 Mil not fall upon 

 ii::s. This can be 

 the hellebore in- 



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shortening-in the too vigorous shoots and cutting the 

 laterals back to two eyes. Tie all to the trellis in a fan 

 shape, dividing the space as evenly as possible. Fig. 

 2178 shows the same Reine Marie Henriette pruned 

 and trained on trellis. These continue in flower until 

 November, the early bloom in June being the finest, 

 but many good Roses may be gathered throughout the 

 summer and autumn. With the hardy June-flowering 

 varieties the writer has not hail nuich e.vperience and 



can only recommend Crimson Rambler and Cheshunt 

 Hybrid from actual observation. Both of these are 

 effective in their masses of bloom for about three weeks 

 in each year. Space has been so precious in the garden 

 from which these notes were made that only the most 

 satisfactory varieties were cultivated, and such kinds 

 as Baltimore Belle and Prairie Queen do not compare 

 favorably with others that occupy no more room and 

 give much more gratifying results. 



Hjlhrid Sweetbriers. — The recent introduction of 

 the Marquis of Penzance Hybrid Sweetbriers is a val- 

 uable addition to our collection. All of t'he 16 varie- 

 ties given in the accompanying list are desirable. The 

 foliage is abundant, healthy, vigorous and fragrant, and 

 the exquisite shadini,' of p.ai-b variety forms a beautiful 



contrast with the i 

 among them, for a 

 where there is suf 

 should have a hi 

 apart. The only i 

 over-vigorous grn 

 the oldest shoots i 

 Prunimi Ihr <hi 

 be comni.iii I 1 I i! 



the 



qua 



I difficult to choose 

 . place in any garden 

 hem to revel. They 

 ■ planted fully 8 ft. 

 y is to shorten back 

 lally remove some of 

 •wding. 



i/K? Perpetuals may 



'■I :i I'r ri-gulated by 



-1. Iftheef- 



- iiKiy be left 



. ,, until aft.r l.'i or 



20 years there will be at 

 least as many canes to 

 be utilized. The writer 

 : has a bed over 20 years 

 from planting, in which 

 each plant, after close 

 ing, will measure from 15-18 inches in diameter, 

 cane throwing up from four to six shoots 1 or 2 ft. 

 iigth and sufficiently vigorous in most varieties to 

 up the largest flowers and to give magnificent speci- 

 flowers for cutting. Roses grown in this way do not 



