W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, GENEVA, N. Y. 
Everblooming Roses. 
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 varieties 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 wonderful 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 necessary to give that culture to the plant best adapted to produce 
this result. A very rich soil is of the first importance and it must 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 planted in the fall or spring. All roses should be severely cut back at the time of plant¬ 
ing, and thereafter every spring. 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses may be cut back immediately after flowering to ensure new growth and increased blooming 
the same season. 
WINTER PROTECTION 
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 all of which should be removed early in the spring. 
INSECT REMEDIES 
For any 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 or wash of whale oil 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 grown and we have been testing and selecting for years to secure a satis¬ 
factory list for ourselves and our customers. The following varieties with brief 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 qualities rather than by the regular classification. 
The roses we offer are not the little soft plants grown as small as possible so as to send by mail, but good, strong 
two-year plants 18 to 30 inches high and well rooted. No statement is needed to convince planters which are best. 
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