. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1572 KOSE ROSE Some Kecent Kose Hybrids (Eosa muUiltora, qosa and R. Wivhiiraiana crossed ti'ith rarioKS types). — It is now aliout sixteen years since tlie undersigned became interested in hybridizing Roses, especially <4'. Xlff^f^^' 2185. Rosa rugosa, var. Kaiserin (X 14). J\. muUifhn-a (the .Tajian
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1572 KOSE ROSE Some Kecent Kose Hybrids (Eosa muUiltora, qosa and R. Wivhiiraiana crossed ti'ith rarioKS types). — It is now aliout sixteen years since tlie undersigned became interested in hybridizing Roses, especially <4'. Xlff^f^^' 2185. Rosa rugosa, var. Kaiserin (X 14). J\. muUifhn-a (the . type), B. rugosa and -R. )Vlrhui-<ti(nta. The curliest experiments were made with B. iiiiiKiflora. the object being: first to obtain colored flowers and afterwards to get double ones, but always to keep the liardiness and habits of growth of ii'. multiflora. There are few pillar or half-pillar Roses that will stand our New England climate without pro- tection, and therefore this type was chosen as the hardiest, and effort was made to retain its strong constitution and later to get other improvements. How far the writer has been successful may be judged by his exhibits at the Massachusetts Horti- cultural shows and by a visit to the Arboretum. This work, started by some others as well as the undersigned, has been the means of having these new types of Roses taken up by the growers, and there are many possibilities for improvement. Tliere seems to be no reason why they should not ])e as fine for use in the garden as the Hybrid Per- 'O' jjetuals are for flowers. The first cross made by the writer was with General Jacqueminot, B. mid/iJlora being the female parent, and the result was anything but satisfactory. At last a break was made. All sorts of forms were secured, some resembling both parents in flower and foliage, but most of them were worthless. Two were saved, one with large clusters of double purplish Roses, fully as large as Jacqueminot, with a Ing stem closely s
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