The Garden Club of Philadelphia is said to recommend the following:
EFFECTIVE SPRAY FOR ROSE BUGS
3 pts. sweet milk.
3 pts. kerosene.
1 qt. water.
Shake well in a jug, then put one-half pint of the fluid to one gallon of water. Stir well and both spray the bushes thoroughly and wet the ground around the roots. Repeat every ten days from May 1st to June 15th, by which time the pests seem to get discouraged and give up the fight!
And the reward for all this care and attention? "A devoted cottager,"
says Neltje Blanchan, "may easily have more beautiful roses than the indifferent millionaire."
The following lists comprise a few of the best of the different cla.s.ses mentioned. I wish you success in your choice.
ROSES
A FEW OF THE BEST OF EACH KIND
=Teas.= (Tenderest of roses, needing winter protection.
Noted for delicate shades and fragrance.)
Maman Cochet, free bloomer, hardiest of the teas; rose-pink.
Marie Van Houtte, also a free bloomer and quite hardy; canary yellow.
Souvenir de Catherine Guillot, a rose of excellence; copper-carmine.
White Maman Cochet, a strong grower, like the pink; white.
=Hybrid Teas.= (Best for the garden, as they combine the best qualities of the teas and the hybrid perpetuals,--color, hardiness, and steady bloom.)
Caroline Testout, one of the most popular, slightly fragrant; rose pink.
Etoile de France, continuous bloomer and fragrant; crimson.
Gruss an Teplitz, the best dark rose, and fragrant; velvety crimson.
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, blooms of lovely shape, on long stems; pearly white.
Killarney, very popular and one of the best of its color; lovely pink.
Killarney, a "sport," same as the pink; white.
La France, especially good form, fragrant; bluish-pink.
Mrs. Aaron Ward, a vigorous plant, of compact growth, very popular; pinkish-yellow.
Richmond, a steady bloomer all summer, with a beautiful bud; rich deep red.
=Hybrid Perpetuals.= (Commonly known as June roses, and hardy.
The following will bloom most of the summer.)
Anna de Diesbach (_Gloire de Paris_), splendid in the garden and fragrant; rich carmine.
American Beauty, successful in most localities; rose-carmine.
Frau Karl Druschki, very large and fragrant; snowy white.
General Jacqueminot, a favorite that does well everywhere; crimson.
Louis van Houtte, very desirable and fragrant; deep red.
Mrs. John Laing, late blooming and hardy, fragrant; lovely pink.
Mrs. R. G. Sharman-Crawford, a splendid bloomer; rose-pink.
Ulrich Brunner, large, fragrant, with well-formed flowers; cherry red.
=Moss.= (Loved for the beautiful fragrant buds with their mossy covering.)
Blanche Moreau, flowers in cl.u.s.ters; white.
Countess de Murinais, one of the best; white.
Crested Moss, finely crested; rose pink.
Henry Martin, very vigorous; crimson.
Luxembourg, exceptionally good; crimson.
=Climbing and Rambler.= (Used over walls, fences, pillars, arbors and trellises.)
Baby ramblers, 18 in. to 24 in. high, are good for hedges, beds, or carpeting, and can be bought in white, pink, salmon pink, red and yellow.
Climbing American Beauty, well worth growing; rose-pink.
Dorothy Perkins, a profuse bloomer and rapid grower; sh.e.l.l-pink.
Crimson Rambler, first of the ramblers, but disliked by many gardeners today; crimson.
Dr. Van Fleet, one of the best, resisting mildew and insects,--a gem; flesh-pink.