THE ROSE 41 



American horticultural trade paper quoting 

 American Beauty " specials " at nine dollars per 

 dozen wholesale. 



The French have left their impress on the no- 

 menclature of the plant ; hence Provence, Noisette, 

 Damask, and Bourbon are descriptive names of 

 important sections, and Marechal Niel and Gloire 

 de Dijon are familiar in our mouths as household 

 words. To most of us, however, names such as 

 York and Lancaster, Musk, Sweetbrier, or even 

 Dog Rose seem better suited to a flower which, 

 although in one sense a citizen of the world, recalls 

 England wherever it is met. 



BEST VARIETIES FOR DECORATIVE WORK 



The stern necessity of cutting down the number 

 of varieties in the various sections of Roses will be 

 apparent to every one when they are reminded that, 

 so long ago as 1830, there were 2300 species and 

 varieties in existence, and even to-day we find many 

 growers' catalogues containing somewhere over a 

 thousand names. If one reads the descriptions in 

 these lists one finds little help in making a selection, 

 as they are practically all described as possessing 

 some special charm. 



