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long stiff stems, very thorny, however, and a clear 

 deep yellow in color. 



Sensation is an American Rose of distinctive 

 form, and the color is an entrancing shade of red ; 

 long pointed buds, flowers of immense size and 

 borne on long stiff stems. 



All the Roses mentioned, up to this point, are 

 Hybrid Teas with the exception of the Fernet 

 Rose, which belongs to a class known as Perne- 

 tiana. 



And now, before going further, I want briefly 

 to describe another very worthy, and yet well 

 known Rose of the Hybrid Perpetual class. I refer 

 here to the WHITE AMERICAN BEAUTY, 

 also called Snow Queen, and possibly best known 

 by the name of Frau Karl Druschki. It is grown 

 everywhere, and yet the planting of this great 

 Rose should increase immensely. It is a wonder- 

 ful Rose for the garden and for cutting, and 

 evokes praise and comment practically wherever 

 it is shown. 



One or two blooms of White American Beauty 

 is a bouquet in itself. The writer has photo- 

 graphed a willow basket with six average blooms 

 of this great Rose filling the basket, and this pho- 

 tograph appears on another page of this volume. 



This Rose is a June bloomer, but it also has 

 the habit of giving same additional blooms at 

 other times, and particularly in October. Do not 



