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other country, it must be that America will 
yet produce her share of fine roses. 
With the year 1842 appeared the Baronne 
Prévost, which is now the oldest type among 
Hybrid Remontant roses. Itisnotanumerous 
family, and is of much less importance to 
us than many others, but we can well imagine 
what pleasure it gave when it was introduced 
to the rosarians of that day. The flowers 
are very large and full, flat in form, quite 
fragrant, and in color some shade of rose. 
It is the most hardy type we have. The only 
varieties commonly grown are Boieldieu, 
Colonel de Rougemont, and Madame Boll. 
In 1843, Laffay introduced what he loyally 
named Rose of the Queen (Lose de la Reine). 
This variety bore royal sway for many years. 
It not only still sells well and is to be consid- 
ered a useful rose, but it should also have 
our esteem as being the parent of a most 
useful family. The flowers are of various 
shades of rose, generally of semi-globular 
form, large, somewhat fragrant; free in the 
autumn; quite hardy, enduring more cold 
than any of the other families except 
Baronne Prévost. The leading sorts are: 
Anne de Diesbach, Antoine Mouton, Auguste 
Mie, Belle Normande, Francois Michelon, 
Madame Nachury, Paul Neyron. Among 
