. American homes and gardens. soil. The three classes of Roses most used for the garden are the Hybrid Teas, the Hy-brid Perpetuals, and theTeas—of value in the or-der named, exceptthat theHybrid Perpetuals arethe hardiest, and for lo-calities where the Winteris very severe, more prac-tical than the otherclasses. It should benoted that the HybridPerpetuals are not per-petual bloomers; theTeas and Hybrid Teascoming nearer to claim-ing that distinction—afact which makes it wellworth while to give themthat little extra attentionthey demand in the wayof winter mulching. Ifthe Rose garden is want-e
. American homes and gardens. soil. The three classes of Roses most used for the garden are the Hybrid Teas, the Hy-brid Perpetuals, and theTeas—of value in the or-der named, exceptthat theHybrid Perpetuals arethe hardiest, and for lo-calities where the Winteris very severe, more prac-tical than the otherclasses. It should benoted that the HybridPerpetuals are not per-petual bloomers; theTeas and Hybrid Teascoming nearer to claim-ing that distinction—afact which makes it wellworth while to give themthat little extra attentionthey demand in the wayof winter mulching. Ifthe Rose garden is want-ed only to furnish bloomsof the finest size andquality, it will have to behandled a little different-ly than where the objectis a fine display outdoors,in which case the numberof flowers and form ofthe bushes, as well as thesize of the individualflowers, must be takeninto consideration. Thefollowing varieties aregood for either purpose,but should be treated ac-cording to the end in April, 1913 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 3. The Damask York and Lancaster Rose, palemind, sufficient directions for which will be found below: HYBRID TEAS Bessie Brown, shell pink, large, fragrant, very hardy;Chateau de Clos Vougeot, a new fiery red, fine flowers,blooms all season, exceptionally hardy; General McArthur,one of the most vivid crimson scarlets; Gruss An Teplitz,reddest of all Red Roses, strong grower; Kaiserin AugustaVictoria,white, shading to lemon, best of its color; Killarney,brilliant pink, very free bloomer and very hardy; La France,clear pink, satiny finish; most popular Rose in the world;The Lyon, new, deep coral pink, verging to yellow; one ofthe best Roses in the world; Melody, a splendid yellow, ofrecent introduction. Mme. Segond JVebber, salmon pink,best of its class, fine for cutting; Mrs. Aaron Ward, deepgolden orange, extra free blooming; Otto Von Bismark,soft silver-pink, extra strong; Robert Huey, large, brightred, free and continuous bloomer; W. R. Smith, new ivorywhit
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