THE ROSE 



A TEEATISE 



ON THE 0UT>TrVATTON, HTSTORY, FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS, 



ETC., OF THE VARIOUS GROUPS OF ROSES, WITH 



ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIETIES 



NOW GENERALLY GROWN. 



BY 



H. B. ELLWA]SrGER 



Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 



NEW YORK 

 DODD, MEAD & COMPANY 



publishers. 



