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I saw this rose growing at Mr. Asmus' 

 place last March and could only find 

 words of commendation for the appear- 

 ance ot it at that time. It was certainly 

 producing good crops, although it had 

 been very severely cut tor propagating 

 the enormous stock that was dissemin- 

 ated this spring. I have also had a letter 

 from an esteemed rosarian. I refer to 

 Mr. Robt. Simpson, of Clifton, N. J., 

 whose opinion I prize very highly, being 

 as he says himself, prejudiced at the 

 beginning, but by watching it he was 

 gradually won over by its many good 

 points. To use his own words: "I have 

 been to Mr. Asmus' place a good many 

 times to see it (Liberty) during the past 

 two seasons, and would say that begin- 

 ning with a prejudice against it I have 

 been won over completely by its many 

 good qualities. I am naturally very con- 

 servative and critical and when I speak 

 in favor of a new rose you may be sure 

 I have good reasons for doing so." 



Now, it remains with us to try and 

 bring out the many good traits we have 

 heard of in this grand new rose. We 

 have not heard of any of its faults. We 

 may know more of them by another sea- 

 son as it is scarcely possible that all 

 will have the success of those that have 

 pioneered its entry into the floricultural 

 world. 



There is another new rose, but I have 

 not been able to learn much of its his- 

 tory or good points. No new rose has 

 ever been guilty of coming before the 

 public with a single blemish or fault. 

 All are perfect until we find them out. 

 This one is Sunrise. It was sent out 

 from England as a sport, I think, from 

 Sunset. In color it is a deep apricot 

 yellow, almost a red, very bright in sum- 



mer, and said to be a free b'.oomer. I 

 have a few plants of this variety, but 

 for some reason it will grow a short time 

 and then die off. The plants are grafted, 

 and I am not aware of the stock they 

 are worked on. which may influence the 

 growth of the plant, or more properly 

 speaking, the iack of growth. 1 hope to 

 be able to report more favorably of this 

 \ nriety later. 



Lady Dorothea. This rose is of Can- 

 adian origin. I think the first that has 

 been originated in the Dominion and not 

 the least to be prouil of. It is a spirt 

 from Sunset, of good habit, a free grower, 

 profuse bloomer, losing some of the bad 

 qualities of its parent, in that it is free 

 from imperfect flowers in midwinter. 

 Color brighter and more beautiful in tne 

 four months of dark weather when most 

 sought after and appreciated. The color 

 is a soft shade of peach pink, deepening 

 to a red at base of petals outside, and a 

 bright flesh pink inside, a beautiful har- 

 mony of color. This rose is becoming 

 very popular and I feel confident it will 

 take a leading place in the list of stand- 

 ard varieties from the excellent reports I 

 have had from sections of the continent 

 far removed from each other. 



These are the only varieties I can sptak 

 of at present, as the new varieties a.e 

 very limited, taut judging from the num- 

 ber that are hybridizing, there shou'd 

 be no lack ot meritorious new varieties 

 in the near future, and I would here sug- 

 gest that some ot our own Canadian 

 growers, if they can afford the time and 

 patience to await results, to experiment 

 in this line. 



There may be some who have already 

 commenced that I have not heard of. 

 It does not follow from this that some 



are not already making the attempt, but 

 I would commend all who have the abil- 

 ity and inclination to try hybridizing 

 the rose. 



The room occupied will not be great, 

 only a few feet would be necessary, and 

 if carefully and thoughtfully worked out, 

 who knows what the results might be, 

 and to the successful one, the old adage 

 holds good in this as in other attempts, 

 "Nothing succeeds like success." I feel 

 confident that he who can produce a first 

 class rose in this country, will add a 

 lasting monument to his ability, and 

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