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roses we are likely to obtain satisfactory results 

 by blending varieties which have several charac- 

 teristic features in common. Thus, varieties of 

 the same type will be pretty certain to effect good 

 crosses ; as General Jacqueminot with Xavier 

 Olibo, Fisher Holmes with Baronne de Bonstet- 

 ten, Madame Victor Yerdier with E. Y. Teas, 

 etc. By hybridizing, bringing Teas and Hybrid 

 Remontants together, we are much less sure of 

 obtaining new sorts of high finish and robust 

 constitution, but far more certain of procuring 

 kinds thoroughly distinct. The operator will 

 then do well to bear this rule in mind : Crossing 

 varieties of the same type will produce seedlings 

 of the hestform and finish ; Mending soi^ts of 

 different types will hring forth the most distinct 

 hinds. In order to gain knowledge, it is well to 

 practice both these extremes, but the best success 

 will probably follow where a mean course is pur- 

 sued. 



This matter of cross fertilization of roses places 

 before us a vast field in which to study and ex- 

 periment ; and although we have so little to be 

 drawn from the past which may guide us, the 

 fact of its being largely unexplored seems an at- 



