CHOICE OF FLOWERS 



pink rose, as large as a La France and of fine 

 fragrance, but it killed itself a-doing it, for so 

 soon as the petals fell the bush shriveled into the 

 ground and was seen no more. Wherefore, I 

 say, place your reliance on the tried and true, 

 unless you have a greenhouse, or desire to ex- 

 periment. The best of roses will not grow for 

 us In the East as their humbler sisters will flour- 

 ish for the Californians, but the effort to bring 

 them to a sturdy maturity is self-rewarding. Of 

 the better known of the tea-roses, mention is due 

 to the Marechal Niel, La France, Mermet, Bon 

 Silene, Bride, Meteor and Mme. de Wattevllle. 

 These do well in the South, but do not look to 

 see them survive a New England winter out of 

 doors. Of the reliable kinds there are, among 

 the reds, the Jacqueminot, often called Jacks by 

 florists, Rosiere, De Rohan, Wilder, Verdier, 

 Carriere, Rothschild, D'Aumale, Libaud, Ber- 

 nardin, Neyron and Bruner; among the pinks. 

 Magna Charta, Favorite, Christy, Prince of 

 Wales, Prevost, Lyonnaise, Rothschild and Ver- 

 dier; of the white and blush roses, Mrs. Paul, 

 Elise Boelle, Mabel Morrison, Margaret Dick- 

 son, Altaica, Perle des Blanches, Hybrid China ; 

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