172 THE '‘ROSE#; 
the same rose. But the expert at once sees 
distinctive traits that separate one from the 
other, he notices that Alfred Colomb is the 
darkest in shade of the three, that it hasa 
more globular, pointed bud and flower than 
Marie Baumann; that the wood is much more 
smooth than the others; that /afe in the season 
the flowers have more substance and are of 
better quality than Marie Baumann. So, 
early in the year, he would select Marie 
Baumann or Marie Rady as ina degree the 
most beautiful; the former more circular and 
symmetrical, if possible, than Alfred Colomb; 
the latter with more substance, and better 
filled out. And, so continuing the examina- 
tion, it is found that these roses are suffi- 
ciently distinct, one from the other, both in 
flower and habit, to make the presence of all 
three most desirable in all choice collections. 
Now take up Maurice Bernardin and its near 
relatives. Very close and minute examina- 
tions enable us to detect variations in one 
way and another, but these variations are so 
slight that we come to the decision that one 
name will answer for all. It takes close and 
continued observation to determine which is 
most worthy of retention. Thechoicein this 
case certainly lies between Maurice Bernardin 
and Ferdinand de Lesseps. Sir Garnet 
