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.

Roses for Various Purposes

7 chapters in this part of How to Grow Roses.

Roses for Special Purposes

The tree Roses in the Bagatelle Gardens in Paris are much larger than are customarily seen in American gardens. Some of these are 12 feet…

Roses for Special Purposes: White Frau Karl Druschki

Next to these, we like the dwarf, compact-growing, freeflowering Polyanthas, especially the White Baby Rambler, Gruss an Aachen, Marie…

Roses for Special Purposes: Red Columbia

Page 46 61 48 53 Columbia (see page 46) Radiance (see page 60) For "Forcing" under Glass or for Indoor Winter Bloom These varieties are…

Roses for Special Purposes: Cecile Brunner

The list of cut-flower roses most popular in the general use is not a long one but is liable to change by reason of the great demand among…

Roses for Special Purposes: General MacArthur Hugh Dickson

Twelve best roses for general cultivation Columbia Frau Karl Druschki General MacArthur Grange Colombe Gruss an Teplitz Hugh Dickson Mme…

Roses for Special Purposes: Jules Bouch

Roses for the Pacific Northwest, continued Six best white roses for general cultivation British Queen Florence Pemberton Frau Karl Druschki…

Roses for Special Purposes: Antoine Mari Mme

Antoine Rivoire Chateau de Clos Vougeot Columbia Duchess of Wellington Florence Pemberton General MacArthur Gruss an Teplitz Hybrid Teas…

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