26 April 2010

Best roses for greenhouse cultivation (1902)



Chapter 23 (extract 3) of "Roses for English Gardens" by Jekyll and Mawley (1902), in which the best roses for greenhouse use are listed.

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Illustration: Rose Ulrich Brunner grown as a potted standard (from Foster-Melliar "The Book of the Rose" 1894).

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THE BEST ROSES FOR GROWING UNDER GLASS
  • Anna Olivier (T.).
  • Baronoss Rothschild (H.P.)
  • Bridesmaid (T.).
  • Captain Hayward (H.P.).
  • Catherine Mermet (T.).
  • Caroline Testout (H.T.).
  • General Jacqueminot (H.P.).
  • Innocente Pirola (T.).
  • La France (H.T.).
  • Liberty (H.T.).
  • Madame de Watteville (T.).
  • Madame Hoste (T.).
  • Madame Lambard (T.).
  • Marie Van Houite (T.).
  • Merveille de Lyon (H.P.).
  • Mrs. John Laing (H.P).
  • Mrs. R. G. Sharman - Crawford (H.P).
  • Mrs. W. J. Grant (H.T.).
  • Niphetos (T.).
  • Perle des Jardins (T.).
  • Souvenir de S. A. Prince (T.).
  • Souvenir d'un Ami (T.).
  • S. M. Rodocanachi (H.P.).
  • Sunrise (T.).
  • The Bride (T.).
  • Ulrich Brunner (H.P.).
  • Viscountess Folkestone (H.T.)
  • Anna Olivier.
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