104 MAKING OF A FLOWER GARDEN 



chased. Grafted roses invariably run to stock suckers 

 and are a bad investment at any price. 



Individual preference will, of course, be an impor- 

 tant factor in the selection of varieties, but where an 

 abundance of cut flowers is desired -there is no ques- 

 tion that the preference should go to the hybrid teas ; 

 these, once established, will give constant bloom from 

 May until hard frost, and the blooms will grow finer 

 and more and more beautiful as the plant increases 

 in size and strength. If notable^sized flowers rather 

 than quantity is desired then all but the terminal 

 bud on each spray should be removed; this is an ad- 

 vantage, too, in cutting, as then there is no compunc- 

 tion over sacrificing buds, as there is when all the 

 buds are allowed to remain. It would be diflScult 

 to name a short list of most desirable teas where all 

 are so good, but it is safe for the amateur to start 

 out with the several varieties of Cochet (pronounced 

 "Cocha,") white, red, pink, crimson and yellow; the 

 several Killameys, Radiance, Charles Dingee, Madam 

 Baden, Edward Mawley, and add to these as one's 

 taste suggests. Of the hybrid perpetuals one should 

 include Frau Karl Drusehki, (the best white rose to 

 date), Gen. Jacqueminot, Virginia Coxe, Paul Ney- 

 ron. Prince Camile de Rohan, Fisher Holmes and 

 Baroness Rothschilde. Virginia Coxe is listed as a 

 hybrid tea but has the hardiness of the hybrid per- 



