ten] among the flowers 



These are, Alfred Colomb, Louis VanHoute, Victor 

 Verdier, Anna de Diesbach, Chas. Lefebre, Coun- 

 tess of Oxford, Gen. Jacqueminot, Mrs. John 

 Laing, Paul Neron, Margaret Dickson, American 

 Beauty, Francois Levet, Dinsmore, Vick's Caprice, 

 Ulrich Brunner, Prince Camille de Rohan. This 

 list leaves out a host of good ones, but it will prob- 

 ably be larger than most of my readers will need to 

 plant. Special favorites with me are General 

 Jack, Dinsmore, Ulrich Brunner, Jules Margotin, 

 Alfred Colomb. Perhaps these will be all that you 

 can afford. 



Of nearly hardy roses there is an immense list, 

 and where your protection is fairly good they make 

 the most satisfactory plants because always in 

 bloom. My list begins with that grand rose, La 

 France, followed by Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, 

 Clothilde Soupert, Malmaison, Balduin, Liberty, 

 Hermosa, Virginia Coxe, Meteor, Perle de Jardins, 

 Papa Gontier, Mrs. Robert Peary, President Car- 

 not, Maria Guillot, Belle Seibrecht, Mad. Abel 

 Chatenay, Souvenir de Wootton, Mad. Caroline 

 Testout. Here again we are leaving out many fine 

 roses — more than we are including — but the list in- 

 cludes some of the very best and hardiest. If you 

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