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Magazine Reference: Hybridization

Vegetable mould or partly decayed organic matter in the soil. Hybrid:

A cross between two species of the same genus or two varieties of the same species.

Hybrid Tea:

A section of the Hybrid Perpetual group crossed back upon the tea-scented China rose. They have a lighter green and less wrinkled foliage than the pure Hybrid Perpetual. They are generally less hardy but more continuous in bloom than Hybrid Perpetuals, sometimes blooming from June until frost.

Hybrid Perpetual:

Or Hybrid Remontant roses have a stiff upright growth, dull wrinkled foliage, and large flat flowers generally of dark colours. They embrace generally the characteristics of the Provence, Damask, French, and Chinese groups. They mostly have only one season of bloom, in June, but sometimes give scattered bloom later on in the season. Hybridization:

Cross fertilization between plants of different varieties or species and sometimes of different genera.