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the same rose. But the expert at once sees 

 distinctive traits that separate one from the 

 other, he notices that Alfred Colomb is the 

 darkest in shade of the three, that it has a 

 more globular, pointed bud and flower than 

 Marie Baumann ; that the wood is much more 

 smooth than the others ; that late in the season 

 the flowers have more substance and are of 

 better quality than Marie Baumann. So, 

 early in the year, he would select Marie 

 Baumann or Marie Rady as in a degree the 

 most beautiful ; the former more circular and 

 symmetrical, if possible, than Alfred Colomb ; 

 the latter with more substance, and better 

 filled out. And, so continuing the examina- 

 tion, it is found that these roses are suffi- 

 ciently distinct, one from the other, both in 

 flower and habit, to make the presence of all 

 three most desirable in all choice collections. 

 Now take up Maurice Bernardin and its near 

 relatives. Very close and minute examina- 

 tions enable us to detect variations in one 

 way and another, but these variations are so 

 slight that we come to the decision that one 

 name will answer for all. It takes close and 

 continued observation to determine which is 

 most worthy of retention. The choice in this 

 case certainly lies between Maurice Bernardin 

 and Ferdinand de Lesseps. Sir Garnet 



