Rosa 'Madame Plantier', 1906 г.
English: A rose garden: 'Madame Plantier', one of the standard white garden roses Identifier: cyclopediaofamer05bail (find matches) Title: Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom Year: 1906 (1900s) Authors: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, ed Miller, Wilhelm, 1869- joint ed Subjects: Gardening -- Dictionaries Plants -- North America encyclopedias Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Page & Company Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: UMass Amherst Libraries View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: rding to the habit peculiar to each species, theycan be used for a variety of purposes. Most of the spe-cies are shrubby, rarely exceeding 6 or 8 ft., and maybe used for borders of shrubberies or for coveringslopes and rocky ridges, especially i?. rugosa, R. hti-milis and various American species. Some kinds, likeM. rugosa and li. lucida, make handsome ornamentalhedges. The climbing species are used for coveringwalls, trelliswork, arbors, porches or pillars, but per-haps display their beauty to the most advantage whenallowed to ramble over shrubs or rocks. The half-ever-green R. Wichuraiana makes a beautiful ground-coverand may also be used for edging groups and flowerbeds. The fruits of most species are decorative and oftenremain on the branches all winter. The red stems ofmost of the species of the Carolinaa and Cinnamomeajgroups are effective in winter also. The foliage of mostof the American species turns purple-orange or yellowin autumn, and so does that of R. rugosa, which is in Text Appearing After Image: ROSA ROSA 1547 regard to the foliage the handsomest of the hardyRoses, with its dark green leathery and glossy leaves. Most of the species are hardy or almost hardy north,as A, rugosa, setigera, Carolina, Virginiana, lucida,hnmilis, canina, rnbiginoaa, spinosissima, alpina, ar-Iensis and ninUiflora. Some species, as -B. Wichurai-ana, sempervirens, seHcea, microphylla, Chinensis andJSglanteria, require protection north. Others, as H.Banksia, hracteata, Iwvigata and gigantea, are hardyonly south. With few exceptions the Roses are of easy cultivationand grow in almost any kind of soil, except in a looseand very sandy one. They are readily transplanted.The Wild Roses need little pruning; they should onlybe thinned out and the weak and old wood be removed;long and vigorous shoots should not be shortened, es-pecially in the climbing varieties, as these shoots arethe most floriferous. All true species can be propagated by seeds. Thehips should be gathered as soon as ripe, the seedswashed out Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.