HOUSE AND GARDEN 
334 
May, 19 i i 
Gloire Lyonnaise one of the best white Hybrid 
Perpetuals 
Mrs. John Laing is a splendid pink Hybrid 
Perpetual 
Later, a new class of roses was 
produced by crossing the Hybrid 
Perpetuals and the Teas, and na¬ 
turally it was called the Hybrid 
Tea. In its best forms it com¬ 
bines the hardiness of the Hybrid 
Perpetual with the long flowering 
season of the Tea, and upon it the 
amateur rose grower will wisely 
put most of his effort. Do not, 
however, if you are a beginner in 
the fascinating occupation of rose 
growing, omit entirely either of 
the older classes. The Hybrid 
Perpetual will always be relied 
upon for the bulk of the showing 
in the month of roses, while 
among the Teas are roses so beau¬ 
tiful that no one has any right to 
be without them. In addition to 
these three classes of rose bushes, 
there are the climbing roses, 
among which are the hybrids of 
Rose Wichnraiana; the Polyantha 
roses, among which are the well- 
varieties first. The enthusiasm aroused by anticipation will help 
us to overcome the later difficulties in the preparation of the 
ground. 
Some years ago there were but two classes of roses — Hybrid 
Perpetuals and Tea roses, the latter so called because of their 
peculiar fragrance. After the first great effort of bloom in June 
the Hybrid Perpetuals seldom produced many flowers, so that it 
was necessary for the rose grower to depend upon the Tea roses 
for bloom during the later months of the summer. Unfortunately, 
however, the Tea roses are not absolutely hardy in the north, even 
in the latitude of New York. There are degrees of hardiness, and 
the Tea roses vary greatly in the amount of protection they re¬ 
quire through the winter months. 
known ramblers; the Lord Pen¬ 
zance Hybrids ; Sweet Briers; and, 
for covering stone walls, Rosa rugosa and our own prairie rose— 
Rosa setigera. The subject of climbing roses, however, is one that 
might well be left to another article. By all means introduce some 
of these climbers, preferably the Lord Penzance Hybrids and the 
Wichuraiana Hybrids, into your rose garden—over an entrance 
arbor or over a row of arches spanning the central path. 
It is a difficult matter, 
indeed, to select from 
the long lists of the nurs¬ 
erymen’s catalogues a 
few that may be safely 
named as the best roses. 
In fact, it is a task that 
no one would care to un¬ 
dertake. It may be help¬ 
ful, however, to add the 
following list; these are 
by no means the only 
good roses, but in choos¬ 
ing any or all of these 
the amateur cannot well 
go astray. For these lists, 
and for much of the in¬ 
formation herein con¬ 
tained. I am indebted to 
Dr. Robert Huey, of 
Philadelphia — probably 
the most experienced 
amateur grower of roses 
in the United States. Dr. 
Huey has grown many 
hundreds of rose va¬ 
rieties, so his conclusions should save many a false step for the 
beginner. 
Killarney is one of the finest roses that 
grow—a pink Hybrid Tea 
The first two pictures show a standard rose before and after prun¬ 
ing; the third picture, a good healthy root system of the same 
type of plant. The standard is not so popular here as in England 
Hybrid Perpetuals 
White :—Merveille de Lyon, White Baroness, Frau Karl 
Druschki, Margaret Dickson, Mabel Morrison, Gloire Lyonnaise 
(in reality a Hybrid Tea, but as it blooms only in June it may be 
included in the Hybrid Perpetual class). 
