Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TR4CEV ELL.

Mrs Aaron Ward easily carried off
the prize for Righteousness in the
private contest held in our back yard
this year among dozen rosebushes
set cut last Autumn.
This good bush has had A roses so
far this year. with the promise of a
few more before the 1928 season is
finally in the discard.
The Souvenir de Georges Pernet, a
much superior bush to the more ia
nous Souvenir de Claudius Pernet,
came second, with 81 flowers.
Radiance, Americas favorite rose.
threw 26 full-sized blossoms. with her
sister. Red Radiance, pushing her close.
with "a roses.
Nine. Butterfly was tied with Red
Radiance, with two dozen blooms; Mime.
Edouard Herriot gave % roses. Etoile
de France. II: Rev. F. Page Roberts,
is; Souvenir de Claudius Pernet, g.
Los Angeles, 9, and Duchess of We'll
lington. 8.
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria did not
finish having passed out of the picture
in June, as the result of cause or
causes unknown. This was all the
more strange, since this bush usually
oIuluI CILOuSH bIlIS CIIIldIS.
The total score for the IL bushes was
228 roses, not bad for the first year,
although not as good as some people
might hope. These bushes proved what
we already knew. that no roses. no
matter how we'll grown, will do their
best in new location the first year.
1t takes from two to three years for
a bush to get established. What pleased
us particularly about these rosebushes
was the size of the flowers, which were
about as large as those which come
from any bushes
For Instance, the blooms upon the
two Radiances were nearly as good as
those upon the 10-foot-high bushes III
the front yard which have been at
1t for the past five years.
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Radiance and Red Radiance. as might
have been expected, far outgrew the
other bushes. Both of these powerful
growers sent up long canes in August,
which are now about to feet tall.
and which will be pruned back to the
lesser height of the main branches.
These tar-reaching canes are some
z feet longer than those thrown out by
the other roses in the bed. Most of the
others are about 2 and 2la feet to 3
feet tall.
This home garden test should prove
convincing to those who want to Sc
lect the growing est" rosebushes. If
sturdy growth is what you want, togeth-
er with good flowers seek no further,
but select the Radiance sisters and be
done with it.
The referendum of the American
Rose Society shows Radiance to be the
most popular rose, and no wonder for
1t possesses all the attributes which
most people expect in a rosebush.
Above all, 1t grows How it grows !
1t is the best grower of all the hybrid
teas, and Is a more consistent per-
former. perhaps, than any of the 9TH
erS in this popular class
The amateur who wants consistent
performance can do no better than to
select Radiance and Red Radiance.
The flowers are typical roses, both in
color and shape. This means a great
deal, since every one has in his minds
eye a picture of rose. His picture. in
most cases. is simply a photograph of
Radiance or Red Radiance.
If we had to choose between the two.
we would select Red Radiance as being
an even sturdier grower, if that were
possible, than its sister, while it's bios
SONS are OF prettier color What Is
prettier than a bloom of Red Radiance
just as the bud opens out? 1t has then
a deep glowing translucence not ex-
celled by any other rose.
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Our four favorites among the collec-
ton are Mime. Butterfly, Mrs. Aaron