SELECTIONS. 187 



DWARF VARIETIES. 



Coral Cluster. Maman Turbat. 



Ellen Poulsen. Mrs. W. H. Cutbush. 



Tessie. Orleans Rose. 



Katharine Zeimet. Pcrle d'Or. 



Little Meg-. Rodhiitte. 



Mme. N. Levavasseur- Yvonne Rabier. 



ROSES FOR EXHIBITING. 



In making- a selection of the best Roses for ex- 

 hibiting, I feel that I shall not be able to please, for 

 there are so many varieties, both new and old, to select 

 from, and it is doubtful if any two exhibitors would 

 think alike. However, I present my selection for the 

 grower with every confidence, feeling that although 

 many Roses may be found of equal merit, yet few can 

 be chosen that will in any way prove of greater worth. 



It is very hard to advise the grower of few trees 

 as to the best, but if we work on the following lines 

 I do not think we shall go wrong. First, you want 

 to show six Roses H.P., H.T., or T., or six Roses in 

 a class to include any variety. Well, my advice in 

 the first case is, grow three trees of a variety, eighteen 

 trees in all, for an exhibit of H.P. 's, or H.T.'s, or T. *s. 

 In the latter case, I would advise two trees of each 

 variety, thus giving a greater selection. 



The small grower wants to be sure of finding a 

 Rose at show time, and he does not depend upon one 

 tree of a variety in hot competition where selection 

 counts. Also colour must be a consideration, for his 

 box or vase should not be all white, pink, red, or 

 yellow. Two of a colour in a box of six is quite 

 sufficient, but six Roses of different colour and shades 

 are better. In choosing, therefore, a variety, we con- 

 sider such points as size, shape, scent, colour, summer 

 and autumn flowering, together with a free flowering 

 and hardy constitution. Let me give an example in 

 one H.P., one H.T. , and one T., and then I will submit 

 my lists. Choosing a White Rose, I give the palm 

 to Snow Queen, or, as it was once called, Frau Karl 



