226 A BOOK ABOUT ROSES. 



many a man, who might have been a successful 

 florist, has failed, because he has not seen flowers 

 in perfection, nor the cultural art in its perfection, 

 until it was too late. I have known several in- 

 stances in which men, brought up, as it were, 

 among small Roses, have maintained their superi- 

 ority to large ones — I mean, to larger specimens 

 of the same varieties. 



The names of the Roses which are more 

 specially adapted for exhibition, from their exqui- 

 site proportions and lovely tints, from contour and 

 complexion too, are given in the following list. It 

 has been compiled with much observant care, and 

 it is no conceit or exaggeration to say that the 

 compiler, a judge and successful exhibitor at the 

 great' Rose-shows from their commencement, has 

 special claims upon confidence. Every Rose on 

 the list, if grown and shown in its integrity, has 

 symmetry, color, and size. The amateur ought to 

 have every Rose enumerated ; he iiuist have those 

 printed in italics. The names with no letter at- 

 tached are of the Hybrid Perpetual class. B. 

 signifies Bourbon, N. Noisette, and T. Tea-scented 

 China. 



