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particular sort before he propagates it in large numbers. Of course he 

 will use his discretion in all cases. The following "Hybrid Perpetuals" 

 nearly always sell well: Abel Carriere, Baroness Rothschild, Ben Cant, 

 Capt. Hayward, Ghas. Lefebvre, Duke of Connaught, Duke of Edinburgh, 

 Duke of Wellington, Fisher Holmes, Frau Karl Druschki, General Jacque- 

 minot, J. B. Clarke, Louis Van Houtte, Mrs. J. Laing, Marie Baumann, 

 Madame Gabriel Luizet, Mrs. R. G. Sharman-Crawford, Prince Camille 

 de Rohan, Ulrich Brunner, Susanne Marie Rodocanachie. 



The best-selling "Hybrid Teas" include: Betty, Countess of Derby, 

 Countess of Garford, Caroline Testout, Dean Hole, Earl of Warwick, Edu 

 Meyer, Grilss an Teplitz, Hugh Dickson, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, 

 Lady Ashtown, Lady Batter sea, Liberty, Madame Abel Chatenay, Madame 

 Ravary, Prince de Bulgaria, Richmond, Killarney, Viscountess Folkestone. 



Among "Tea Roses" proper the following sell well: Catherine Mermet, 

 Ethel Brownlow, Madame Berard, Madame Lambard, Maman Cochet, 

 Madame de Watteville, Etoile de Lyon, Francisca Kruger, Gloire de Dijon, 

 Jean Ducher, Madame Caroline Kuster, Madame Eugenie Verdier, 

 Madame Margottin, Perle des Jardins. 



Among the " Polyantha " or " Multiflora " kinds Crimson Rambler 

 holds the premier place for a climbing rose, and is closely followed by 

 Dorothy Perkins, Hiawatha, Lady Gay, and others among the " Wichurai- 

 ana" group. One of the most popular of the dwarf Polyanthas is Jessie, 

 which is largely grown for market and for bedding out during the summer 

 months. It has profuse masses of bright cherry-crimson blossoms. 



To the above must be added various Moss Roses, China or Monthly 

 Roses. 



ROSES IN POTS FOR MARKET. Prior to the coming of Crimson Rambler 

 and that greater following of varieties more or less nearly allied, and of 

 which this popular sort proved to be the forerunner, Roses in pots for 

 market work were in the minority indeed, and were but rarely seen. 

 Now and again a few belated examples put in an appearance in the 

 market, their sorry condition ill-groomed and dusty of leaf telling its 

 own tale. Such was the "standard" of pot-grown (or starved) Roses in 

 leading flower markets twenty or twenty-five years ago. 



To-day all this is changed, the grower of repute realizing that it 

 is quality that tells and that to succeed he must of necessity stand in 

 the front rank of such men. Hence in springtime from April onwards 

 pot-grown Roses of the Rambler and Wichuraiana classes practically 

 dominate the scene, the plants of from 6 to 8 ft. in height festooned 

 with flowers, and constituting veritable shower bouquets that carry 

 conviction at a glance. The specialists in these bring their produce to 

 market in specially constructed vans, the plants being grown and 

 trained as pyramids in columnar fashion, or, in the case of those of droop- 

 ing habit, as tall or half-standards, and which in certain phases of 

 indoor decoration are of the highest possible value and ornament. The 

 whole subject, indeed, resolves itself into a question of demand and 



