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luuiiiii, svYvvv wiiilers. ha\'e bc'en almost enlircK' (n'('r-shad(n\ ed 

 1)\' the rise ot tlie H\l)rid Tea i^rou]). The result of tliis is that 

 the number ol H. P. \arielies offered l)y commercial i2,ro\vers is 

 .greatly reduced and critical rosarians are inclined to be skeptical 

 ot (he authenticity of the names of many of those thai are 

 oh (Med. 



Hybrid Per]:)etuals are cajxible of Lii\'inu another crop of blooms 

 in the autumn iii addition to their main dis]>la\' in jinie. Some 

 of (he newer Hybrid Perpetuals, due to admixture of Hybrid 

 Tea l)lood, have everbloomint; tendencies. 



The following- is a selection of H. P. roses tliat have done well 

 wil h us. 



General Jacqueminot. This is a liood rose, but it is doubtful 

 if our plants, receiwd from se\'eral sources, are true to name. 

 Old lime rosaiians say it is not the (icneral jacc|ueminot ihey 

 knew in lh(Mr yount^ days, and lh(> color of the flow(M's of our 

 })lanls does not lit the ])ublished description of "brilliant velvety 

 crimson, with darker shadins^s." 



Prince Camille de Rohan, sometimes called The Black Rose. 

 Its dark red flowers shadcnl with bla(d<:ish maroon are of u,()od 

 form and ai'e frajs^rant . 



Paul Neyron has lart^e, rosi'-j^ink, fragrant l)looms. Pdowers 

 sometimes ball in wet weather. Its nei^^hl^or Baroness Roth- 

 schild has pale piid<, well-formed blooms, but lacks fragrance. 



Magna Charta has large, carmine pink, very double flowers, 

 which are heavily jHM'kuned. Usually blooms in June only. 



Gloire Lyonnaise, with whit(>, \-er\' double flowers of lar,y,e size, 

 yellowish towards the center, is faintly tea scented. 



Captain Hayward, S'^arlet -crimson, fragrant flowers, lart;e, not 

 full\- double. 



Frau Karl Druschki is mentioned here, not that it does well 

 with us, but because, when it is well-s^rown, it is the handsomest 

 white rose in existence. Not fra.^rant. 



Gloire de Chedane-Guinoisseau has deep crimson flowers, well- 

 formed and ol large si/:e. 



Candeur Lyonnaise is a seedling of h'rau Karl Druschki. Us 

 flowers arc white tinte(l with creamy yellow. 



Madame Albert Barbier introduces a vellow tone, rare in the 



