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And of the crimson and maroon-crimson: Xavier Olibo, Gloire de 

 Bourg la Heine, Charles Lefevre, Horace Vernet, Louis Van Houtte, 

 Fisher Holmes, Pierre Netting, La Rosiere, Abel Carriere, Baron de 

 Bonstetten, Prince Camille de Rohan, and Jean Liabaud. There are 

 many other beautiful varieties. I mention merely some of the best. 



All these dark red roses are hardy and fragrant. They do not 

 like hot weather. Under glass they bloom only in a cold frame, not 

 in a hothouse. 



Of the dark red roses my favorite, for all purposes, is the Xavier 

 Olibo. It is exquisite in bud and flower, although not of the largest 

 size. It is a constant bloomer. It is one of the earliest to bloom, and 

 is the last dark red rose to bloom in the fall. It is, however, hard to 

 propagate. I have twelve bushes, and they are all root-budded, either 

 on Manetti or the Dog Brier. Dean Hole, in his "Book about Roses," 

 gives Xavier Olibo a place among the twelve best roses. 



I wish I had time to expatiate on the great beauty of all fine dark 

 red roses as grown in Oregon. A blind man once said that when he 

 felt scarlet it was as when a trumpet sounds. To me these dark red 

 roses are sometimes like Beethoven's music, sometimes like Chopin's, 

 usually grand, often mystical, but always entrancing. 



Fine dark red roses grow too perfectly in Oregon for us to have 

 any time or garden space to waste on the so-called "American Beauty," 

 with its solferino petals. It is an absolute failure in the garden. It is 

 essentially a florist's rose, for under glass it forces easily, and is an 

 almost continuous bloomer. The florists have made it the fashion, for 

 no other dark red rose has these hothouse characteristics. Even when 

 grown under glass, the American Beauty is almost always of an unsatis- 

 factory, faded color. Unfortunately, many people are deficient in ap- 

 preciation of* colors and of color harmony. In fact, more people lack 

 these qualities than those who have no full appreciation of music. As 

 long as the American Beauty is a fashionable rose, most people are satis- 

 fied with it, faded petals and all. 



SPECIMEN ROSES. 



Roses are not necessarily to be judged by size. Beauty of form, a 

 lack of grossness, a perfection of color and perfume, must unite to 

 make a perfect rose. These essentials are noticeable in the Oregon 

 roses. 



Of the dark red roses specimens are often seen in our Oregon rose 

 shows measuring about six inches in diameter by actual measurement. 

 Many varieties of the pink and light-colored roses even exceed this size. 



I have a friend, an amateur rose-grower, whose home is near Port- 

 land, who is one of the best and most successful rose-growers, either 



