Selecting Your Roses Explanatory Key to pages 20 to 25 



This is the vital question. There are about 10,000 varieties in all, 

 so that much of your success and satisfaction will depend upon having 

 this question properly answered. 



Prof. Liberty H. Bailey, of Cornell University, and editor of the 

 Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, says: "The success of the 

 Rose in this country is very largely a question of the selection of 

 adaptable varieties." 



Pemberton, in his excellent work on "Roses," says to beginners: 

 "State your requirements to a friend who is an expert, and leave 

 the selection to him." Many of our customers do "leave the selection 

 to us" — even from far-off Bagdad, in Asia, come orders asking us to 

 select Roses "suitable for that country." 



It is fun to select for oneself, however, if one can, and you can if 

 you follow closely pages 17 and 20 to 25. 



Do you live in a temperate climate or a very cold one, or is your 

 garden in the sunny Southland, where the Frost King never reigns? 

 because some members of this wonderful Rose family are very sen- 

 sitive to frost. If you want Roses for bedding purposes, you will 

 want kinds that will (i) with protection live out doors over winter 

 in your locality; (2) they should be reasonably dwarf (not pillars or 

 climbers), and (3) you will probably want them as free-flowering as 

 possible. (See suggestions, pages 26 to 31.) 



The important characteristics of each Rose will be found in the 

 descriptions on pages 20 to 25. The following explanations will help 

 you to more fully understand the terms used. We state after the 

 name of each Rose — 



(i) The Class to which it belongs. (2) The Color of the flower. (3) 

 The Character of the Leaves when they are particularly worthy of 

 mention. (4) The Character of Growth (vigorous, moderate, etc.). 

 (5) The Purposes for which best suited. (6) The way to prune the 

 variety. (7) Other noteworthy remarks. One-year plants are sent 

 postpaid. The others will be sent express collect. We will, however, 

 send them express prepaid in U. S. A., provided we receive an 

 order amounting to $5 or over. 



After the name of the variety, the Class to which it belongs is 

 indicated by the following abbreviations: 



T. Tea Roses H.P. Hybrid Perpetual 



H.T. Hvbrid Tea H.R. Hybrid Rugosa 



B.C. Bourbon China M. Moss 



P. Polyantha H.C. Hardy Climber 



'-T.P. Tea-scented Polyantha W. Wichuraiana 



C.T. Climbing Tea H.W. Hybrid Wichuraiana 



C.H.T. Climbing Hybrid Tea A. Austrian Briers 



Of the above, the last seven classes include the hardiest Roses; they 

 will live out over winter in our temperate climate without protection, 

 but all Roses will be better for some protection. The classes in the 

 first column require careful protection, especially the Teas. The first 

 seven classes named above comprise the varieties which bloom most 

 continuously throughout the summer and fall. 



The Character of Growth is indicated upon a scale arranged as 

 follows: Weak, moderate, moderately vigorous, vigorous, very vigor- 

 ous; "robust" indicates sturdy and bushy, but short growth. Climb- 

 ers are described either as vigorous climbers, suitable for low pillar 

 or trellis, or very vigorous, suitable for archways, pergolas, or high 

 trellis. 



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