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other country, it must be that America will 

 yet produce her share of fine roses. 



With the year 1842 appeared the Baronne 

 Prevost, which is now the oldest type among 

 Hybrid Remontant roses. It is not a numerous 

 family, and is of much less importance to 

 us than many others, but we can well imagine 

 what pleasure it gave when it was introduced 

 to the rosarians of that day. The flowers 

 are very large and full, flat in form, quite 

 fragrant, and in color some shade of rose. 

 It is the most hardy type we have. The only 

 varieties commonly grown are Boieldieu, 

 Colonel de Rougemont, and Madame Boll. 



In 1843, LafTay introduced what he loyally 

 named Rose of the Queen (Rose de la Reine). 

 This variety bore royal sway for many years. 

 It not only still sells well and is to be consid- 

 ered a useful rose, but it should also have 

 our esteem as being the parent of a most 

 useful family. The flowers are of various 

 shades of rose, generally of semi-globular 

 form, large, somewhat fragrant ; free in the 

 autumn; quite hardy, enduring more cold 

 than any of the other families except 

 Baronne Prevost. The leading sorts are: 

 Anne de Diesbach, Antoine Mouton, Auguste 

 Mie, Belle Normande, Francois Michelon, 

 Madame Nachury, Paul Neyron. Among 



