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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Rosa Rugosa Rubra

Single; red.

ATROPURPUREA; Hybrid Rugosa; Paul & Son, 1899.

Blackish crimson, passing to maroon crimson.

BLANC DOUBLE DE COUBERT; Hybrid Rugosa; Cochet-Cochet, 1894. Double; paper white.

CONRAD FERDINAND MEYER; Hybrid Rugosa; Fræbel, 1900. Clear silvery rose, especially good in bud form.

DOLLY VARDEN; Hybrid Rugosa; Paul & Son, 1914.

Light apricot pink with a yellow base; blooms well but is not of as large growth as the other varieties mentioned. HANSA; Hybrid Rugosa; Schaum, 1905.

Double; reddish violet.

MADAME CHARLES WORTH; Hybrid Rugosa; Schwartz, 1890. Semi-double; rosy carmine.

MRS. ANTHONY WATERER; Hybrid Rugosa; Waterer, 1898.

Semi-double; deep crimson.

These roses should be planted two and a half feet apart, and after the first season no pruning is necessary except removal of dead wood and an occasional thinning.

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