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Brown, Florence Pemberton, J. B. Clark, Madame 

 Melanie Soupert, Mildred Grant, William Shean and 

 Mrs. W. J. Grant to mention only a few of the standard 

 sorts it might be thought that there was no room for 

 more ; but raisers continue to tempt amateurs with 

 fresh varieties every year, and it must be confessed that 

 some of them have exceptional beauty. Let us consider 

 a few of these novelties. 



The Lyon. There is nothing to match the colour of 

 this extraordinary variety, for the centre of the flowers 

 is salmon shaded with yellow, edges of petals shrimp 

 colour. In a bright light it has an almost metallic 

 glitter. This Rose has perhaps created the greatest 

 sensation of all modern novelties. 



Mrs. Fred Straker. Rose suffused with orange in the 

 young state, fawny pink at a later stage. A healthy, 

 free-blooming variety, this stands out as one of the best 

 novelties. 



Mrs. Walter Easlea. One of the best of the carmine 

 H. T.'s, for the colour is rich, the form good and the con- 

 stitution vigorous. 



Claudius. A beautiful rose-coloured variety with 

 large globular flowers. 



Ethel Malcolm. Ivory, becoming pure white with age ; 

 a Rose of splendid quality. 



$/$Jonkheer J. L. Mock. This variety gives a strong 

 reminder of that popular old Rose La France in form, 

 but the colour is darker. It has a good stem and is very 

 sweet. 



Souvenir de Gustave Prat. Sulphur-coloured, free- 

 branching and floriferous. 



Duchess of Wellington. Saffron-yellow splashed with 

 red, sweet. 



Theresa. Orange suffused with apricot, changing to 



