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attempted to fertilize blooms of Baltimore Belle, 

 Gem of the Prairies and Queen of the Prairies, by 

 different varieties, such as General Jacqueminot, 

 Safrano and Solfaterre, but the onlj seed I ob- 

 tained was from one bloom of Gem of the 

 Prairies fertilized by General Jacqueminot. The 

 pistils of the Prairie Roses are glued together, as 

 it were, and make fertilization very difficult ; 

 Gem of the Prairies, itself a hybrid, is the only 

 one on which seed is often found in the open 

 air, therefore we should probably be far more 

 successful in making crosses by using some of 

 the more single varieties. 



The most desirable of the class are Anna 

 Maria, Baltimore Belle, Gem of the Prairies (the 

 only variety that is fragrant). Queen of the 

 Prairies, and Triumphant. Baltimore Belle is the 

 most beautiful, but seems to contain some Noi- 

 sette blood, which makes it less hardy than the 

 others ; it is sufficiently robust, however, to, 

 withstand all ordinary winters. The Prairie 

 Koses, like all climbers, should be sparingly 

 pruned. 



