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afford or accommodate, but remember the added care and atten¬ 
tion they demand. 
Of the Hardy Pillars, never rest until you acquire a Pauls Scarlet 
or two, a Roserie or a Thousand Beauties, a Mary Wallace, a Prim - 
rose and a Mermaid . 
POLYANTHA ROSES 
Polyanthas are hardy, everblooming, shrubby, little plants, 
flowering in immense clusters and suitable for massing in beds, 
low hedges, or borders. They are the Roses for the gardener who 
wants to spend the minimum of time and energy on his bushes 
and reap the maximum results. When once established they in¬ 
crease in strength and beauty from year to year but always retain 
their original neat habit of growth. They require little pruning 
except to remove very old, dead or diseased wood; and, if wisely 
chosen, planted in the sun, and not exposed to unhealthy plant 
neighbors, they will make you neither dust nor spray to any 
extent. All they will require is to have the old blooms cut off, and 
a little feeding now and then to keep them energetic. 
The Polyanthas vary considerably in height, size, and type of 
flower, and coloring so that it is a good plan to see a plant before 
ordering in large numbers for any special purpose. The invaluable 
Salmon Spray, La Marne and Alice Amos have fairly large flowers 
and grow as high as four feet. They should be used as hedges, 
massed in beds, or in front of evergreens, and as a border for 
taller-growing shrubs. 
The large-flowered and very lasting Kir¬ 
sten Poulsen and Else Poulsen are almost as 
tall (from two to three feet), and are suit¬ 
able for the same kind of planting. These 
two varieties, together with the low-grow¬ 
ing red and pink Lafayettes are somewhat in¬ 
clined to black-spot, but immune to mildew. 
For beds or edging, or for a gay 
border anywhere, there are seven 
Polyanthas which should be in every 
Habits and 
Pruning of 
Polyanthas 
Suggested 
Uses 
Hedges 
