Roses, and how to grow them; a manual for growing roses in the garden and under glass ..

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Identifier: roseshowtogrowth00barr (find matches)
Title: Roses, and how to grow them; a manual for growing roses in the garden and under glass ..
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Barron, Leonard, 1868-1938
Subjects: Roses
Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Page & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ivation. Forthis valuable and complete trial the thanksof all rosarians are due. The following va-rieties have all given good satisfaction: White Roses, H.P. Merveille de LyonWhite BaronessFrau Karl DruschkiMargaret DicksonMabel MorrisonGloire Lyonnaise The last is an H.T. but is a vigorous grower, blooms onlyin June, and should be planted with this class. 132 ROSES Pink Roses, H.P.Baroness RothschildCaroline cTArdenHeinrich SchultheisHer MajestyMme. Gabriel LuizetMarquise de CastellaneMrs. R. G. S. CrawfordMrs. John LaingPaul NeyronPauls Early BlushSuzanne Marie Rodocanachi Crimson and Carmine Roses, H. P.Captain HaywardDuke of EdinburghDuke of TeckDuke of FifeEtienne LevetFisher HolmesGeneral JacqueminotOscar CordelPrince ArthurUlrich Brunner The best of the very dark roses is PrinceCamille de Rohan. Sultan of Zanzibar,Louis van Hotte and Xavier Olibo might alsobe tried. They are, however, weak growers,and do not often perfect their blooms. Trellis RosesReine Marie HenrietteGardenia
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ROSES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES I33 Ards Rover Pauls Carmine Pillar Rosa setigera Dorothy Perkins Queen Alexandra Crimson Rambler Lord Penzance Hybrid Sweetbriers Reine Marie Henriette is undoubtedly thevery finest trellis rose for the climate of Phila-delphia. It is a vigorous grower, fairlyhardy, and is a glory in June, while through-out the entire summer, and autumn untilfrost, many good blooms may be gathered.In pruning, the leading shoots should be cutback to a little above the trellis, and thelaterals shortened to two eyes. Hybrid Teas Some of the Hybrid Tea Roses are hardy andvigorous in growth and constitution, and infreedom and size of bloom they surpass allother sections. About one hundred and fiftyvarieties have already been introduced, a fewof which are excellent, some mediocre, andmost worthless for our climate. After a trialof about eighty varieties, some fifteen arebelieved to be well worthy of cultivation here.There are some others that give good prom- J34 ROSES ise, but th

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