How to Grow Roses

The thirteenth edition, 1920, by the president of the American Rose Society — including his month-by-month calendar of everything a rose wants done to it.

Pruning Information

8 chapters in this part of How to Grow Roses.

Selecting the Roses

Rosa Wichuraiana has shiny green foliage nearly all the year the variety; (7) other noteworthy remarks. We have endeavored to avoid all…

Selecting the Roses: Prune

AMERICAN BEAUTY. H.P. Flowers deep pink to crimson; intensely fragrant. Cut-flowers. Prune 2 for Ex., 4 for Q.

Selecting the Roses: Bedding

AVIATEUR BLERIOT. H.W. Flowers deep saffron-yellow and copper. Vigorous. Pergola, arch, pillar, etc. Prune 6, 7. BABY DOROTHY. P. Flowers…

Selecting the Roses: Killarney Brilliant

Fortunate it is for Rose-lovers that Mother Nature has been so generous in giving us so many members in the Killarney family, all of them…

Selecting the Roses: George Dickson

GEORGE ARENDS (Pink Frau Karl Druschki). H.P. Flowers tender, rose-pink. Garden, bedding. Prune I for Ex., 3 for Q. GEORGE DICKSON. H.T…

Selecting the Roses: Maman Cochet

Miss Alice de Rothschild See page 57 Mrs. Wakefield Christie-Miller See page 57 MAGNA CHARTA. H.P. Flowers pink, suffused with carmine…

Selecting the Roses: Red Radiance

Twelve Cold-Country Roses Here are roses selected from among those that live outdoors over winter and thrive in localities north of the…

Selecting the Roses: Single

Pink 47 Ruby Queen. Red 60 American Pillar, Single. Pink.

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