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be mentioned on account of the beauty of its form and color. 

 Unfortunately it is of rather weak growth, due probably to 

 its continuous flowering. The coloring is almost exactly the 

 same as that of William Allen Richardson, but the form of 

 the flower is regular and faultless. It is an excellent rose for 

 bouquets. 



''Another tea rose worthy of mention is Jaune Guillaumez 

 (of Bonnaire). Its buds are also long, and the flower is of a 

 brick-red color, passing into a salmon-yellow towards the cen- 

 ter. This coloring is not often found in roses, and although 

 we have pink tea roses which pass into various tints of yel- 

 low towards the center, there is none possessing such a red 

 color as the Jaune Guillaumez. The form of the flower is also 

 very regular and beautiful. 



''Among the tea hybrids I could not fail to notice Bona 

 Weillschott (of Soupert & Notting) on account of its brilliant 

 color. This rose may be particularly recommended for group- 

 ing on a lawn because of the abundance of its flaming car- 

 mine flowers. 



"The above are all seedling varieties, and may be highly 

 recommended. 



" I shall now mention a few sports, of which two are excep- 

 tionally good. The best, most beautiful and undoubtedly the 

 most valuable is the tea hybrid Augustine Guinoisseau (of 

 Guinoisseau & Sons), or White La France. This rose has 

 the same character of wood, foliage, growth and abundance 

 of bloom as our old La France, and the flowers have the same 

 form, only they are white. It is a sport of La France, and so 

 much resembles the parent form that if without flowers it 

 would be mistaken for it. When opening, the blossom is of a 

 light cream color, such as is found in many other white roses, 

 as Elise Boelle, Madame Nomann, etc. 



"A second rose, a pure tea, is The Queen* (of Dingee & 

 Conard). This comes from the old Souvenir d'un Ami, and 

 has its well known characters, only the flower is pure white. 



"Another white tea rose, Madame Olga (of Leveque), is 

 also said to be a sport, although known for a long time. I 

 have a suspicion that M. Leveque does not possess our Gross- 

 herzogin Mathilde or else this sport would have been known 



*See Annals Horticulture, 



