BEST VARIETIES WITH CHARACTERISTICS 



able to make their profit from their new roses, and 

 the rose world would be greatly benefited by this 

 knowledge. 



While it is impossible, therefore, to give the breed- 

 ing of the various pedigree roses, nevertheless a 

 few examples of roses discovered by hybridization 

 and cross breeding of one generation may be of 

 interest. 



In looking over the obtainable data it is at once 

 noted that certain roses stand out as having been 

 the most successful parents, and of these Madame 

 Caroline Testout ranks among the first; bred with 

 Souv. de M. Verdier, Aime*e Cochet was obtained; 

 with Merveille de Lyon, Frau Karl Druschki was 

 obtained; with Fisher Holmes, George Laing Paul 

 was obtained; with Viscountess Folkstone, Konigin 

 Carola 'was obtained; with Bridesmaid, La Detroit 

 was obtained; with Ferdinand Jamin, Madame 

 Edme'e Metz was obtained. 



In addition to this Caroline Testout has produced 

 quite a number of sports, most noted of which are 

 Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Longworth. 



Another rose which stands out prominently is 

 Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, a pedigree rose introduced 

 in 1882, and one of the parents of Caroline Testout. 

 In 1894 this rose with Dr. Grill produced Antoine 

 Rivoire, a rose that is holding its own among the 



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