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ROSES 



Culture: Very rich soil, thoroughly well 

 drained. Protection in winter is necessarv 

 except in the real South or in California. In 

 the climate of the East and Xorth the Teas 

 are not hardy. Prune by cutting back hard. 

 Example: Isabella Sprunt. 



Wichuraiana Hybrids (R. Wichuraiana 

 X Teas or Hybrid Perpetuals). — Habit: 

 Prostrate, slender; green bark. Foliage: 

 Small, glabrous, nine leaflets, half evergreen. 

 Prickles: Hooked, small. Flowers: Small, 

 numerous, in corymbs, July to September. 

 Culture: On any sort of soil; does well in all 

 sorts of situations. Prune only as necessary 

 to the overcrowded shoots. Type: Dawson. 

 This is a new group of immense importance 

 to American gardens, yielding the best climb- 

 ing roses for porch or trellis. 



WHEN THEY BLOOM 



The Hybrid Perpetual varieties have one 

 period of bloom, from about June 5th to July 

 5th. If judiciously cut back after blooming, 

 some additional flowers mav be expected in 

 mid-autumn. But as a rule the term "per- 

 petual" is a verv misleading name with 

 American conditions of climate. This is the 



