Rose Garden. The variety in the foreground is Madame Gabriel Luizet 



Hardy Roses 



HE refined beauty of a perfect Rose cannot be surpassed by any other 

 flower, and no garden is complete without them. 



For the small garden, a selection may be made from the list given below, 

 which has been chosen for beauty, hardiness and vigor of growth. For the 

 larger Rose garden, many other varieties may be added, which we will procure. 



The Hybrid Perpetuals produce their most abundant bloom in June with 

 occasional blossoms during the summer and fall. The Hybrid Teas bloom con- 

 tinuously throughout the summer and fall until nipped by frost. This class 

 embraces some of the choicest varieties, which will amply repay the extra care 

 required in giving them the necessary winter protection. All Roses, even the 

 hardiest kinds, such as the Hybrid Perpetuals and Rosa rugosa, are all the bet- 

 ter for some slight protection in winter. 



For the Rose garden a protected situation is preferable. The soil should be 

 prepared by digging it 1 3^ feet deep and adding an abundance of well-rotted 

 manure and bone-meal. The plants may be put 2 to 3 feet apart. Budded 

 plants should be placed so that the joint is three inches below the surface of 

 the ground. Press the earth down firmly over the roots. Prune closely, cutting 

 off from one half to two-thirds of the tops. In summer keep the soil hoed deeply. 

 In winter hill up the earth and add strawy manure i foot deep. In the spring 

 Prairie Rose cut off the dead tips and thin out the branches. 



HYBRID PERPETUAL AND HYBRID TEA ROSES 



Anna de Diesbach. Hybrid Perpetual. Carmine. A 

 large, beautiful and fragrant Rose; plant vigorous. 



Baron de Bonstettin. Hybrid Perpetual. Velvety 

 maroon; one of the richest dark Roses. 



Baroness Rothschild. Hybrid Perpetual. Delicate 

 pink; large, full flowers, growing closely against the 

 smooth, light green leaves; very choice and beautiful; 

 not fragrant. 



Clio, Hybrid Perpetual. Flesh-pink, shading to rose; 

 flowers in clusters. A vigorous plant with good foliage, 

 and a free bloomer; a distinctly beautiful Rose. 



Francois Levet. Hybrid Perpetual. Cherry-red; a 

 valuable Rose, from its strong growth and free-bloommg 

 habit. 



Frau Karl Druschki. Hybrid Perpetual. The best 

 hardy white Rose. It has long pointed buds, and splendid 

 large, pure white blossoms; prolific and continuous in 

 blooming; vigorous in growth. 



General Jacqueminot. Hybrid Perpetual. Brilliant 

 crimson. A vigorous plant, with abundant large fragz-ant 

 blooms. One of the best known of all the hardy garden 

 Roses. 



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