Crusader. See page 17 



Francis Scott Key. See page 17 



HYBRID TEA ROSES 



HYBRID TEAS are the most beautiful of everblooming Roses. From 

 earliest Rose-time until killing frost, they are scarcely ever without 

 bloom. The expensive Roses from the florists' shops are Hybrid Teas, 

 many of which do well outdoors in beds where they cover themselves with 

 lovely flowers which may be cut at will. They provide infinite variety in 

 form, in soft tints and sparkling colors. Some are double; some are single; 

 and there are all degrees between. There are delightful shades of white and 

 pink and red; yellow in all tones from cream to gold, and coppery hues hke 

 burning bronze. 



Midway between the Tea Roses and Hybrid Perpetuals, the Hybrid Teas 

 happily combine the better qualities of both. They bloom more constantly 

 than the Hybrid Perpetuals; they are more vigorous and hardy than the 

 Teas, and many of them are deliciously fragrant. They need protection from 

 zero weather and insects and diseases which try to bother them; but, on the 

 whole, they do better without coddling and need only common-sense at- 

 tention. Scattered through the following pages are varieties sometimes 

 called Pernetianas. These comprise Roses of rich yellow, orange, and bronze 

 shades with glossy foliage, alas, quite subject to black-spot but far too good 

 to miss. 



The perfect Rose does not exist. No one variety combines all desirable 

 qualities in the superlative degree. The Roses listed in the following pages 

 are carefully chosen for individual qualities of growth or bloom, beauty of 

 form or fragrance. Each has points of excellence, and some have nearly all 

 the qualities that make a perfect Rose. For your convenience, we have 

 assembled them into color groups. Besides the Star Rose Index on p. 8, the 

 amount of space given to each is an indication of its merit, in so far as we 

 have learned by careful testing and consultation with competent rosarians. 



April 28, 1924. I ordered from five different places, and 

 there was no comparison in the packing; yours was far 

 superior.— Mrs. L. S. W., Medina, N. Y. 



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