Greenhouse Roses 



The New Red Rose, Mrs. Henry Winnett 



This Rose is a seedling raised by Joiin H. Dunlop, of Toronto, Canada, and has the distinction of 

 being the first seedling Rose of Canadian origin that has been offered in commerce. It is a seedling 

 from Mrs. George Shawyer and Mrs. Charles Russell. 



In color it is a bright shade of crimson, not so dark as Hadley and not so light as the old standard 

 Richmond. It is a color that pleases the retail storeman and his patrons — the fmest of all the red or 

 crimson varieties. In form of flower it is excellent, the buds being long and well formed, and it has 

 good petalage and substance. The characteristics of parents in seedling Roses are an interesting 

 study, and we see in Mrs. Henry Winnett some characteristics of its parentage. 



Like Mrs. Charles Russell, the flower should develop to some extent on the plant before being cut, 

 as it will open to greater perfection when properly cut. If the bud is too hard when cut, it may often 

 mean a failure of the flower to expand fully, but it will keep for a long time if cut \\ hen partially ex- 

 panded. 



The habit of the plant is excellent. There is a certain resemblance to Shawyer in the foliage, but 

 it is harder and not inclined to mildew. Another Shawyer characteristic is the tendency to strong 

 bottom canes, which come early in the season and make a plant that throws strong-stemmed, long- 

 flowering growths. There are practically no cull flowers produced by this variety. 



Mrs. Henry Winnett was exhibited for the first time at the Cleveland Power Show, November, 

 1917. In competition it captured the highest award — Silver Medal, and four first prizes. 



We have four benches, each 250 feet long, planted to Mrs. Henry Winnett, and we invite inspection 

 of them. Two were planted in April, and there are plants in these benches which have produced nine 

 first-class flowers at a crop in October. We have two benches 

 planted on August i from 2^ 4-inch pots. From these plants 

 were cut the winning Roses exhibited at the American Rose 

 Society Show in Cleveland in November. The flowers were 

 bottom breaks, pinched once, and 4-foot stems from smal 

 stock planted in August will convince the Roseman that Mrs. 

 Henry Winnett is a free, easy grower. 



A comparison of grafted with own-root plants is interest- 

 ing. We have only a small section of one hundred on their 

 own roots. They are growing well, 

 breaking freely, but not equal in 

 size to the plants on Manetti. They 

 do show, however, that whether own- 

 root or grafted, the Rose is a good 

 handler. There appears to be no good 

 reason why it should not be grown 

 on its own root instead of being 

 grafted, if the grower is willing to gi^•e 

 it a chance to catch up to the grafted 

 plants which will start more quickly 

 and come to flower earlier. 



Comparing Mrs. Henry Winnett 

 with the two standard red Roses, 

 Hadley and Hoosier Beauty, we can 

 say that it is free from the blind 

 growths of Hadley and has none of the 

 marked tendency to black spot which 

 Hadley shows. It is stronger than 

 Hoosier Beauty in stem, does not 

 make the long, thin growths which are 

 characteristic of Hoosier Beauty, and 

 it will produce more flowers than 

 either of these varieties. It is an easier 

 Rose to handle, and, as we see it, the 

 best red Rose that has ever been offered 

 to the trade. Mr. Dunlop will offer the 

 Rose in Canada and we control the 

 sale in the United States. 



Grafted or own-root, ZVi-inch pots, 

 $6 per doz., $40 per 100; 3-inch, $7.50 

 per doz., $50 per 100; 4-inch, $9 per doz., 

 $60 per 100. 



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