Contents 



The Amateur's Rose-Garden 3 



Establishing Ideals 5 



The Rose-Lover's Calendar of Operations 6 



Where to Plant Roses . 9 



Preparing to Grow Roses 14 



Drainage 14 



Soils 15 



Fertilizers . 16 



When to Plant 17 



Treatment on Arrival 18 



Planting ... 20 



Staking the Roses 22 



Labeling 22 



Platting 24 



Mulching . 25 



Protecting the Roses 26 



From Frost . 26 



From Enemies 29 



Pruning .... 31 



How to Use This Pruning Information . 34 



Own Root, and Budded or Grafted Roses 36 



Selecting the Roses ... . . 37 



Terms Used to Describe Appropriate Uses 41 



One Hundred and Fifty-Eight Choice Roses 43 



Roses for Various Purposes and Uses . 64 



Selections for Special Sections of the United States of 



America . . 77 

 The Pacific Northwest . J. A. Currey 77 



Minneapolis and Vicinity . Theodore Wirth 79 



New York and Lower New England. . . Rev. E. M. Mills 80 



Roslyn and Northwest Long Island . Admiral Aaron Ward 81 



Philadelphia and Vicinity . . . Dr. Robert Huey 82 



Washington, D. C, and Points South Dr. XV. Van Fleet 83 



The South Atlantic and Gulf States C. Wintzer 84 



Chicago and the North. W. C. Egan 85 



The Increasing Regard for Roses 91 



The American Rose Society 92 



Rose Test-Gardens 93 



Municipal Rose-Gardens 95 



A Famous Rose-Garden . 98 



The Red Rose Church at Manheim 100 



Rose-Beads i or 



Attar of Roses. ^2 



Hybridizing. io ^ 



Bibliography . I0 ^ 



Synonymous Roses . 106 



Analysis of Species . i y 



Roses Arranged in Classes. ii0 



Index T ! 5 



