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world as long ago as 1784, it was not until about thirty 

 years ago that the hybridists took in hand the single 

 white and crimson sorts first introduced from Japan, and 

 with their magic produced the beautiful double and 

 semi-double sorts which gladden the gardens of to-day. 

 These Roses are so hardy, so free from insect pests or 

 disease, so unexacting in their demands, that perhaps 

 we do not thank them enough for the esthetic value of 

 the great loosely made blossoms, the unusual character 

 of their fragrance, the polished, dark-green foliage, or 

 their gift to winter, the plump scarlet haws. 



I am particularly fond of Blanc Double de Coubert, 

 which bears, I think, the whitest flowers in the world. 

 It blooms early and all summer, and is often the last 

 Rose in the garden in autumn. Madame Georges 

 Bruant is another splendid paper-white sort of fine 

 form. Nova Zembla is white, double, and very sweet- 

 scented and is particularly fine in the bud. Conrad F. 

 Meyer is a lovely silvery pink Rose, long and perfect in 

 the bud, and fragrant. It is tall growing and makes a 

 good pillar Rose. A deep wine-red sort is Souvenir de 

 Pierre Leperdrieux, which lacks the magenta hint so 

 often present in the red Roses of this type. 



Rugosa Roses make fine hedges and may be planted 

 close together and clipped, but for this purpose the 

 common alba and rubra are most suitable. The Hybrid 



