Learn the Characteristics of Each Family of Rose Childre i 

 Before You Decide Upon Which Ones to Adopt 



No other tainih' ot plants, probably, is more wicieK- spread over the face of the earth than the Rose. Few other plants have in 

 the same genus so many different types and species. Thus it is that, from the tiny midget Roses to those of untold age and marvelous 

 dimensions, we find even,- size of bush and almost every habit of growth. 



Landscap)e architects, the expert users of Roses, call for many different types to fashion their garden pictures. You, too, reader, 

 may add refreshing variety and the charm of novelty to your garden picture if, first, you know each separate family and its traits. 

 To help you, we indicate below only a few of these families and the broader classifications. On page 8 are some of the vvays in 

 which Roses may best be used. 



Compare each paragraph as numbered with corresponding illustration below, to assist in comparing types 



5. Pillar Roses 



1 . Creeping Roses. See kind marked • on page 18. 

 The Wichuraiana Rose which clings close to the ground. It 



throws out runners which sucker and fasten themselves tightly, 

 thus making them valuable on embankments, as "a thing of 

 beauty." and also to prevent the soil from washing. 



2. Baby Roses. See page 16. 



Polyantlui. also called Baby Ramblers, even in the bush form 

 which do not ramble at all. They are remarkable for an almost 

 constant display of bloom. Quantities of small blossoms in clus- 

 ters cover the bushes throughout a longer uninterrupted period 

 than almost any other family. They are used as individual 

 specimens, for low hedges, for solid beds or for edging, and are 

 unsurpassed for cemetery- planting. 



3. Bush Roses 



We describe them here in two sizes (a) and (b). 



(a) SHORT. 15 to 30 inches. See pages IS to 17. 



Most of the Roses in the Tea and Hybrid Tea classes, also 

 the Bourbons, Bengals and Chinas, belong to this group, like 

 the Killarneys, Cochets, and the Roses in our Reliable 

 Dozen (p. 50). 



(b) TALL. 3 to 4 feet or more. See pages 24 and 25. 



Most of the Hybrid Perpetuals with larger and fewer flowers 

 are in this g^oup, and some Hybrid Teas, like Gruss an Teplitz. 

 Among Hybrid Perpetuals, Hugh Dickson, J. B. Clark and 

 Frau Karl Druschki often grow larger than the others. 



4. Shrub Size Roses 



We speak of this group in this manner because they are too 

 large to plant with other Roses in the Bush Rose beds, but rather 

 do they lend themselves for use on the lawn, either in groups or 

 as specimens, much as you would plant shrubbery. The Rugosas, 

 on page 22, make robust bushes, 3 to 4 feet through and 

 4 to 6 feet high. Some grow stronger than this. 

 Their compactness and uniformity also commend them 

 for hedge uses. Harison's. Yellow (p. 23) is in the shrub 

 class, as is the wonderful new Hugonis (inside 

 front page); also the Sweet- 

 briar and Moss Roses, p. 23 



This term, or phrase, is better known and more used abroad 

 than in America. May Queen Rose (p. 20), Golden Rambler (p. 17), 

 and other Roses, including Birdie Blye (p. 17), and some 

 too large to be well-behaved Bush Roses and not large enough to 

 be vigorous climbers, are tied to a stake or support and called 

 Pillar Roses. The stronger growing climbers, like American 

 Pillar, may likewise be cut back and so trained. 



6. Climbing Roses 



There is almost as much variety in Climbing 

 Roses as in all above five groups combined. The 

 most valuable group of Climbers are the hardy 

 ones which bloom only during the spring and early 

 summer — the Multifioras, and the Wichuraianas 

 and their Hybrids, h\oom in clusters. See pp. li 

 19, 20, and 21. Nearly all of these grow to a great 

 height (see cut, p. 19). The Wichuraiana family 

 has most pliable branches and are easily trained. 

 The other large group of Climbers are less hardy but 

 bloom riotously in the spring and some during 

 summer and fall; they are climbing sports of the 

 Teas, Hybrid Teas and Polyanthas (see page 17). 

 Climbing Mile. Cecile Brunner is a grand, hardy, 

 everblooming climber. 



Hardiness 



All Roses on pp. 18 to 27 

 (except p. 23) are quite 

 hardy. Roses, pp. 10 to 17 

 inclusive, need winter pro- 

 tection in latitude north of 

 Philadelphia. For winter pro- 

 tection see pp. 28 and 29 in 

 "How to Grow Roses" (p. g). 



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Creeping Roses 



Baby 

 Roses 



Tea and 

 Hybrid Tea 



Hybrid 

 Perpetual 



Pillar 

 Roses 



Climbing 

 Roses 



IN GROWING YOUR OWN ROSES 



SUCCESS WITH ROSES depends partly upon the quality 

 of the plants we send, but quite as much upon your knowledge of 

 what to get and how to treat what you get. Therefore this 

 and the following page (8). 



Even Rose-growing may be discouraging, unless, in the 

 first place, you have the knowledge of how to get what you want. 



It's the "know how" at the start that insures success and 

 satisfaction at the finish. 



You or your architect must picture your house before you build 

 it; to do this, seeing what others have done will help you to 

 formulate your own ideas, and, what is quite as important, to 

 know your materials and their possibilities. Pages 7 and 8 are 

 to help you "Know the joy of having your own Roses." 



West Grove, Penna, 



Rose Specialists 



