GENERAL INFORMATION 



Wichuraianas would be roses to try on such an 

 exposure, and if four such roses of the same variety 

 were planted on four different exposures they would 

 come into bloom at various times, thus lengthening 

 the period of bloom. 



A difference in soil and situation affects the time 

 of bloom to some extent. A north slope will come 

 in slightly later than a southern exposure; but in 

 colder sections, and particularly in sections where 

 late frost is liable to occur after growth is started, a 

 north slope is a safe exposure. In such a situation 

 the early spring sun will not reach the roses as it 

 would on a southern slope, and they will not be 

 forced into growth only to be killed back afterwards 

 by the late frosts. It has been well proven that high 

 ground will not have as much frost as low, well- 

 sheltered ground, for in the latter the frost will 

 settle in the late spring and cause damage, whereas 

 on the high ground the air will have free access and 

 will not allow the frost to remain, as it seems to do in 

 low-lying ground. 



Proximity to the ocean or any large body of water 

 gives a more even temperature than is found in 

 inland sections. On Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts, 

 where we lived for a number of years, we were very 

 successful with our Hybrid Teas, and even with 

 some of the Teas. The winters were much colder 



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