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wizard as our own Burbank. He originated Ava- 

 lanche Lemoine and Lemoine Erecta, all of dwarf habit, 

 and now I have just secured for testing newer kinds. 



Boule df Argent, with flowers quite double, with deli- 

 cate fragrance. 



Candelahre is a dwarf plant, very prolific bloomer, 

 with large white flowers. 



Coulteri is another new kind — short, erect habit, flow- 

 ers large, solitary at the ends of the branches, pure 

 white, and of great substance'. 



Fantaisie is described as an altogether distinct variety 

 — a very prolific bloomer, flowers pure white, pale rose 

 in the center, and delightfully fragrant. 



Fimbriatus is a very unique variety, "branches 

 arched, covered with large white flowers deeply toothed." 



Gerhe de Neigo has flowers very large, and so many 

 of them the branches bend beneath their weight. 



Manteare d'Hermine has flowers double and semi- 

 double, creamy white, spread up and down the branches. 



Perle Blanch forms a dense shrub with large double 

 pure white flowers. 



So we see the evolution under human skill of the 

 single transformed to the double, and in time these will 

 grow fuller and larger. 



From this review what a splendid family we have 

 to chose from, and what an addition to parks and home 

 grounds. 



