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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 19 13 



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Three Rose Seedlings 



IN MY garden is a white rambler, a Thalia, I 

 think. The buds are quite yellow, but the 

 roses open almost pure white. It is most prolific 

 in its production of haws. Six years ago I chose 

 some of the largest, and breaking them open, 

 planted the seed in the fall. In the spring 

 five or six little seedlings came up and grew 

 apace. 



Last summer three of them bloomed, none of 

 them like the parent rose, and no two alike. One 

 of them was small and single, blooming in clusters 

 like the parent, but the individual flowers were 

 not much larger than a fifty-cent piece. They 

 were somewhat like the Wichuraiana but more 

 delicate. 



Another seedling seemed to have a more bushy 

 habit, spread out on all sides and was covered with 

 blossoms. It had the appearance of a big snow- 

 ball. The blossoms were in clusters and very 

 double, much more so than the parent, but the 

 blossoms were small and perfectly pure white. It 

 seemed to have inherited the sturdy growth of the 

 parent, and was more rampant than either of its 

 sisters. 



The third seedling which bloomed was my par- 

 ticular pride, as it was a pretty, soft pink, opening 

 deep pink in the centre. The buds were much 

 larger than those of the original and had the sepals 

 projecting beyond the closed petals. When opened 

 the blossoms were quite double and somewhat 

 larger than those of the original rambler. It was 

 a pretty color, but did not stand the sun well, 

 burning on the edges in the heat of the day. 



The leaves of all the seedlings are quite different 

 from each other and quite different from the parent. 



Long Island. Susan T. Homans. 



Desirable Roses for Southwestern 

 Idaho 



SEVERAL of the recent roses gave us great 

 delight last year in our garden, especially Mrs. 

 Aaron Ward and the Lyon. Mrs. Aaron VVard is 

 absolutely distinct in coloring from all other roses 

 I have known. It might be described as a bright 

 orange-salmon suffused with a golden glow. It 

 has a crisp, "jerky," clear-cut appearance, stands 

 straight on its delicate, strong stems and blooms 

 freely. It seems perfectly hardy. 



The Lyon, which we planted in the fall of 191 1, 

 was the first rose to bloom in the spring of 1912; 

 and when we saw the length of stem, and the size 

 and perfection of the full bloom — soft pink shaded 

 shrimp, orange, yellow, and salmon — we did not 

 wonder that it has been described as the "perfect 

 rose." For cut flowers we like Miss Kate Moulton, 

 salmon pink with long pointed buds, and the well 

 known white Maman Cochet. They are con- 

 tinuous bloomers, and both combine delicacy of 

 form and coloring. 



Gruss an Teplitz and Etoile de France are 

 free blooming, hardy red roses. And we always 

 want to have the white Frau Karl Druschki and 

 the less free blooming, blush colored Mildred 

 Grant. 



In our climate — that of Southwestern Idaho — 

 I much prefer fall planting. Roses planted late 

 in November and well protected are ready in the 

 spring to keep pace with well established plants. 

 We try to get the best two-year old, field-grown 

 plants that are obtainable. 



Idaho. Mrs. E. H. Plowhead. 



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