Book of Gardens 
FOUR 
O F 
THE 
ROSE 
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FAMILIES 
From the Hybrid Perpetuals , Teas , Hybrid Teas and Polyantha Types 
The Rose Lover Makes a Selection for All-Season Bloom 
A I 'HERE are three principal groups with 
X which the rose grower should familiarize 
himself—the Hybrid Perpetuals, made up of 
roses of mixed parentage but practically all 
of the hardy or perpetual type; the Tea rose, 
tea scented, which is not hardy except in the 
South or in California; and the Hybrid Teas, 
standing between these two rose extremes, being 
the offspring of the hardy Hybrid Perpetuals 
and the Teas, and having been developed 
toward hardiness as far as possible. Of course 
there are many other kinds and the fact that 
there are over four thousand species of the 
genus in Europe and Western Asia alone, will 
only confuse the amateur. Choice, then, should 
be made for season of bloom and varying qual¬ 
ity and texture of flower. 
The first roses to bloom are those of the Hy¬ 
brid Perpetual class—the June roses—which 
begin usually about the 5th of June and con¬ 
tinue on for a month. The Teas and Hybrid 
Teas begin later—about the 15th—and carry 
their first flower production until the last week 
in July. Then they rest a bit, save for a few 
fugitive blooms, until about the end of August, 
when they start in once more and blossom un¬ 
til frost. The interval between the end of July 
and the end of August is filled in with two 
other classes, the Bengal and the Polyantha. 
The latter are clustered masses of small flowers 
usually and the bushes are not large. 
The number of plants of each class which a 
rose garden should have must, of course, be 
determined by the size of the garden, but a fair 
proportion is two Hybrid Teas, one Bengal, one 
Polyantha and one Tea to each Hybrid Per¬ 
petual, or five Hybrid Teas to one Hybrid Per¬ 
petual. 
Of the Hybrid Perpetuals, Baron de Bon- 
stetton, General Jacqueminot and Prince Ca¬ 
mille de Rohan are among the deep and velvety 
reds. Paul Neyron, in addition to being the 
largest rose in the world, is free flowering, of 
a fine, deep rose color. Darker than this is 
Marshall P. Wilder. Two good whites are 
Frau Karl Druschki and Margaret Dickson. 
Another white is Marchioness of Londonderry. 
Mrs. John Laing is an abundant soft pink. 
Among the Hybrid Teas, an excellent red 
rose is General McArthur. Betty is good for 
late summer, a rare shade of coppery gold over¬ 
laid with yellow. Another wonderful yellow 
rose is the Duchess of Wellington. Redder than 
flame is Gruss an Teplitz. For pale shell pink 
nothing has yet excelled La France. 
In the Tea Rose class, Harry Kirk should 
lead for the yellows, seconded by Marie Van 
Houtte, a paler shade edged with pink. For 
later summer and fall bloom William R. Smith 
is good, although tender and requiring care. 
Of the Bengal roses, Hermosa is a popular 
choice and can be massed in beds. Countess de 
Cayla is another of this class, a coppery tone 
shaded with orange. The blushing little Clo- 
tilde Soupert is a tractable, densely petalled 
hybrid Polyantha, generally classed as white. 
Then there are Louise Walter, soft rose pink; 
Orleans, with flowers red as geraniums, and 
Yvonne Rabier, the baby white rambler. 
Roses should, be given a place by themselves, and, where space permits, a special bed to each family. On the estate of Charles Harding 
at Dedham, Mass., the queen of flowers has a regal and abundant spot—a formal garden walled in by high architectural lattice with seats 
and gates at the terminals of the paths. Guy Lowell, architect 
