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grown plants will always require staking if the varie- 

 ties are of upright growth. 



Tea Koses. Where the climate is too cold to winter 

 out Tea Roses 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 ot 

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

 frame made from tongued and grooved white pine fenc- 

 in<* 2% 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 (6x3 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 during the day when it is 10 or 15 lower. 

 Always close before sunset and open as soon as the sun 

 shines each morning. Opening the sash to keep the 

 plants cool and prevent growth is just as essential as 

 covering to protect from cold, 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 

 coining June, as they will 

 be forced out, and one 

 cold night will kill them. 

 Protect from rains or 

 snows, and do not water. 

 Sufficient moisture reaches 

 the roots from the outside 

 to keep the plants in a 

 healthy 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. 



2176. A typical dormant Rose Climbing Hoses. -These 

 as it should be planted. make a very effective back- 

 A, point where bud was inserted, ground, and if trained on 

 a high wire 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 access to them, with no fear 

 of disturbance. The birds will not do good work where 

 they are in constant danger of interruption, so Roses 

 grown on porches are usually attacked by aphides and 

 slugs, the leaves becoming riddled and skeletonized, 

 which rarely occurs when they are planted in the open. 

 If Roses are wanted around porches the Microphyllse, 

 white and pink, and the Crimson Rambler can be safely 

 planted, as they are not attacked by the slug, but the 

 blooms do not compare favorably with many other Roses 

 of their habit. The other varieties can also be grown 

 around porches, provided that they can be planted 

 where the drippings from the roof will not fall upon 

 them and they are kept free from slugs. This can be 

 accomplished by free syringing with the hellebore in- 

 fusion to be described later on. 



Only a few of the climbing Teas can be grown suc- 

 cessfully in the latitude of Philadelphia. Many of the 

 finer varieties are worthless here, in spite of all the pro- 

 tection that can be given them, unless they are covered 

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

 Triomphe de Rennes, Mare"chal Niel and R6ve 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 

 blooms finely and makes a magnificent growth, as may 

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

 high. 

 These varieties should be pruned sparingly by simply 



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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 had much experience and 



2177. Reine Marie Henriette, the finest climbing Tea Rose 

 for the latitude of Philadelphia. 



This shows the vigorous growth, the trellis being 10 feet wide 

 and 9 feet high. 



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. 



Hybrid Sweetbriers. The recent introduction of 

 the Marquis of Penzance Hybrid Sweetbriers is a val- 

 uable addition to our collection. All of fhe 16 varie- 

 ties given in the accompanying list are desirable. The 

 foliage is abundant, healthy, vigorous and fragrant, and 

 the exquisite shading of each variety forms a beautiful 

 contrast with the others. It would be difficult to choose 

 among them, for all are worthy of a place in any garden 

 where there is sufficient space for them to revel. They 

 should have a high trellis and be planted fully 8 ft. 

 apart. The only pruning necessary is to shorten back 

 over-vigorous growth and occasionally remove some of 

 the oldest shoots to prevent overcrowding. 



Pruning the dwarf-growing Hybrid Perpetuals may 

 be commenced late in March and can be regulated by 

 the quantity or quality of the blooms desired. If the ef- 

 fect of large masses be wanted, 4 or 5 canes may be left 

 3 ft. in height and all very old or weak growth entirely 

 removed. This will give a large number of flowers, effec- 

 tive in the mass but small and with short, weak foot- 

 stalks scarcely able to support the weight of the heads 

 and not effective as cut-flowers, as this sort of pruning 

 is entirely for outside show. After the bloom is entirely 

 over, the long shoots should be shortened back, that the 

 plant may make good and vigorous wood for the next 

 season of bloom. But if quality be desired, all weak 

 growth should be removed, every remaining healthy 

 cane retained and cut back to 6 or 8 inches. Always cut 

 just above an outside bud, to make an open head that 

 will admit light and air 

 freely. After the first 

 season's growth, there 

 may be about three canes 

 to be retained, but with 

 good care and cultivation 

 the number will increase 

 yearly, until after 15 or 

 20 years there will be at 

 least as many canes to 

 be utilized. The writer 

 has a b , e(i ? ver . 20 ^ars 

 f rom planting, in which 

 each plant, after close 



2178. Illustrating the pruning of 

 the Rose shown in Fig. 2177. 



pruning, will measure from 15-18 inches in diameter. 

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

 in length and sufficiently vigorous in most varieties to 

 hold up the largest flowers and to give magnificent speci- 

 men flowers for cutting. Roses grown in this way 



