THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
NEW ROSES 
Paper by Chas. Howard, read before Pacific Coast 
Association of Nurserymen, San Francisco, 
August 13, 1915. 
In considering new roses we must do so from the 
World’s view point and if that is done the hardy kinds 
will demand considerable attention. 
Highly bred tender roses in the Teas and Hybrid teas 
have their place, and it is a favored section for them 
along the Pacific Coast. Even outside this section, the 
most sanguine do not fully realize their scope. 
The value of a new rose depends somewhat on its 
adaptability—does it like your climate? Your friend, 
who lives on the east side of the hill maybe must plant 
other varieties from the one that lives on the west side, 
and so it goes the world over with many of the tender 
roses. Notwithstanding they will never be less pop¬ 
ular, but, there is so much chaff to be sorted out, and 
while the sorting is going on it might be wise (even kind) 
to advise continual planting of the hardy blood. 
Climbing roses have made the greatest strides of de¬ 
velopment during the past few years, and to-day there is 
no situation in which they cannot be used to advantage; 
for arches, walls, trellis, pergola, in any aspect; for 
weeping and creeping, or as specimen bushes; and for 
pot culture even more than in the past. 
One hundred miles east of Los Angeles where Desert 
climate roses grow, in mid-summer Etoile de France is 
always in bloom. It likes the climate. This branch of 
the new climbing Etoile de France shows the great vigor 
of this climber and the flowers are identical with the 
bush from which it is a sprout. With plenty of water 
it seems this new climber might do well for his Satanic 
Maj esty. 
This is a branch of the best yellow climber yet intro¬ 
duced. We always think “Marechael Neil ' when men¬ 
tion is made of a yellow climber, but this variety we im¬ 
ported from England is more vigorous and hardy and 
the color is superb. It is climbing Sunburst and will 
certainly prove popular. Watch it. 
In recent years the yellow varieties have had a little 
more attention than other colors. At our Western 
flower shows to-day more Lady Hillingdon are dis¬ 
played than all other yellows combined, simple reason, 
it is a Tea variety and produces more flowers than some 
of the others. But in the near future we will see more 
of such kinds as Mrs. Aaron Ward, Sunburst, Herzogin 
Marie Antoinette. Miss Alice de Rothschild. Alexander 
Hill. Gray and Old Gold. Some of these have decided 
apricot and bronze tints but are all generally called yel¬ 
low. 
In the new white varieties British Queen has taken 
its place along with Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, and in 
Madison all lovers of the Bride will find a good substi¬ 
tute free from mildew/ 
New roses in pink are numerous and it is hard to se¬ 
lect the choicest, but there is little doubt about Willow- 
mere, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer. Radiance and Ophelia being 
in the limelight. Ophelia and Willowmere are salmon 
pink. 
Good red roses are about as difficult as good yellows, 
but there are many new ones that are very promising, 
Robin Hood. Olivia. Prince E. C. d’Arenberg and Ecarlate 
all have worthy qualities, and if Edward Mawley likes 
your climate as well as Gen. McArthur does it will have 
just as many friends, which is saying a good deal. 
Others that should not be overlooked are Laurent Carle, 
Geo. Dickson, J. B. Clark, Francis Scott Key, and Gen. 
Superior Arnold Janssen. Crimson Queen in perfect 
form and maroon shadings is a grand acquisition. It 
is inclined to grow—the one quality that forced Chateau 
des Clos Vougeat out. 
Frau Karl Drushki is wonderfully popular. Why? 
It grows for the people, delivers the goods for the 
people, in the climate the people live in. For the same 
reason Geo. Ahrends, the new pink Druschki will be very 
popular. Experts handling roses under glass first 
learn the temperature required and not until they do 
learn this can they expect success. Very recently the 
Australian Argus asked its readers to vote on the twelve 
most popular roses—Frau Karl Druschki received 390 
votes, more than three times the number received by the 
last on the list. Geo. Ahrends, this new pink seems to 
have the same growing qualities. 
The old Crimson Rambler is a wonder. As poly- 
anthas are judged it is still the ideal, and after seeing the 
new polyant ha varieties like American Pillar and Taus- 
endschoen, we wonder how it can hold that position. 
Wichuriana hybrids are the most wonderful yet pro¬ 
duced. you will all agree. Some thirty years ago the 
first Wichuriana was introduced from Japan and in that 
time maybe we have had 50 of its hybrids put on the 
market and a large number of them are worthy. Over 
10 years ago in York State I was shown several roses in 
little pots and was told a certain particular growth in¬ 
dicates some hybrid blood. The next few months while 
we were watching these little hybrids develop the bright 
little granddaughter of the firm continually made baby 
eyes and love to us in such a way that two years later 
we were happy indeed to buy this new hybrid rose named 
in her honor, Dorothy Perkins. Probably'no one 
dreamed in those days the rose would become famous 
the world over, but to-day we have not only the pink 
Dorothy Perkins, but a red and a white, also a yellow in 
Shower of Gold good enough to be called a yellow Doro¬ 
thy Perkins, and they are all Wichuriana hybrids. The 
new hybrid single white, Silver Moon, is certainly grand, 
and why the old original Wichuriana is ever planted with 
this new one on the market is beyond me. In 1903, the 
year after Dorothy Perkins was distributed, Lady Gay 
with its cherry pink shadings was introduced and is still 
a strong bidder for first place, but as all Wichurianas are 
judged. Dorothy Perkins is still the ideal. Many of this 
strain make good pillar roses and as standards they are 
unrivalled. In England they say no other standard will 
compare with a well trained Wichuriana standard. 
Pernet Group—Another class of hardy hybrids we 
must not overlook is being developed from the old Aus¬ 
trian briar. This briar crossed with Antoine Ducher 
gave us Solid deOr. a strong yellow which has proved a 
most useful parent; Arthur R. Goodwin, Rayon de Or, 
Juliett and Lyon are all descendants. Beaute de Lyon, 
one of the most promising of recent introductions is a 
seedling from Solid de Or and Mme. Eduard Harriot in- 
