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A Modern Rose Garden. 
Roses 
Very great progress has been made within the last few years in rose culture and the best 
list of roses of today would not contain many v'arieties that were the best a few years ago. From 
the ends of the earth new varieties and new species are gathered, new hybrids are produced 
and new seedlings are grown from which careful selections are made, and it is truly won- 
derful what the results have been up to date. About all that is desirable in a rose has been 
obtained in color, size, fragrance and hardiness. 
As roses are raised mostly for their flowers, it is nec*essary to gis'e that culture to the plant 
best adapted to produce this result. A very rich soil is of the first importance and it 
be made so by thoroughly working into it plenty of old composted stable manure in which 
leaf mold has been decomposed. , , , , 
Hardy sorts of roses may be i>lanted in the fall or spring. All roses should be severely 
out back at the time of planting, and thereafter every spring. 
ilybrid Perpetual Hoses may be cut back immediately after flowering to ensure new 
growth and increased blooming the same season. 
Wintci* l*i*otoc‘tioii. — All roses in this climate will give better results if protected in the 
winter. The best way is to cover the plants with dry leaves kept down by evergreen boughs, 
ail of which should be removed early in the spring. 
Ins<H‘l HcnuMlies.— For anv insect that eats the foliage, a dusting of the damp leaves with 
white hellebore will be safe and sufficient. For thrips and aphides a spraying of whaleoil soap 
will be effective. If mildew appears, sprinkle the moist leaves with dry powdered sulphur or 
sprinkle with sulphide of potassium dis.solved in water. A cubic inch to a gallon of water. 
Remarks 
There are thousands of varieties of roses srown, and we have been testing and selecting for 
years to secure a satisfactory list for ourselves aud our customers. We can supply most any 
of the meritorious new creations by others at regular introductory price.s, but refuse to accept 
orders for such as may not have l)een thoroutthly tested or the merit.s of which will not have 
become established. The followinK varieties with Itrief descriptions, we regard as good a list 
as can be made, including some good old sorts and all desirable new ones. 
Roses are divided into a number of classes which overlap each other so as to make much 
confusion. We have tried here to classify according to hardiness and blooming ciualities rath- 
er than I>y the regular classification. 
The roses we offer are not the little soft plants grown as small as possible so as to send by 
mail. l)Ut good, strong two-year-old plants 18 to 80 inches high and well rooted. Xo statement 
is needed to convince planters which are best, in describing roses we have used the follow- 
ing letters to designate the class to which each sort belongs: 
H. for Hybrid Perpetual or Remontant. S. for Summer. II. X. for Hybrid Xoisette. 
H. T. for Hybrid Tea. T. for Tea. H. Ch. for Hybrid China. 
H. C. for Hybrid Climber. .X. for Xoisette, P. for Prairie. 
(Xoisette, •Bourbon, Bengal or China and Tea). The following varieties we keep in stock, 
mostly in pot.s, so they can be shipped at any sea.son. They <‘an l)e planted at any time out 
of doors or they can remain in the pots for house culture and winter blooming. Any treat- 
ment that will keep them growing will favor an aliundance of bloom. Varieties marked (f) 
are usually hardy in the open ground in this section if suitalily protected in winter. 
Hoiigar or (’Iiiiia Ko.se. .V native of China. Of moderate liranching growth, with flowers and 
foliage both small. They are not very hardy but with protection are valuable on account of 
the profusion of crimson buds which such sorts as Agrifipina produce. 
Kourboii. A hytfrid of Bengal and Dama.sk Ro.ses. Quite hardy. Foliage dark and lus- 
trous: habit vigorovis: flowers are generally of light shades. 
Xoi.settc. Quite hardy. Flowers in small clusters and blooms very freely all the season. 
Tea. Native of China. Flowers valuable because of the beautiful buds. See Catherine Jler- 
met, Perle des .lardines, etc. 
