CATALOGUE OF VARIETIES. 229 



me, giving the authority which they have. 

 In the descriptions, the more popular sorts 

 are more fully treated than those not so well 

 known; where a variety is described as be- 

 longing to a type, a lengthy description is 

 rendered unnecessary and only the most dis- 

 tinctive features are given. A familiarity 

 with the contents of Chapter XV. will there- 

 fore be a great help to those who wish to gain 

 a correct impression of the varieties here 

 described. 



In compiling this list the following method 

 has been determined on as the best. The 

 name of the variety is first given; then, the 

 habit of growth ; next, letters which show to 

 what class the variety belongs ; then, in the 

 second column, name of the raiser, and year 

 when the rose was sent out ; afterward, the 

 parentage, if known, or type to which the 

 sort may belong ; and, lastly, the description. 

 In case of synonyms, they are placed: in 

 brackets after the accepted name. It is de- 

 sirable to add the following, as an explana- 

 tion of the plan used in describing varieties : 



Color the prevailing shade in the most 

 perfect development of the flower. 



Size small, from one to two inches in 

 diameter ; medium, from two to three inches 

 in diameter; large, from three to four inches 



