1562 ROSK 



quisitions, especially in hybridizatiou with otlier 

 groups: Type, Baltimore Belle. Fig. 2154. 



Alpine or Boursault. Native o£ the Swiss Alps; 

 semi-pendulous long flexible smooth shoots tlowers 

 iu large clusters, raostlj purple or crimson flowers 

 Good for piUais %er hai h i le lUv '•uitable for 

 shady place sh ull 1 11 tl 1 j pi nmg but 



the flowering wo 1 1 I i \ a 1 Pro 



duced by cio sing 1 1 / / 



Garden grill ( V il M Ittl ri „rc ip 



divides itselt 11 1 M 1 1 1 



Polyantha J 1 ] I I 



teristlc of the 111 | I 1 



in large cor 1 1 1 



long time lb i j t 1 rl ell I i 1 1 



the wild gir leu Theie lie niauj hjl rid which ae 



iial La France is pink. 



known in cultivation under the general term of Ram- 

 bler Roses. 



The Polyantha section has given a fairly hardy 

 variety in Crimson Rambler. Useful as pillar and 

 trellis Roses and respond to high cultivation. In 

 pruning remove only the old canes, leaving the young 

 new growth to carry flowers next year. Some cluster 

 Roses of the Indica or Tea alliance popularly called 

 Polyanthas do not belong here. 



Garden-group 7. Evergreen. The so-called Evergreen 

 Roses hold their foliage until very late in the year and 

 in hybridization appear likely to yield varieties which 

 are practically evergreen. 



Sempervirens, useful as pillar Roses, producing 

 flowers in corymbs: very hardy: vigorous growth: 

 free bloomer: requires considerable thinning in prun- 

 ing. Types, Pelicite perpetuella. 



Wichuraiana (Fig. 21.55), most popular of all the 

 rampant Roses: very hardy: growing in any soil: 

 this promises to be the basis of a very valuable race 

 of American Roses: flowers in the type white. Hy- 



brids have been raised from Hybrid Perpetual and 

 Tea varieties giving large flowers, scented; such are 

 Gardenia and Jersey Beauty.* Several hybridists are 

 now working on this species, and he next few years 

 promise remarkable developments. W. A. Manda in 

 New Jersey, M. H. Walsh in Massachusetts .and M. 

 Horvath In Ohiu an- thu> ni-.-iijed. 



Cherokee (7t'. h' i-Kj.ihi ) ..t Mi,.' southern states can 

 be grown satisfarii.iily :>•,:■.>•. ir.,m its native regions 

 only in a greenhuu^,-. Fiu^. L'l.iL'-l. 



The Banksian iii. Jiaiikxuv). Two varieties of 

 this are known, the yellow and the white. Requires 

 gitenhouse treatment: evergreen: needs very little 

 pruning, merely shortening the shoots that have 

 bloomed. Yellow variety scentless, white variety pos- 

 sessing the odor of violets: flowers are produced in 

 graceful drooping clusters. 



Garlen-group 8. Pompon. A small-flowered Provence 

 Rose See No. 1. 



Garden-group 9. Hybr'ul Pi'r/n i.m ! . , , II ■:!',,, I ii'e- 

 montint. A large and coiiipi-i-lM n - 1 ■ . murh- 



mixed origin. The mixtiiiv with ,iil i ,: , i^ be- 



come so involved as to remli-r m |.:i i m h'h |,i .i.i h'ally 

 impossible. The characteristics may hi- (li-s.-nhcd as 

 strfif upright growth, sometimes inclined to pendulous: 

 fls of all types: foliage dull green, wrinkled, not shiny: 

 embracing generally the characteristics of the Provence, 

 Damask, French and the Chinese groups: fls. large, in- 

 cline 1 to flat, generally of dark colors. By far the 

 laige t and most comprehensive division. Figs. 2108-9. 

 Gxrden-group 10. Hiihrld Tens form a section of 

 the Hybrid Perpetual srt.ui) crossed back on to the Tea- 

 ented China, gra.liu.ilv l..sjni.' all identity. They dif- 

 fer fiom the pun- llyhi i-l r, r|H tnals by having foliage 

 f a leeper green and 1, -< w rinkled. Some of the best 

 forcing Roses ai<- in tin, ^liii],, which promises the 

 greatest develojinient fi-r .\ i " ii i;iii i -aiians; Robert 

 Scott is a type of this .-ii - i ' ,,1 from Mer- 



veillede Lyon, H. P.,aii.M:. - m Hybrid Tea. 



The La France type beloiiu- h, i- . I i-. J170. 



Gaiden-group 11. Muss. A |,ei i.>-iiial flowering 

 group of the Provence. See Summer Roses and Fig. 

 21d7 



Garden-group 12, Bonrhon. Dwarf and compact 

 growth, with rounded, more or less shining leaflets: 

 very floriferous: brilliant colors: good outline: in per- 

 fection late in the season: requires close pruning. Type, 

 Hermosa (or Armosa). 



Garden-group 13. Bourbon Perpetual. Very flor- 

 iferous : flowers moderate-sized, well formed, in clus- 

 ters Type, Madame Isaac Pereire. 



Garden- group 14. CMna. The China or Monthly 

 Rose is characterized by its positively perpetual man- 

 ner of flower. Its blooms become much darkened in 

 color from the action of the sun's rays: fls. small and 

 irregular in shape. Somewhat tender. Chiefly interest- 

 ing as the parent of the true Teas. 



The Tea-scented China or Tea Rose. Fig. 2171. 

 Large, thick petals, with the characteristic tea scent: 

 flowers generally light colored, pink and creamy yel- 

 low: growth free; the best for forcing. The group 

 has been hybridized with all other sections and the 

 Tea influence is seen throughout the Rose family. 

 Some of the varieties are climbing. Type, Bon 

 Silene and Homer. 



Lawrenciana. Dwarf forms, requiring the same 

 treatment as the Teas. Commonly known as the 

 Fairy Rose. 



Garden group 15. The Musk. Very fragrant: rather 

 tender: derived from ifosa wioscTjato .- fls. of pale color. 

 This group has been much hybridized with others, and 

 its identity is lost as a garden plant in that of its deriv- 

 atives, especially the Noisette. The flower buds are 

 elongated and the flowers produced in clusters. 



Noisette. Fig. 2172. Larger flowered than the true 

 Musk Roses: flowering very late: free gro-wth: more 

 hardy. The group bears a certain superficial resem- 

 blance to the Teas and requires moderate pruning; 

 will grow in any soil. This sub-group has been 

 largely blended with the Teas and with a loss of har- 

 diness. In consequence it has fallen into disuse. 

 Garden-group 16. Ayrshire. Perpetual forms of the 

 Ayrshire. For characters, See Summer Roses. 



