CHAPTER XIII 
SELECTIONS 
Tus must always be the most unsatisfactory part 
of a Rose-book, both to the author and the reader. 
In the first place, the compiler of a selection feels, 
or ought to, that he has at least one or two 
favourites which he places in a higher position than 
most of his brother Rosarians do, and that there are 
perhaps as many popular sorts that he does not 
succeed with. His own situation, soil, or climate 
has probably more to do with this, in most cases, 
than actual personal predilections. 
Next, a certain number of new Roses, issued 
within the last three years, have to be dealt with: 
and, their quality and characters being not yet 
established, it is difficult to know what to do with 
them. Great mistakes, either way, may be made in 
attempting to rank them too soon, but on the other 
hand it seems impossible to ignore notable issues. 
I have therefore only included varieties sent out 
later than 1907 where there seems to be a character 
already established. 
And, also, no one who makes a selection of Roses 
can shut his eyes to the fact that such a list, 
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