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upon more scientific lines, and the results were so 

 satisfactory that before many years numerous varieties 

 of sterlings worth were added to an ever-growing list. 

 In Mr. Wm. Paul's book, ** The Rose Garden," is 

 listed over 600 varieties, many still in commerce and 

 likely to remain for years to come, but the bulk have 

 joined the great majority and have long been for- 

 gotten. 



Hybrid Teas. 



This group is fast becoming one of the largest 

 that we have, and it is a very difficult task to definitely 

 decide as to classification, since so many growers 

 bring under this heading varieties that well may be 

 called in question. 



Originally the cross was between Tea Roses and 

 Hybrid Perpetual varieties, and the progeny bore a 

 resemblance to both sections ; but the writer could put 

 his finger on more than one Rose listed as an H.T. 

 that has no rigiht to be classified as such. The great 

 characteristics of this group is that they are very 

 free flowering and supply more than one crop of 

 Roses from early summer right up to November and 

 even December. They are for the most part hardier 

 than the Teas and require less protection. In prun- 

 ing, the strongest shoots should be left the longest, 

 and four to six eyes is a general standard of reduc- 

 tion. All of them require very liberal treatment as 

 regards manuring and general cultivation, and it is 

 wisest to err on the side of protection against frost. 



The Bourbon Rose (R. Indica). 



This group was at one time quite an important 

 section of the Rose world, but it has almost passed 

 out of sight. Discovered in 181 7, it was introduced 

 into this country in 1825. Mr. Jacques, gardener to 

 the Duke of Orleans, of Nevilly, in 1819, sowed seeds 

 of the Rose discovered, and raised a new variety 

 which he called Ile-Bourbon Rose. From this Rose 

 issued all the varieties produced since that time. 

 Rather sensitive to cold and damp, the blooms often 



