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such means are available, for two of the great of constitution. Not a single rose, however, of 

 secrets of success in obtaining rose seed are ripe j any CGmmercial value or good enough to be 

 wood and a dry atmosphere, conditions not al- sent out came from these attempts. In 1865, 

 ways attainable in England without the aid of j however, I determined to make more extended 

 glass and artificial heat, and undoubtedly much efforts in crossing the rose, and as a further in- 

 of my labor was thrown away for want of proper ducement and encouragement for me to proceed 

 protection against the vicissitudes of our cli- the York Horticultural Society offered annually 

 mate, and many valuable acquisitions may con- a prize for the best English-raised white Hybrid 

 sequently have been lost; for as the majority of Perpetual Rose. Accordingly in that year I fer- 

 the best Roses are very double and really botani- , tilized, marked, and recorded upwards of four 

 cal monstrosities, this abnormal fullness of petals ^ hundred blooms, chiefly H. P.'s and Teas, and 

 tends towards decay of the generating organs by ' in 1866, 1867, and 1868 upwards of one hundred 

 retaining surplus moisture. more. From amongst the varieties crossed in 



My first attempt at cross-breeding the rose 1865 I obtained a hep containing seven seeds 

 was in 1857, when, inter alia, I fertilized H. P. i by fertilizing H. P. Madame Vidot X Virginal. 

 General Jacqueminot with the old white Damask j One seed only vegetated, and this produced H.P. 

 Maiden's Blush. From this cross I obtained a [ Princess Louise, a good hardy, creamy-white 

 very pretty light carmine variety, remarkably garden rose, sometimes tinted pink (sent out by 

 sweet and uf good form, but not sufficiently large Messrs. Paul & Son). This, however, failed to 

 for a show rose. I gave the stock some years satisfy tiie requirements of the York Horticul- 

 afterwards to Mr. Ward of Ipswich, who had 1 tural Society as a white rose. There is a like- 

 been working in the same direction, but I ness in this rose to Mabel Morrison, a bud sport 

 do not think he found it good enough to , with white flower from Baroness Rothschild. 



send out. From this start, however, I derived 

 suflBcient encouragement to induce me to pro- 

 ceed, and in the seven years from 1858 to 1864 I 

 fertilized, marked and recorded nearly five hun- 

 dred blooms, crossing, recrossing, and inter- 



By crossing H. P. Louise Peyronny X Victor 

 Verdier I aimed at getting a flower of the 

 largest size, and this I secured in H. P. Prince of 

 Wales (sent out by Messrs. Paul & Son), but un- 

 fortunately its thinness of petal and want of a 



crossing most of the best H. P.'s, Teas, Bour- i stout external guard render the flowers liable to 

 bons, and summer striped roses of the period; fall open and to appear somewhat coarse These 

 and amongst the more remarkable of the results are the onl}' two fairly good roses which have, 

 I obtained a vigorous-growing, semi-double, I believe, at present been distributed from up- 

 satiny-pink flowered seedling from T. N. Glorie wards of one thousand crosses! but good results 



de Dijon X H. P. Souvenir de Comte Cavour (a 

 bright red rose), the offspring being a good seed- 

 bearer, the flower almost scentless, and the 



have been obtained and will probably be shortly 

 forthcoming from crosses between 1864 and 1868 

 — viz., H. P.'s Comtesse Chabrillant X Jules 



plant in most respects partaking more of the Margottin and Anna de Diesbach ; John Hopper 

 Hybrid Perpetual than of the Tea character, the X StSnateur Vaisse; Glorie de Santenay X 

 foliage and growth showing but little of the lat- X Madame Julie Daran, Prince Camille de Ro- 

 ter type. From naturally fertilized fiowers of this han, and Beauty of Walthain ; Lord Raglan X 

 rose I have raised seedlings showing more of Charles Lefebvre and Maurice Benardin ; Jules 

 the Tea blood than their parent, some coming Margottin X S6nateur Vaisse, Francois La- 

 single white and apparently pure Teas, others charme, and Bourbon Louise Odier ; Charles 

 dark red and very double H. P.'s. By crossing Lefebvre X Lord Raglan, S6nateur Vaisse, Mons. 

 Bourbon Louise Odier X striped Provence old Boncenne, Prince Camille de Rohan, Andre 

 Tricolor, the offspring was a summer rose with Leroy, Alfred de Rougemont, and Madame Fur- 

 the spring foliage, distinctly striped with yellow, tado; Louise Peyronny X H. C.Charles Law- 

 the variegation, however, invariably disappear- son, Victor Verdier, and B.Louise Odier; H. C. 

 ing in the summer as the foliage matured. The Cherles Lawson X H. P. Olivier Delhomme ; 

 flower was pale pink without any appearance of Bourbon Baron de Noirmont X Sfeiiateur 

 variegation. Many of the blooms fertilized were Vaisse ; Madame Victor Verdier X Charles Le- 

 abortive, and either never set at all or produced febvre ; La Ville de St. Denis X Marguerite de 

 heps without seeds, and as is usually the case, St. Amand ; Mons. Boncenne X Charles Lefeb- 

 numbers of the seedlings succumbed to weakness vre, Mdlle. Bonnaire (all H. P.'s), and Striped 



