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House & Garden 
The Ever Essential Rose 
{Continucd from page 31) 
Fourth, protection: the 
use of such measures as 
will guard the plants in 
summer from insects and 
diseases likely to interfere 
with their perfect devel¬ 
opment ; and in winter, 
from injury by freezing, 
the weight of snow, etc. 
Anyone who is starting 
out to grow roses must 
make up his or her mind 
in advance that much care¬ 
ful thought and some ex¬ 
perimenting along each of 
these lines will be neces¬ 
sary before full measure 
of success is to be ex¬ 
pected. You may say to 
yourself “Uneasy must lie 
the head that would wear 
a crown of roses,” but 
most of these things, after 
the first year or so of ex- 
p e r i e n c e , will become 
routine work, not nearly 
so formidable as it looks 
to the beginner. It is 
much easier to succeed 
with roses today than it 
was a few years since. 
There are more good vari¬ 
eties that are also robust 
and hardy; there are new¬ 
er types suitable for con¬ 
ditions under which the 
older sorts would not sue- . 
ceed ; and the means of Courtesy of Conard and Jones 
fighting insects and dis- The American Pillar sends up strong 
ease have been improved canes for 10' or more, if supported. 
in efficiency and also in Rosy pink with good foliage 
convenience. There is no 
reason for the rose lover to be dis- be left to take care of themselves 
couraged. But not to call attention you may still find those which will 
of the beginner to the difficulties suit your needs and blossom gener- 
which exist and which must be over- ously. The following are the prin- 
come would simply be to lead him to cipal classes or types. You should 
encounter for himself trouble and have the distinctions between them 
discouragements which might have clearly in mind before making your 
been avoided. selection of varieties. 
As to which of these various fac- Hybrid Perpetuals: The hybrid 
tors of success is the most important perpetuals, or “H. P.’s” as they are 
it would be difficult to say. But I usually called, are the hardiest and 
can say without hesitation that the the most vigorous growing of the 
first step toward success is the selec- regular bush or garden roses. The 
tion of types that will be suitable "perpetual” in the name, however, 
under the conditions that have to be applies to their persistency in living, 
met in any particular case. Climate not in blooming. They are “June” 
is a much more important factor in or “summer” roses, which flower 
the growing of roses than with al- freely in June and again to a less 
most any other of our hardy orna- extent in the autumn. Where the 
mentals. The soil, the situation, the climate is too severe for hj'brid teas, 
amount of time that can be given, or you have not time to give them 
the purpose for which the flowers adequate winter protection, a careful 
will be wanted, are other things selection of H. P.’s will give most of 
which must be kept constantly in the colors wanted, except yellow. For 
mind in making out your rose list. that purpose the Austrian briar may 
be used. A yellow H. P., Ludwig 
Types and Their Special Uses Moeller, was produced last year. It 
• is a European introduction and has 
Your first impulse will probably be not yet been sufficiently tested in this 
just to “grow roses.” But as soon country to prove its worth. If good, 
as you have made that excellent re- it will fill a long felt want, 
solve you should decide how you Hybrid Teas: These are today 
want to grow them, whether for their without doubt the most important 
beauty in the garden, or to decorate class of garden roses. Their advan- 
the house, or to add a unique touch tages over the hybrid perpetuals are 
to the landscape, or to decorate the that they bloom more freely and con- 
trellis, pergola or porch. Also, you stantly, being known as the monthly 
should consider seriously your lirni- or ever-blooming roses, and they are 
tations. If, for instance, in your more fragrant and have more grace- 
part of the country the temperature fully formed flowers and a wider 
seldom goes below zero, you will range of coloring. Their chief dis¬ 
have no difficulty in growing most advantage as compared with H. P.’s 
of the roses generally listed; but if has been that they are less hardy, 
you are in a section where the tern- with plants more likely to be of weak 
perature does get well below zero, and unattractive habit of growth in 
or stays near it for a long period, the garden. As they are being given 
you should be careful to choose only attention by all of the world’s most 
such types and varieties as are recom- prominent hybridizers, however, these 
mended for severe climates. Even shortcomings are being gradually 
if your space is very limited, by a corrected. In selecting hybrid teas 
judicious use of the climbing and for garden use pay particular atten- 
semi-climbing roses available you may tion to the habit of growth of the 
have cut flowers in abundance, as plant as well as to the beauty of 
well as a very decorative effect with flower—and to hardiness, particularly 
the plants. If your roses must largely (Continued on page 86) 
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