The Practical Book of Outdoor Rose Growing

The book that taught America to grow roses out of doors: how to site and prepare a bed, how to prune and propagate, and a rated list of the best varieties with the faults of each set down honestly.

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Introduction

4 pages

The Propagation of Roses

13 pages

Best Varieties with Characteristics

93 pages

New Introductions and Special Classes

15 pages

Climbers

10 pages

Location and Preparation

3 pages

Ordering

Both received from the same grower and planted in the same kind of a bed at the same time and under the same conditions. The large plant…

Planting

5 pages

Pruning

5 pages

Cultivation

3 pages

General Information

3 pages

Index

3 pages

Highlights

Laurent Carle (Hybrid Tea Pernet-Ducher)

LAURENT CARLE; Hybrid Tea; Pernet-Ducher, 1907. Brilliant carmine.

Madame Jules Grolez

7 A/B A B A 20 5 Guillot, 1897 Hybrid Tea 2 B 8 A B M 14 10 6 6 7B A B 22 5 Bright china rose. Sweet perfume. Use Multiflora.

China Roses

The China roses are good fall bloomers as a rule, but outside of a few of the best colorings the Hybrid Teas are preferable. In…

Moss Roses

The Provence roses are hardly worthy of cultivation except by collectors. The best of the Hybrid Austrian Briars, better known…

Mrs. Forde

Sons, 1908 Paul & Son, 1907 Bernaix, 1911 Guillot, 1911 B Alex. Dickson & 5 5 8 B B A 18 (4 Stained or flushed deep carmine rose…

Yellow Section

This section is a very difficult one to handle because there are few roses of this color which fill the requirements as well as…

216Chapters
1920Year
158Pages
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