ROSES 189 



the last things to do. Roses are essentially flower garden 

 subjects, rather than lawn subjects. That is to say, the 

 flowers are their chief beauty. They have very little to 

 commend them in the way of foliage or habit, and they are 

 inveterately attacked by insects and sometimes by fungi. 

 In order to get the best results with Roses, they should be 

 placed in a bed by themselves, where they can be tilled and 

 pruned and well taken care of ; and they should be grown 

 as specimen plants, as other flower garden plants are. The 

 ordinary garden Roses should rarely be grown in mixed 

 borders of shrubbery. 



If it is desired to have Roses in mixed borders, then the 

 single and informal types should be chosen. The best of all 

 these is Rosa rugosa. This has not only at- 

 tractive flowers through the greater part of 

 the season, but it also has very interesting 

 foliage and a striking habit. The great profu- 

 sion of bristles and spines gives it an indivi- 

 dual and strong character. Even without the 

 flowers, it is valuable to add character and 

 cast to a foliage mass. The foliage is not at- 

 tacked by insects or fungi, but remains green 

 and glossy throughout the year. The fruit is 

 also very large and showy, and persists on Wild Roses 



bushes well through the winter. Some of 

 the wild Roses are also very excellent for mixing into foliage 

 masses, but, as a rule, their foliage characteristics are rather 

 weak, and they are liable to be attacked by thrips. 



Probably the most extensively grown class of Roses is 

 the Remontant or Hybrid Perpetual. These, while not 

 constant bloomers, are so easy of culture and give such 

 good returns for the care and labor, that their popularity 

 grows each year. The list of good varieties is very exten- 

 sive, and while a few, such as General Jacqueminot, Paul 

 Neyron, Marshall P. Wilder, Victor Verdier, Anne de Dies- 

 bach, and Ulrich Brunner, are seen in most collections, one 



