. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ox ROSES. their full length, and if bent in the form of an arch every bud will start into growth, and produce one or more flowers. All weak wood should be cut out, and any congestion •of growth prevented by so arranging the wood that each shoot has room for proper development. The varieties enume- rated here are a few of the best, and are practi- cally sure to give satis-, faction wherever planted. Belle I ^yonnaise (Fig. 50), •deep lemon : a free and vigorous grower. Climbing Devoniensis, white : a verv -strong grow
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ox ROSES. their full length, and if bent in the form of an arch every bud will start into growth, and produce one or more flowers. All weak wood should be cut out, and any congestion •of growth prevented by so arranging the wood that each shoot has room for proper development. The varieties enume- rated here are a few of the best, and are practi- cally sure to give satis-, faction wherever planted. Belle I ^yonnaise (Fig. 50), •deep lemon : a free and vigorous grower. Climbing Devoniensis, white : a verv -strong grower : excellent. Climbing Niphetos, pure white : a rampant grower : R great acquisition. Dr. Rouges, deep red; pretty in the bud state : of vigorous habit. Gloire de Dijon, yellow, shaded with •copper; an old favourite, and still one of the best. Henriette de Beauvau, yellow: very floriferous, and of free habit. ^ladame Berard (P^ig. 51), pale salmon : a grand late season variety. ^Monsieur Desir, crimson- red : well worthy of a place for its colour : vigorous. Hybrid Tea = scented Roses. This section mis^ht be termed a new one. It has been evolved by crossing the Tea and Hybrid Perpetual Roses, and a magni- ficent and valuable class has resulted. In some cases the progeny have a preponderance of Tea character and perfume, and in others the Hybrid Perpetual parentage is more marked : but in all the varieties there is considerable merit, the maiority being hardy, robust, and floriferous. Planting may be done in October, as alreadv advised, but it is safer to defer it until February, and the trees should be mulched to promote good health and vigour. Pruning will depend to some extent on the. Fig. 50. -Rose Bp:lle Lvoxxaise,. 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 not perfectly resemble the original Drury, William D. , 1857-1928, ed
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