XV. 



TYPICAL ROSES. CHARACTERISTICS WHICH 

 ARE COMMON TO CERTAIN VARIETIES IN 

 DIFFERENT CLASSES. 



O know the peculiarities which 

 pertain to certain families of Hy- 

 brid Remontant and other roses, 

 would be advantageous to differ- 

 ent people in many ways. There are some 

 types, such as La Reine, Jules Margottin, 

 Victor Verdier, and Giant of Battles families, 

 which are quite marked in their characteris- 

 tics. If all new roses were classified or de- 

 scribed as being of such and such origin, or 

 as belonging to a certain class, it would be 

 of great value. The nurseryman is unwill- 

 ing, with some exceptions, to undertake the 

 propagation of a kind which will not root and 

 grow freely ; he also desires such as are of 

 healthy habit and good constitution, in ad- 

 dition to excellence in color and form of 

 flower. The amateur, perhaps, would not 

 knowingly purchase a variety devoid of 

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