Rose gardening; how to manage roses and enjoy them (1922) (14772772832)

Identifier: rosegardeninghow00hamp (find matches)
Title: Rose gardening; how to manage roses and enjoy them
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Hampden, Mary. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Rose culture. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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of having gained a single or semi-double rose, thisproved really double, a brilliant gold, with red streaked buds,and quite hardy. Of course Soleil dOr has demerits, thoughit seems mean to notice flaws in a flower nearly perfect. Theblooms are flat, not pointed, and have a way of splitting intothree sections, or making a three-cornered heart, when fullyexpanded, as we have all observed that the good old Gloirede Dijon is fond of doing. But the blossoms last extra long,and are very sweet. Also the long soft tawny red spines ofthe stem add to the beauty. Since then Soleil dOr has been used as one parent for innu-merable roses ; we owe the Lyon Rose to it, to begin with. Generally speaking, Pernetiana roses are splendid for thegarden, and for cutting, grow cleanly, look fresh, handsome,and happy, yield well, mostly giving a flower for every shoot,and do not mildew. There is some regrettable confusion about the classificationof these hybrid roses, many getting called after their other 96
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OPHELIA (Pale Pink) MADAME S^GOND WEBER .Rose Pink) PERNETIANA ROSES 97 parent, not the Pernetiana side of the family. This may becorrect for those that show strong Tea, Hybrid Tea, or othercharacteristics than Pernetiana ones, but, unluckily, we mayfind the same rose catalogued as a Pernetiana by one firm.