BEST VARIETIES WITH CHARACTERISTICS 



Under size of bloom all the roses under "M" 

 (which stands for medium) could not be expected 

 to be of a uniform size, but approximately they are 

 the same. Concerning the blooming, as designated 

 by the letters, it will be appreciated that, under 

 certain conditions, roses will exceed or fall below the 

 averages which we have decided upon. It would be 

 impossible to give a list all the subdivisions of 

 which would be absolutely correct under any and 

 all conditions; but for all average working condi- 

 tions our list will be found to be accurate, and by 

 going over the same carefully, the reader should be 

 able to decide just exactly what he may expect 

 from any given rose. 



The roses marked "A" for hardiness indicate 

 that as a rule the wood does not winter kill enough 

 to prevent their being pruned as recommended. 

 Among the Hybrid Perpetuals, the canes in the 

 spring will be less winter killed than the Hybrid 

 Teas; but as you are pruning to at most six or 

 seven eyes in the very strongest of the Hybrid Teas, 

 and as low down as two or three eyes, you will find 

 that in the varieties marked "A," as to hardiness, 

 the wood will be living beyond this point; and, 

 therefore, while in reality the Hybrid Teas marked 

 "A" are not as hardy in the amount of wood left 

 as the Perpetuals, nevertheless we mark them 



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