OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



Fragrance Quite marked. 



Lasting Color good, little liable to blue; fragrance endures; 



form good. 



Shape Good in bud; pleasing in open flower. 



Substance Above the average. 



Petallage Varies ; too many in spring, too few in summer. 



Size Medium. 



Blooming May and June 6; July 10; August 2; September 7; 



October and late 1 ; total 26. 

 Hardiness Canes living 8 to 18 inches above ground level in 



spring. 



Foliage Susceptible to mildew and spot 



Growth Average. 



Stem Good. 



Plant 20 inches. 



Prune 5 eyes. 



Note Does best on Multiflora. 



General MacArthur; Hybrid Tea; E. G. Hill Company, 1905. 

 Bright crimson. 



Novelty In fragrance. 



Color Very good. 



Fragrance Strong. 



Lasting Color tends to blue; fragrance endures; form fair. 



Shape Buds attractive; flower sometimes opens flat. 



Substance Fair. 



Petallage Perfect. 



Size Medium ; small in hot weather. 



Blooming May and June 10; July 12; August 5; September 5; 



October and late 3; total 35. 



Hardiness Canes living 6 to 10 inches above ground level in 



spring. 



Foliage Almost immune from mildew; slightly susceptible to 



spot. 



Growth Above the average. 



Stem Fair. 



Plant 20 inches. 



Prune 6 eyes. 



Note Until the advent of Rochemur, was considered the 



best all-round red rose. There are several roses 

 very much on the color of MacArthur, perhaps 

 the best being C. W. Cowan, Eugene Boullet and 

 Freifrau Ida von Schubert. Does a little better on 

 Multiflora. 



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