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Mrs. John Cook — A Fragrant While Rose, Classed as mi 

 Exceptional Out-door Grou'cr. 



qualilies of the parental types — the Hybrid Perpetual and 

 the Tea-Scented principally — it embodies many desirable 

 traits, and although still in its infancy it has produced so 

 many good varieties that it would be difficult to make a 

 selection of the best without slighting some favorite 

 variety. 



Occasionally we find a somewhat fickle rose doing un- 

 usually well where it finds conditions congenial. Xai- 

 uraliy the proud grower maintains that it is one of the 

 finest of all roses and one that is shamefully neglected 

 by rose growers in general, when, as a matter of fact, his 

 nearest neighbor, regardless of experience, cannot get 

 results from it. This is, of course, exceptional, but we 

 find a striking e.xam])le in the La France Rose — a very 

 beautiful and effective variety where it finds the right 

 conditions, but as a general rule it is a disajipointment. 

 The rose that merits general approval must indeed be 

 one of more than ordinary quality. We note a grow- 

 ing tendency on the part of catalog firms to eliminate the 

 mediocre varieties, retaining only the verj' best rather 

 than present an elaborate list of varieties. For the cli- 

 mate here in the east, the selection is necessarily rigorous. 

 A rose, no matter how fragrant or l)eautiful in color, is 

 not desirable unless it is vigorous and robust in constitu- 

 tion. It must grow- and flower profusely throughout the 

 Summer and withal, resist severe Winter conditions. 

 These are the prime essentials to our ideal garden rose 

 and in this connection we perhaps oppose the ideals of 

 Europe, where a variety establishes its reputation first on 

 the exhibition table. Here it must do so in the garden. 



In this Hybrid Tea family, pink seems to be the pre- 

 vailing color, as we find it in other types. The varieties 

 Caroline Tcstoirt and Radiance are perhaps the best for 

 all around garden purposes, yet there are many varieties 



which have excellent qualities and are almost equally 

 desirable. Cynthia Forde, Konigen Karola, Jonkheer J. 

 L. Mock, Lady Alice Stanley. Earl of Warwick, Phari- 

 saer. Lady L'rsula. Mrs. W. C. Miller, Mellowmere, My 

 Marj-land, Lady Ashton and Madam Jules Grolez, are 

 good garden roses, each distinct in some respect. 



The red Hybrid Teas are more numerous than w^e find 

 this color hi the Remontant type. The varieties Red 

 Radiance, Laurent Carle, General Superior Arnold 

 Janssen, Edward Mawley, Gruss an Teplitz, Ecarlate, 

 Cardinal, Leslie Holland, Rhea Reid, General Mac.Ar- 

 thur and Robin Hood, are all desirable. 



The white varieties Kaiserin Augusta \'ictoria, Au- 

 gustine fiuinoisseau, Panama, Mad, Jules Douche and 

 Double White Killarney are about the "best in their color. 



Yellow Hybrid Teas, or varieties with yellow as the 

 predominating color are all too scarce. Mrs. Aaron 

 \\'ard. Madam Ravary, Madam Jennie Guillemot, 

 Madame Charles Lutand, Mrs. A. R. Waddell and 

 Madame Melanie Soupert, are quite desirable. The va- 

 riety Sunburst, although somewhat shy in blooming, 

 makes up for this in color and form. There are many 

 excellent varieties of intermediate colors or blends rang- 

 ing from pink to yellow and orange. The best of these 

 perhaps would be Lady Pirrie, Dean Hole, Antoine 

 Rivoire, Dorothy Page Roberts, Betty, Mabel Drew, 

 Madam Leon Pain and Ophelia. 



Te.-\ Roses 



Tea roses are more delicate in nature, and while they 

 are noted for their free flowering qualities, they lack con- 

 stitution and, with a few notable exceptions, are al- 

 together too tender to survive our severe winters. The 



Premier — A Bright Rich Pink Rose U'hieh Promises 

 to Become a Garden Favorite. 



