Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1916 (1916) Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1916 . dreersmidsummerc1916henr Year: 1916 18 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—SELECT ROSES HARDY EVERBLOOMIiNQ HYBRID=TEA ROSES For Garden culture the Hybrid-Tea Roses have now taken the foremost rank. They have been produced by crossing the free- flowering Tea Roses with other varieties, principally of the June-flowering or Hybrid-Perpetuiil class, thus combining not only the free-flowering habit of the Tea Rose with the rich and varied colors of the oiher classes, but also comparative hardiness. The greatest efforts of the w
Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1916 (1916) Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1916 . dreersmidsummerc1916henr Year: 1916 18 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—SELECT ROSES HARDY EVERBLOOMIiNQ HYBRID=TEA ROSES For Garden culture the Hybrid-Tea Roses have now taken the foremost rank. They have been produced by crossing the free- flowering Tea Roses with other varieties, principally of the June-flowering or Hybrid-Perpetuiil class, thus combining not only the free-flowering habit of the Tea Rose with the rich and varied colors of the oiher classes, but also comparative hardiness. The greatest efforts of the world's most noted Rose specialists during; the past quarter of a century have been devoted to the improvement of this type, and the results achieved have been really wonderful. Not only is every color known in Roses now rep- resented, but there are many beautiful shades and color combinations not found in the other kinds. SPECIAL IMPORT OFFER OF Hardy Everblooming Hybrid=Tea Roses While most amateurs prefer to plant our potted after danger from frost is past in spring, many of the leading rose experts would rather plant newly imported dormant plants in the late autumn. We fully recommend autumn plar^ting, provided the plants are given proper winter protection. In the latitude of Philadelphia we have found that the most satisfactory method ot protection is to draw up a mound of soil 8 to 10 inches high around each plant, and when the surface of the bed is frozen to cover with a few inches of any loose material, such as strawy manure, evergreen boughs or corn stalks, the idea being not to ex- clude the frost, but to prevent the alternate freezing and thawing of the bed, which is so injurious to all plants. As a rule, our main importations of roses do not arrive until December or January, but if you will place your order with us before September 1st, we will arrange to import the necessary number of plants for such advance orders to arrive on or about November 15th, which
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