BEST VARIETIES WITH CHARACTERISTICS 



Petallage Deficient in number. 



Size Medium to small. 



Blooming. ... .Two-year-old plants, May and June 11; July 20; 



August 8; September 11; October and late 15; 



total 65. 



Hardiness Canes living 6 inches above ground level in spring. 



Foliage Almost perfect; good color and substance; practically 



immune from disease. 



Growth Splendid; high, strong and bushy, with many canes. 



Stem Fairly good. 



Plant 24 inches. 



Prune 6 eyes. 



Note Well adapted for decorative purposes and easily 



established. 



A MAIN LIST OF ROSES 



In the main list the numerals 2 and 3 appear in 

 column marked "List." 



The roses listed No. 2 are those which have stood 

 the tests very well; they have surpassed the great 

 main body of varieties which have been discarded 

 as not coming up to the requisite standard. No. 2 

 is a list of honor and is for good, all-round roses, 

 with the faults plainly noted under the various head- 

 ings. Before putting these roses in this No. 2 list 

 hundreds of roses have been carefully tested, and 

 these are the ones which have been found most 

 suitable for our climate and conditions as all-round 

 varieties. 



For a person wishing a greater variety of all-round 



roses than is included in the first forty-eight, No. 2 



is recommended. 



The roses listed No. 3 are special roses and should 

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