November 25, 1920 



The Rorists' Review 



29 



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BEDDING BOSES FOB SOUTH. 



Tests of Twenty-Five Years. 



During the last twenty-five years I 

 have tested more than 2,000 varieties of 

 bedding roses in the open ground, giv- 

 ing only a minimum amount of care and 

 attention to the plants, endeavoring, as 

 far as possible, to determine the value 

 of each variety under conditions which 

 the rose usually finds in the gardens 

 throughout the country, where they are 

 made to struggle, in most instances, for 

 their very existence. 



The bedding rose which I have in view 

 is one that does well on its own roots. 

 It is a gross feeder, vigorous in growth, 

 with foliage resistant to the greatest de- 

 gree to the attacks of fungous diseases 

 and other ills. It is prolific in bloom, 

 constant under the most trying condi- 

 tions, producing well formed buds and 

 open flowers of good substance which 

 stand up well when used for house dec- 

 oration. 



Object of List. 



I shall, no doubt, be criticized for the 

 list of bedding roses I am giving you, 

 because I am leaving out many of your 

 favorites, as well as many varieties 

 which I am sure would add materially 

 to any list if grown by skilled hands, 

 but I have in mind rather the small 

 buyer who loves the rose because it is 

 chaste and beautiful and who has little 

 time from the drudgery of everyday life 

 to care for its needs. Under adverse 

 conditions only the vigorous, robust rose 

 will give a semblance of its real worth 

 and beauty. Lack of knowledge in 

 plant culture, sentiment and sympathy 

 has been the process by which many 

 roses have met an untimely end. 



Owing to the great diversity of soil 

 and climatic conditions throughout the 

 country, the list I have prepared is 

 suited only to localities similar to the 

 one in which I live. I would not under- 

 take to offer a list that would prove sat- 

 isfying elsewhere, as each section of the 

 country offers obstacles in growing suc- 

 cessfully many of the varieties that are 

 reliable in favored localities. How- 

 ever, you will find in my list many va- 

 rieties that are not oversensitive to cli- 

 matic conditions wherever planted in 

 southern sections. 



Tea Eose Most Satisfactory. 



As a whole, the tea rose is the most 

 satisfactory family suited to southern 

 conditions. It thrives on its own roots, 

 is robust in growth, floriferous, fragrant, 

 constant in bloom and always depend- 

 able. 



Next in order I would place the hy- 

 brid teas. When well done, all are beau- 

 tiful, but the majority are slackers 

 when the rub comes, and only the fa- 

 vored few are worthy of extended plant- 

 ing unless grown under equable condi- 

 tions. 



To the above two groups may be add- 

 ed a few Bourbons, Chinas, hybrid 



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remontants, rugosas and their hybrids 

 and the baby ramblers. These families 

 not only add variety to extended lists, 

 but many are among our most depend- 

 able bedders. 



Three Groups. 



Bedding roses may be divided into 

 three groups, (a) those grown for cut 

 flowers, (b) those grown for massing or 

 mass effect, and (c) those grown for 

 borders, dwarf beds or similar require- 

 ments. Further divisions should be 

 made, especially with varieties used for 

 massing. Some of the most dependable 

 varieties are unequal in growth, i. e., 

 Duchesse de Brabant is a strong grower, 

 while Grass an Teplitz is only moderate 

 in growth. It is needless to say that for 

 mass planting or grouping, the best ef- 

 fect is brought about by using only one 

 variety. Never use varieties of unequal 



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growth in mixed plantings. If this 

 method is disregarded, within a few 

 years the weaker member will be over- 

 shadowed by those of vigorous growth 

 and will soon become diseased and die. 

 I have found the following list to be 

 dependable under the trying extremes 

 that we have in this section: 



TEA ROSES. 

 Cut flowpr varietlps. 



William R. Smitli. salmon and rose-pink. 



Maman Cochet. liffht pink, shaded with salmon. 



White Cochet, creamy white, faintly tinged 

 with blush. 



Helen Good, delicate yellow, suffused with 

 pink, each petal edged deeper. 



Mrs. BenJ. R. Cant, deep rose. 



Safrano, apricot and fawn. 



Papa Gontier, rosy crimson, 



Etoile de Lyon, bright stilpliiiryoll<iw. 



Alexander Hill Gray, deep golden yellow. 



