type, ai 



trial that both tUu 

 cessfully two degr 

 B. rugosa. 



The work of cros 



of the male parent. 



At the same time we pollinated the blossoms of our 

 native species Hosa blanda and Mona Arkansana with 

 pollen of General JncciucmiiH.t and other Hybrid P,-r- 





astoii 



. . i.:..i, 1. A liu.ses will 

 . '.1 bloom, when but 

 ' : I : . t me of soil and very 

 slight difference in ;m Ml be utterly worth- 

 less; while a like m;) i . .■ I., i \ arieties will give as 



good returns as those first mentioned. C'onsi-,|iic-nlly 

 the common inquiry at a nursery as to "What art- tin- 

 best dozen Roses I can grow!" is usually m<-t l.y tin 

 equally pertinent query: "In what part of thi- lity cl,> 



ses do fairly well everywhere, and among 

 esse de Brabant more nearly produces a con- 



jp of blossoms than anv other. For this 



ently r, 

 center 

 pollen 



better 

 rugosa 

 hybri.l 



petals, 

 Genera 

 The m: 



cture of one of h 

 ^s in Europe, oi 

 pollen of Generi 

 a near affinity to £ 



her cultivated varieties 

 1 in a profitable way with 

 be found that will cross 

 ■its. At present, how- 

 ,./ seems to be the most 

 lire Roses of the North- 

 ..iil.lc- vari(-ti<-s with GO 



ith 



n.-ult to 

 budded 



the tvjM-. th.- l.,-st hyl.n.U ..f /.', / ".;- 



grow from i-nl lings. \Vi- liml that tin 



readily on strong seedlings of our native species. 



It may be in the near future that the seeds of the 

 large-growing Wild Roses nf the Black Hills will be 

 used bv pn.i.at'ators for st,„-l;-!-rnu-in.'. Wbf-n that 



. theN<.rl|. li M '., .: ^II. .•,. I.. !•;::.-■ 



of ninr.' ... - - ■ '.I 



able. 



lawi 



.f tin 



variety three years old that stands 7 ft. high, with 

 several stems three-fourths of an inch in diameter, 



J. L. BUDD. 



Hoses in Southern California. -In many localities in 

 southern I'alif.nnia tin- Queen of Flowers attains a per- 

 fection prnbaMy fniiiMl nowhere else. That this perfec- 

 tion is inif i,'i.|n-ral throughout southern California is 

 partially nwini,' t.i inh-erse conditions, such as great 



in Hin.li- in- in |.art is ilin- to i In- hn-k of intelligent treat- 

 ment. The ehief obstacle to suceesslul culture is the 

 attempt to produce blooms every day of the year. 

 Although this practice is quite an impossibility with 

 any Rose, the evil is still persisted in by ninety-nine in 

 every hundred possessors of a garden. While Roses 



ihir was here for many yea 

 ippearance, and some of t 

 i.winir on many of the old 



:'d thus far are worthy of a place in 

 the chief causes of failure by the 

 lie lack of an intelligent knowledge 



1. Iiiir. II.. Ill ri-eurring periods of 



.1 1 ing periods are best 



i vater supply. Most 



. r -tvled "gardeners, •' 



auds 



gar.l. niii:;, .i- lii. plaiiis when dormant and .iudiciously 

 ]n-iiiie.l III-.. nii^i:;lii ly ,.l.|..i-ts at best. The most obscure 

 spet nl.taiiial.le with the ])roper exposure is the place 

 to grow Howers, To obtain the best results the Rose 

 requires the same amount of rest here that it secures 

 where the winter season leaves the grower no alterna- 

 tive. But the same amount of rest may here be given 

 semi-annually, with equally as good and perhaps better 

 results than is possible with one long annual period of 

 inactivity. 



The writer firmly believes that with a proper exercise 



tl... .1 i, II . ,i^i(-nce. Clinuite is the all-important 

 f.i: . I I, . . iilture in this section, and if that be 

 Ml haracter of the soil makes little dif- 



the growth of many Roses, there beini.' f. .s i.Ia. . -- \v li.i e 

 Moss Koses thrive, and these must 1 . '. 1e 



or partial shade. Niphetos and Man 1 



examples of Roses requiring partial ni... u i n-- 



suits are desired. Many localities caiin.n ^i..w ibe two 

 (ast mentioned, or such as Perle des Jardius, Meteor, 

 Catherine Mermet, Francisca Kruger, Reine Marie 

 Heuriette, and many others, on account of mildew. 

 Even among varieties whose buds are immune, it is 

 often impossible to get foliage unaffected. Injudicious 

 watering is more largely to blame for these unfavorable 

 conditions than any other agency. Laurette is a Rose 

 which often produces the only perfect flowers to be 



