Note -- my interpretations are based more on reading and research than actual growing experience -- Jeri et al will be better able to tell you how Teas and Chinas differ in the garden. If you go back to the originals from China, the two groups were very similar, and both arose from hybridization between 'R. chinensis' and 'R. gigantea' and probably some other species -- I can't remember the source off the top of my head, but I do recall that 'Old Blush' was found to have 'R. gigantea' ancestry, as well as being a descendent of 'Slater's Crimson'. Some were called "Tea-Scented Chinas" and evolved into what we today call Teas, but in the beginning, the two groups were very similar. If you've ever seen "Bermuda Spice" then that's how the earliest Teas looked. Over time, "Tea-Scented Chinas" were bred with Bourbons and Noisettes, and I think THAT'S where the genes for hefty canes (and, in the case of Bourbons, larger flowers) originated -- or at least, were reinforced. The Teas and Chinas diverged over time, and the differences between them are more pronounced when comparing later-bred roses than earlier-bred roses. This was blurred again when people bred Chinas back into Teas, and today we see roses that are intermediate between the two. Today, what most would call a China will have thin, twiggy growth that continues to branch and build upon itself. Later-bred Teas seem to begin this way as young plants, but then push out heavy canes that branch at the ends. Vintage Gardens, while now closed, illustrated well the growth habits of different classes of roses. While the website is still up, take a look at the description for Chinas: http://vintagegardens.com/roses.aspx?cat_id=6 Then look at the Teas: http://vintagegardens.com/roses.aspx?cat_id=35 See how Group 1 of the Teas resembles Chinas? Most from Group 2 and 3 were bred later. Those growth habits look familiar -- see the pages for Bourbons: http://vintagegardens.com/roses.aspx?cat_id=3 and Noisettes: http://vintagegardens.com/roses.aspx?cat_id=26 If you see Teas that catch your fancy, look them up on HelpMeFind, and take note of when they were introduced. The earliest Teas and Chinas will be from the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, and will be more similar in growth. The big Teas don't seem to be coming out until after the first Bourbons, a few decades later. 'Adam', one of the earliest European-bred Teas, was supposedly bred from 'Hume's Blush' (an original Tea-scented China) X 'Rose Edouard' (the first Bourbon), and appears in the ancestry of many later Teas. Many later-bred roses classed today as Chinas were bred from Teas, but weren't "up to par" with the Teas of their time to fit among them -- so China became the class for "not quite Teas." 'Mme Laurette Messimy' is an example. But if you looked at it next to "Bermuda Spice" or another early Tea, you'd wonder why today it's called a China. So yes, the two are related, and there are roses which tread the line between the two groups. Both originated from much of the same ancestral mix, but were taken in two different directions by breeders -- Chinas as easy ever-blooming bushes, and Teas for the size, fragrance and beauty of their individual buds and blooms. :-) ~Christopher

Ranch case and clam shell base are a plainer pair. Colonial case and more ornate base are another. A real lumberyard should have samples or a booklet with available molding that you can select from. There is a large price difference between paint grade (often with finger joints) and stain grade (no joints allowed), and poplar is more expensive than pine. Hardwood (cherry, oak, Gum, poplar, ash, mahogany, etc) molding can be very expensive (especially in wider sizes) since outside of poplar it is always stain grade and require clear wood to manufacture. Over the years molding has gotten plainer and narrower. Older door casing was often built up from a couple pieces and could be over 1.5 inches at its thickest and 6+ inches wide. The same applies to base molding and crown. Larger crown can have pine filler behind it to provide a nailing surface for the 'show' wood.

You need to pick something that coordinates with the house. What does the rest of the trim look like? A simple 1/6 with an eased edge looks great with shaker doors and simple casings but look ridiculous if you have crown moulding with a dentil and fancy chair rail.

rifis, I could not find a way to send you an e-mail. "In our study,temperature individually contributed to20.7%of the variation in mite abundance; while in combination with relative humidity it contributed to 21.4% of the variation in abundance. However these coefficients were statistically non‐significant (Table 4). Individually, rainfall accounted for 12.6% of the variation in abundance, although this was non significant. The regression analysis showed that the combined weather parameters contributed to 34% of the variation in mite abundance, but the results were non‐significant (Table 4). Meena et al. (2013) observed that the maximum and minimum temperatures showed a significant positive correlation, while rainfall and relative humidity showed non‐significant negative correlations with mite abundance on orchids and rose."