XV. 
TYPICAL ROSES. CHARACTERISTICS WHICH 
ARE COMMON TO CERTAIN VARIETIES IN 
DIFFERENT CLASSES. 
mg}O know the peculiarities which 
‘| pertain to certain families of Hy- 
brid Remontant and other roses, 
ey «©6would be advantageous to differ- 
ent people in many ways. There are some 
types, such as La Reine, Jules Margottin, 
Victor Verdier, and Giant of Battles families, 
which are quite marked in their characteris- 
tics. If all new roses were classified or de- 
scribed as being of such and such origin, or 
as belonging to acertain class, it would be 
of great value. The nurseryman is unwill- 
ing, with some exceptions, to undertake the 
propagation of a kind which will not root and 
grow freely; he also desires such as are of 
healthy habit and good constitution, in ad- 
dition to excellence in color and form of 
flower. The amateur, perhaps, would not 
knowingly purchase a variety devoid of 
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