AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
April. 1914 
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Roses Everyone May Grovs^ 
By Henry Wild 
Photographs by Nathan Graves 
HE Rose evokes a wealth of memories that 
endears it to everyone, beyond its own tra- 
ditional sentiment. There is nothing sweeter 
than the fragrance of the Damask Rose, re- 
minding us of Colonial days ; nothing lovelier 
than the old-fashioned yellow Roses which 
found their places in our great-grandmothers’ gardens, and 
then there is the lovely Moss Rose, without which no old- 
time garden was complete. 'I'hey, with the Jack Roses and 
the Tea Roses, were the hardy pioneers, the forerunners 
of the glorious hybrid Teas that HI our Rose gardens 
to-day. 
The tea-scented Roses are noted for their beautifully 
shaped flowers and buds and for their exquisite fragrance. 
While not quite so hardy as either of the former types, their 
beauty and free flowering qualities amply repay any extra 
attention that may be bestowed on them in the way of 
Winter protection. 
The Moss Rose, famous in old-world tradition, their 
beautiful buds enclosed with a mossy-like covering, seem 
emblematic of the histories they recall. They appear to 
be linked with old castle gardens and moss-grown walls. 
The Austrian Briar Roses, that form such beautiful hedges, 
are ideal for decorative work. I'heir deep golden yellow 
blossoms in their setting of partly bronzed foliage suggest 
the use of old-time pottery vases in which to arrange them 
and of which they appear a part. T he climbing and trail- 
ing roses have advanced wonderfully in numbers during the 
last ten years, and to American hybridizers a great deal of 
credit is due for the state of perfection to which they have 
been brought. 
Several of the sweet-briar roses are hardy in the vicinity 
of New York and are well worth a trial. The fragrance 
emitted from their foliage tempts you to linger in the gar- 
den. Standard Roses have gained immensely in popularity 
of late. Owing to their being budded on Rosa Rugosa 
stems, there is not the discouraging losses as in former 
years, when they were budded on stock better suited to the 
comparatively mild climate of Great Britain and Southern 
Europe. The beauty of a Rose garden is greatly enhanced 
by a bed of standards. The dwarf Polyantha Roses are 
Ideal for small beds, and to use as an undergrowth for 
Standards. A very pretty combination can be made bv 
using hrau Karl Druschki" as a standard with a ground 
planting of “Baby Dorothy.” These two are particularly 
eflective and create a symphony in pink and white The 
Rugosa Roses are the hardiest of all, and when they are 
used as a hedge to enclose the Rose garden they are not 