Marie Van Houtte, canary yellow, petals tipped 

 with deep rose. 



Pevoniensls, creamy white, blush center. 



To the above may be added such va- 

 rieties as Blumenschmidt, Mile. F. Kru- 

 ger. Bride, Bridesmaid. Isabelle Sprunt. 

 Maurice Rouvier, "White Bougere, Gen- 

 eral Tartas and Marie Guillot. 



TEA ROSES. 

 Varieties suited for massing and show 

 Duchesse de Brabant, light rose, shMilini; t.) 

 salmon. , j . , 



Mme. Jos. Schwartz, creamy white, tinted piiik. 

 Mme. Lambard, bright deep rose. 

 Snowflake, pure white. 



These varieties are also good as cut 

 flower ^•arieties, but for growth, free- 

 dom of bloom and general mass effect, 

 tliey are unequaled. 



HYBRID TEA ROSES. 

 Cut flower varieties. 



Radiance, rosy carmine. 



Red Radiance, glowing crimson. 



President Tuft, deep shining pink. 



Antoine Rivoire, rosy flesli on yellow ground. 



K. R. Patzer. creamy huff. 



t'ol. .S. R. Williamson, satiny white, blush cen- 

 ter. 



Helen Gould, bright red. 



I.Kairent Carle, velvety carmine. 



Mme. Abel Cliatenay, carmine rose, shaded 

 salmon. 



I.iiidy I'rsula, flesh pink. 



Rliea Reid, dark velvety red, 



Mrs. A. R. Waddell. coppery orange — a beauti- 

 ful coniliination of colors. 



Mme. Jenny (Jilleniot, deep saffron yellow. 



HYBRID TEA ROSES. 



Varieties suited for massing. 

 Ecarlate, brilliant red. 



Red Letter Day, brilliant glowing scarlet. 

 Mile. H. Cambier, orange yellow. 

 AVellesley, pink. 

 Miss Cynthia Ford, pink. 



Where one has good soil conditions, 

 position and the desire to increase the 

 list, and also a willingness to work and 

 occasionally take defeat, the following 

 should be grown: 



General MacArthur, Ophelia, 



Lady Ashton, Betty, 



Mme. Segond Weber, Mrs, Chas. Russell, 



White Killarney, Mme. Euler, 



Columbia, Mme. Jules Grolez, 



Florence Pemherton, Killarney, 



Mme. Testout. Mrs. Aaron Ward, 



General Jansen, Kalserin. 



Kaiscrin, a most beautiful white 

 rose, is unsatisfactory on its own roots. 

 It does well, however, budded on canina 

 or multiflora stocks. I have had splen- 

 did results by growing climbing Kai- 

 serin as a bush plant, but this takes time 

 and constant attention. 



Lesser Classes. 



Bourbons offer few varieties, but 

 when properly grown, they prove their 

 worth by giving a mass of bloom, espe- 

 cially during the fall months. Eugene 

 Marlitt is an indispensable garden rose. 

 It should be included in every list of de- 

 pendable varieties. 



Empress Eugenie, bright pink. 

 Eugene Marlitt, rich scarlet witli deeper tones. 

 W'hite Malmaison, white, tinted lemon yellow, 

 Souv. de la Malmaison, blush white, shaded 

 flesh. 



Hermosa. bright pink. 

 Sombrieul, white. 



Malmaison and its white form should 

 be pruned only sparingly. If allowed to 

 grow into large bushes their freedom of 

 bloom will repay any and all attention 

 given, 



China roses have been practically sup- 

 planted by the dwarf polyantha or baby 

 roses, but several are indispensable, 

 such as Gruss an Teplitz and Louis Phil- 

 ippe. The latter is one of the best gar- 

 den roses grown. Free in growth and 

 constant in bloom, it always offers a 

 handful of flowers when almost every 

 other rose is at play. 



Iy>uis Philippe, velvpt.v crimson. 



Gruss an Teplitz, deep crimson, shaded maroon. 



Burbank. clierr.v rose. 



Hybrid remontants include a splendid 

 list of varieties which are prolific spring 

 bloomers, but unless careful and con- 

 stant attention is given to pruning, the 

 fall crop of blooms is limited. Those 

 varieties which are usually termed ever- 

 bloomers are usu.tHv poor growers and 



