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very freely on long strong stems; the latter, which is prov- 

 ing to be one of the most popular climbing Roses ever in- 

 troduced, also has single flowers of great size, nearly four 

 inches across, and of a delicate pink with clear white aureole 

 in the center of the blossoms, making a striking and at- 

 tractive contrast. Extreme healthiness and hardiness is 

 another feature of both these splendid varieties. 



Still another new type of climbing Roses is to be found 

 in Tausendschon ("thousand beauties"). Its most dis- 

 tinctive feature lies in the remarkable variety of coloring 

 found in the blossoms, which open a soft pink, but change 

 through the different stages of development to various 

 shades of carmine rose and creamy white, even of light 

 yellow, producing a most novel effect. The flowers are 

 very large for a climbing Rose, reaching three inches in 

 diameter, and somewhat open in form. 



Among the bush or garden Roses a new type has been 

 recently attained in the Pernetianas or Hybrid Austrian 

 Briars. Two of the distinct characteristics of this type are 

 the double or changing colors of the flowers, and the 



planter of Roses, whether a beginner or the already happy 

 possessor of some of these queens of the floral world, the 

 material now available is reviewed in the following para- 

 graphs, with cultural hints that will make for success in 

 attaining the particular results desired. The varieties sited 

 are by no means claimed to be the only good ones; in fact, 

 personal taste must be the final arbiter in deciding what's 

 "best," but the sorts mentioned have been found to be uni- 

 versally satisfactory, and may be depended on to produce 

 good results. 



ROSES FOR THE GARDEN 



This class has, of course, received more attention than 

 any of the others, and for that reason we shall here con- 

 sider it very briefly. (Those who wish a more detailed 

 account of the construction and management of the Rose 

 garden are referred to the April, 191 1, issue of American 

 Homes and Gardens.) The garden should be located on 

 high ground, where the drainage will be good, and unless 

 the subsoil is sandy or gravelly the bed should be dug out 

 to a considerable depth — two or three feet, loosening up 



fragrance of the foliage. The plants are very hardy, flower the soil below that with a pick, and filling in some ten inches 



profusely in early Summer and again to some extent in late of broken stone, coal cinders or other rough material, cov- 



Summer and Fall. Juliet is the most distinct and deserving ered with sod or litter to hold the dirt when it is replaced, 



of this type so far put out. The flowers are large and full; The bed should be protected from north winds, if possible, 



the inside of the petals is a rich, Rose red, deepening as and must be out of the shade of, and what is just as im- 



the petals open, and the outside is a beautiful old gold, the portant, out of the reach of the hungry roots of large trees, 



combination proving very effective and elegant. If the soil is not naturally fairly heavy, loam or muck should 



The "Baby Ramblers," while not as new as the types be added, and the whole well enriched with rotted manure- 



mentioned above, are not yet as widely known as they 

 should be for their many charming and desirable qualities, 

 among which are their profuseness and constancy of bloom. 

 By all means add a few to your Rose garden — or to your 

 flower garden, for that 

 matter. They are de- 

 scribed more fully under 

 Roses for borders. 

 THE MANY uses for 

 roses 

 While all the above 

 are well worth one's at- 

 tention and a good deal 

 of extra effort to get pos- 

 session of, the new Roses 

 of regular types and even 

 the old sorts, which re- 

 main unequalled for par- 

 ticular purposes, must 

 not be lost sight of. Rose 

 growers have given most 

 of their attention in re- 

 cent years to the Hybrid 

 Teas, although the hardy 

 climbers, especially dur- 

 ing the last ten years, 

 have come in for their 

 share of development 

 and popularity. But with 

 the great number of uses 

 to which Roses may now 

 successfully be put, and 

 the ever increasing num- 

 ber of varieties to choose 

 from, it becomes more 

 and more necessary to 

 make one's selection ac- 

 cording to those qualities 

 which make a Rose espe- 

 cially desirable for this 

 or for that purpose. As 

 a guide to the prospective 



Irish Brightness, single Hybrid Tea Rose 



the upper ten inches of soil, however, being left clean, fine 

 loam, that the Rose roots may be tempted to strike down 

 deep into the soil. 



The three classes of Roses most used for the garden are 



the Hybrid Teas, the Hy- 

 brid Perpetuals, and the 

 Teas — of value in the or- 

 der named, exceptthat the 

 Hybrid Perpetuals are 

 the hardiest, and for lo- 

 calities where the Winter 

 is very severe, more prac- 

 tical than the other 

 classes. It should be 

 noted that the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals are not "per- 

 petual" bloomers; the 

 Teas and Hybrid Teas 

 coming nearer to claim- 

 ing that distinction — a 

 fact which makes it well 

 worth while to give them 

 that little extra attention 

 they demand in the way 

 of winter mulching. If 

 the Rose garden is want- 

 ed only to furnish blooms 

 of the finest size and 

 quality, it will have to be 

 handled a little different- 

 ly than where the object 

 is a fine display outdoors, 

 in which case the number 

 of flowers and form of 

 the bushes, as well as the 

 size of the individual 

 flowers, must be taken 

 into consideration. The 

 following varieties are 

 good for either purpose, 

 but should be treated ac- 

 cording to the end in 



