FOREWORD 



THE author believes that there is need for a short, 

 concise work on the best outdoor roses for our 

 American climate, with practical working rules for 

 their culture. It is his ami to supply this need in 

 three ways: 



First, by plain and carefully thought out rules, 

 which have proven successful for many years in 

 actual practice. 



Second, by a list of roses made only after the 

 entire catalogue list of varieties has been systemat- 

 ically tried for years in this country in testing beds. 



Third, by illustrations in color reproduced from 

 autochrome color photographs made from the varie- 

 ties tested. 



In addition, chapters devoted to general infor- 

 mation are added as of interest, and books going 

 further into detail on the various subjects are 

 suggested. 



The rules and arguments leading to their use, as 

 herein set forth, have, as a base, rose growing in 

 the approximate climate of the Middle Atlantic 

 States, where the extreme temperature in winter 

 does not often go below zero and the summer heat 



