OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



LA FRANCE; Hybrid Tea; Guillot, 1867. Bright pink. 



Novelty In blooming qualities and fragrance. 



Color Quite good. 



Fragrance Most distinct and beautiful. 



Lasting Color blues slightly; fragrance endures; form good. 



Shape Bud is not long and tends to ball, but open flower not 



flat. 



Substance Average. 



Petallage Perfect. 



Size Medium. 



Blooming May and June 18; July 20; August 7; September 11; 



October and late 11 ; total 67. 



Hardiness Canes living 8 to 10 inches above ground level in the 



spring. 



Foliage Susceptible to mildew and spot 



Growth Well above the average. 



Stem Only fair. 



Plant 22 inches. 



Prune 6 eyes. 



Note .This rose has been discarded by many, and if not 



properly grown has bad faults which are especially 

 noticeable in wet seasons. If planted in poor 

 ground in a bed which drains readily and not 

 fed, it is well worth cultivating. It does best on 

 Multiflora. 



RED SECTION 



There are very few roses to choose from in this 

 section, the trouble being that nearly all the good 

 ones are of practically the same shade, and it is impos- 

 sible to secure twelve reds without including shy 

 bloomers. Beyond question, a perfect red rose, com- 

 paring with the best of the pinks and light-colored 

 roses, has not yet been discovered; they "blue" or 

 ' ' purple" more quickly than any other color, and many 

 varieties have the same faults. .However, Comte G. 

 de Rochemur has stood out as the best for all- 

 round purposes; it gives a large quantity of bloom, 



and if carefully disbudded is well worth cutting. 



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