. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. CHAPTER XXXIV. STANDARD, CLIMBING, AND POTTED ROSES. 1997. Standard roses are used to decorate the lawn. Sometimes they are placed irregularly ; at others they are planted at regulated distances round the walks; at others, again, they occupy the centre of the flower-beds ; and in some instances they fonn separate beds in the rosarium ; the different sizes "being either planted in separate beds, or in rows rising towards the centre : the tallest standards forming the c
. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. CHAPTER XXXIV. STANDARD, CLIMBING, AND POTTED ROSES. 1997. Standard roses are used to decorate the lawn. Sometimes they are placed irregularly ; at others they are planted at regulated distances round the walks; at others, again, they occupy the centre of the flower-beds ; and in some instances they fonn separate beds in the rosarium ; the different sizes "being either planted in separate beds, or in rows rising towards the centre : the tallest standards forming the central row, while dwarf bushes pegged down occupy the edges of the bed. In all cases the effect they produce will depend upon the skill with which they are arranged, as to coloui', continuous blooming, and general cultivation. 1998. Drooping and pillar roses are found among the Ayrshire, Boursault, Evergreen, Banksian, and Hybrids between these and the Chinese roses, all of which are distinguished by their long slender joints and flexible shoots. Potted roses,—that is, roses which flower in perfection under pot-cultivation —are found in every variety of the queen of flowers. 1999. They may be divided into— I. Dwarf standards, having a stem varying from six to twelve inches. II. Half-standard,—a foot and a half to two feet and a half high. in. Standards,—three feet high. IV. Tz-ee and weeping roses,—four to five feet. V. Pillar roses,—eight feet and upwards. § I,—Standard, Pillar, and Weeping Poses. cooo. Standard roses are grafted or budded, generally on the stock of the dog-roses, budding being the neatest process, as well as the most certain, inasmuch as, in grafting, unless it is very carefully done, the head is not always secure. In budding, although two buds are inserted, one well. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may
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