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The exquisitely graceful Tea Roses, brought originally from China, ~~ 
have given the long buds and general grace to the modern Hybrid | 
Tea, which is broadly speaking a blend of Tea and Hybrid Perpetual. 
Therefore in Tea roses you obtain perfection of grace and form, 
this applying to all but a very few extremely double sports of Tea 
roses, such as The Bride, Homere, etc. 











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Tea roses need first of all some shade, to keep their delicate but — 
often very vivid colors, thus they fit naturally into SHADY gardens. 
They are not nearly so tender as is generally supposed and wiil er 
fer north of their na aturel habitat in the Vetoes which is generally © 
supposed to be: confined to those states below the Mason-Dixon linda 
I have a row of Teas 275 feet Longs none of which have™ ever ae a 
lost from-cold. ig 
THE. MAIN THING that has kept Tea roses from being far more widely — 
grown is the fact that due to strons heritage of the Gigantea, eh 
is a climbing rose, they cannot endure unlimited whacking, which is ~ 
a brisk Northern sport where roses are concerned. They buiid conn 
tinually on their old wood as does the Gigantea, in this respect 
tending to disregard their strong China influence. (The China roses _ 
break from the bottom.) Tea roses simply will not perform if. se- 9 
verely whacked. ee - 
Let your teas build up into large bushes, merely thinning them as. a 
would be done in competently ; pruning a tree, until they have reach-_ 
ed the size where they can produce the fine large beautiful blos- 4 
soms of which they are capable, blooms rivaling and exceeding scores 
of expensive modern hybrid Teas, and all deliciously scented with | 
rich rose perfume mingled with the odor of sweet tea. | 
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ALEXANDER HILL GRAY--Often called the Yellow Maman Cochet, has a 4 
large extremely fragrant bloom of deep lemon yellow and the usual 
Smooth tea wood and delightful smooth foliage. $i. a4 
BLANCHE MESSIGNY--A gorgeous late Tea introduction, with huge very 
double high centered blooms of nankeen to creamy yellow, delicious-_ f 
ly fragrant, on a fine strong growing vigorous bush. as ogm 
