SEVERAL GOOD ROSES FOR OUR PROVINCE. 



Mrs. John Laing is another great 

 favorite among the light colored roses. 

 Its large delicate rose-colored blooms 

 are most showy and beautiful, and we 

 do not wonder that it is a general favor- 

 ite wherever known. No doubt it is the 

 most beautiful rose that has been brought 

 before the public for some years 



blooming some years at " Maplehurst," 

 and has proved itself a most satisfactory 

 bloomer. As a bush rose, to show off 

 to fine purpose when in bloom in its 

 place in the garden, we have none that 

 has commended itself moie than John 

 Hopper. 



Origin— K cross hetyieen Jules Mar- 



FiG. 1263.— Mrs. John Laing. 



Origin— RzAsed. by Henry Bennett, 

 England, in 1887, from seed of Fran- 

 cois Michelon of la Reine type. 



Plant — Hybrid, remontant, a vigor- 

 our grower, hardy. 



Bloom— "L^LVgQ and beautifully formed, 

 on stout stems; color soft pink, very 

 fragrant. 



/ohn Hopper. — I'his rose has been 



gottin and Madame Vidot by Mr. Ward, 

 Ipswich, England, in 1862. 



Plant — Hybrid remontant, of stout 

 and bushy habit, a fairly good grower,, 

 and a free bloomer. 



Bloom— \.zxg^, from three and a half 

 to four inches in diameter, finely formed, 

 full ; color, bright rosy crimson. 



Wishing to compare notes with grow- 



