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Robert Huey (This plant has not been)

This plant has not been disbudded and shows by the number This plant has been pruned high as advocated, yet the growth of buds how good this variety is for garden decoration, in some cases the stems being strong enough for cut flowers is mostly strong and upright steps, it is sufficient to say that about 1825 the Hybrid Perpetual began to take first place in the rose world. Perfectly hardy, of fine growth, having a longer period of bloom than its predecessors of equal growth and beauty, it became more and more popular, and held its sway until about 1890. Its disadvantage was its short period of bloom compared with Teas and Chinas which, while very much smaller in growth, were more constant bloomers and, as a general rule, superior to the Hybrid Perpetuals in foliage.