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the eldest member of the family, is carried out with a 

 solemnity befitting its importance. What this must mean to 

 the peasants is better understood when we realize how 

 feather-light rose-petals are, and that 150 pounds (2,400 

 ounces) of them ordinarily yield less than one ounce of the 

 essence of the rose. 



It is not to be marveled at, therefore, that it is expensive, 

 not alone for the above reason, but also because of its impor- 

 tance in the fabrication of the finest perfumes. It has, fur- 

 thermore, the valuable quality of increasing and fixing other 

 perfumes, just as the rose itself has the quality of develop- 

 ing in those who work with it qualities of fine moral 

 character. 



Hybridizing 



This book attempts in no way to cover the subject of 

 hybridizing, save to refer to some sources of information re- 

 garding a work that calls for long-sustained attention, and 

 almost limitless patience, with no assurance as to results. 

 Amateurs, as well as professional rose-growers, have made 

 valuable contributions to our lists of roses, and certainly the 

 future must offer more adequate recompense to the success- 

 ful breeder of roses than has been the case in the past. 



Rev. Joseph H. Pemberton*, for the beginner, gives 

 directions that appear to be easily followed by one who has 

 the time and facilities to undertake the work. 



Every hybridizer will be interested also in the articles by 

 Dr. White and Dr. Van Fleet in "The American Rose Annual'* 

 for 1916; also in the "Stammbuch der Edelrosen," by Dr. 

 G. Kruger. The edition of this work, published in 1906, at 

 Trier, Germany, contains a most complete listing of the 

 hybridized roses in commerce, including parentage, hybri- 

 dizer, and date of issue. For example, under Caroline Tes- 

 tout, are given fifty-eight immediate descendants, showing 

 also the name of the other parent in all except nine cases. It 

 would seem to be an invaluable work for anyone who wishes 

 to undertake hybridizing. 



* "Roses," page 229 (see Bibliography). 



