‘Rosa Oakington Ruby’—Some years back the English Royal Horticultural Society thought so much of this rose they gave it the Award of Merit, and well they might. The blooms are a rich ruby-carmine, are double, and are around all summer. In planting this variety, remember it tends to be an inch or so taller than the wee ones.
‘Rosata’—I love this one for its fragrant, pinkish flowers, which also have a touch of salmon. The blooms are delightful when made into corsages or miniature bouquets.
‘Rouletti’—This is a great favorite in rock gardens, and in edgings around beds of big roses. It is a true “shorty” and seldom exceeds five inches in height. But the buds, rose-pink, are so exquisite one wishes to put them into a setting for a ring to be worn on the finger.
‘Scarlet Gem’—This is what is known as a newcomer among miniature roses. But it has so much charm, I know it will be called an old favorite in the years to come. The flowers are an orange-scarlet, and fairly cover a handsome bush of nice conformation. Remember when setting it out in your garden, it may grow an inch or so taller than some of the others.
‘Sunbeam’—From the very name you may guess that this is a yellow rose, literally, a beam from the sun. It is a cheerful little dwarf, and has a tea-rose type of bloom. You’ll love it.
‘Sweet Fairy’—This is something out of a book of fairy tales, delicate and fanciful. It has pinkish blooms and a fragrance that will charm you.
‘Thumbelina’—Looking at this rose will bring back the memories of that delightful story “Thumbelina” which we all loved as children. As a rose, and not a story, it is semidouble and has lovely red flowers that open from delicately pointed buds. It flowers freely, and the blooms are most enchanting in small vases.
‘Wayside’s Garnet’—As I first bought this rose from the catalogue of Wayside Gardens, I’ll let them describe it for you: “... a neat, compact small plant with many perfect, fully-double, garnet-red little flowers. It is a prolific bloomer and a good grower ... much like Oakington Ruby, which is one of its parents. It probably has the brightest, darkest and deepest red to be found among miniature roses.”
‘Yellow Miniature’—This is a charming little rose, yellow, with a cheering tint. Many consider it to be the most attractive of all yellow miniatures. I will not argue with them. I’ve always been enchanted with it.