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alike, being pink and very much lighter in color tlian those produced 

 on the original American Beauty, though the general habits of the 

 respective sports were ver}' ditlerent. 



The Queen of Edgely is similar to "Beauty" in all respects except- 

 ing the color of the flowers, whereas in "'Belle" there is a decided dif- 

 ference, which is noticeable at a glance; the leaves are smaller and 

 the variety is less vigorous than either of the other two, consequently 

 more difficult to manage, and that is why the American Belle has 

 never become popular with the growers of cut flowers for market. 

 Man}- experts believe that had it possessed the strong vigor of eifher 

 its parent or its sister-sport, the Queen of Edgely, it would have been 

 grown in almost as large quantities as the Americati Beauty 

 and as the "Queen" is expected to be grown. The latter was 

 only introduced to general cultivation during the spring of 1901, 

 whereas, the American Belle was disseminated in 1893. Both the 

 American Belle and Queen of Edgely originated in Pennsylvania; 

 the former, near Chestnut Hill, in Montgomery county, and the 

 latter, near Bristol, Bucks countv. 



Other varieties of roses which have found favor with both flower 

 buyers and Hie growers of roses, are the Tea-scented roses. Brides- 

 maid pink and the white one, Bride; and, strange as it may appear, 

 boti) these originated as sports and both from the same source, name- 

 ly ,from a rose sent out from France in 1809, named Mile. Catherine 

 Mermet, which has been almost entirely superseded by its offspring, 

 lU'idesmaid, which is a brighter pink and more constant in its color- 

 ing. Two other varieties sported from "Mermet," namely, "Waban" 

 and "Maid of Honor," both a darker pink in color than the original 

 and more flat in form, neither of which became popular. The Bride 

 appeared in 1885, and Bridesmaid in 1892, both in New Jersey; 

 Waban appearing in Massachusetts and Maid of Honor in Ohio. 



"Golden Gate" is of American origin, and is another very satis- 

 factory rose to grow, having a strong constitution and produces its 

 beautiful buds plentifully. Its name is a misnomer, however, being 

 neither yellow in color, nor did it originate near to the Golden Gate 

 in California, but was raised from seed about the year 1890 by a Mr. 

 Little, of New Orleans, La. In color it is creamy white, with a sug- 

 gestion of yellow at the base, delicately tinted at the edges of the 

 petals with pink. This variety has also sported a white form which 

 has been named "Ivory." Its real value is not at present well 

 known as it is not yet in general cultivation. It will be sent out dur- 

 ing the present year (1902). It, however, is full of promise. 



The "General Jacqueminot" or "Jack" — is not so much grown for 

 winter blooming as it at one time was, being a one crop rose, and in 

 order to try to keep up a continuous supply, several houses had to 



