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THE CANADIAN HOETICtJLTUBIST. 



blooming qualities alone, and although 

 not nearly so good a I'ose as Marie Bau- 

 man or Marie Rady, yet it should be 

 grown in collections where they might 

 be left out, as it tills a place by itself, 

 while the place of the others named 

 can be so well filled by Alfx-ed Colomb. 

 Of course in even a small collection of 

 roses it would not do to leave out the 

 well known old favorite, 



GENARAL JACQUEMINOT. 



Although by no means a perfect 

 I'ose, it has much to commend it. It 

 is hardy, a good grower, of a very 

 good bright red color, and it knows 

 so well how to make the best of itself, 

 bearing its flowers so gaily on its tall 

 shoots above all the rest of the roses, 

 that really at a little distance it looks 

 the finest rose in the garden. Fisher 

 Holmes is, however, a rose of more 

 pei-fect form, and is apparently equal 

 and similar to General Jacqueminot in 

 all other respects. 



If I were forced to make a small 

 selection of pink or rose-colored roses 

 I think I would choose La France, 

 Paul Neyron, and Marquise de Castel- 

 lane. 



LA FRANCE 



has become such an established fa- 

 vorite that it could not be left out — 

 the garden would seem imperfect 

 without it. It is large, a most 

 constant bloomer, highly and sweetly 

 scented, and of a beautiful clear color ; 

 and its form, although not so peifect 

 and compact as most outdoor roses, I 

 think could not be improved upon, 

 being a sort of a regular irregularity 

 (if I can use such an expi-ession), thus 

 in this matter filling a place entirely 

 by itself. Its worst defect is that in 

 hot and dry weather many of the buds 

 fail to open. It is also rather tender 

 for outdoor culture, but yet it can be 

 very successfully grown by protecting 

 the l)ushes somewhat in the winter. 



As a rose for the conservatory I have 

 found it to be almost unequalled. 



PAUL neyron's 

 one grand point is its great size. It 

 is without doubt the largest rose that 

 we can grow in this country. In 

 form, fullness, fragi-ance, purity of 

 color and hardiness it is a fair medium. 

 No collection, however small, should 

 be without this great rose. 



MARQUISE DE CASTELLANE, 



the other rose mentioned, fills a 

 j^lace by itself. There is some- 

 thing cactus-like about the flowers, 

 which is seen in no other rose. It is 

 of a deep bright rose color, and the 

 petals are clearly cut and somewhat 

 pointed, and stand up stiffly like the 

 petals of a cactus or water lily. It is 

 unique and beautiful, and although 

 scentless, is a particularly valuable rose. 

 Francois Michelon I have found to be 

 a very valuable rose, and although not 

 filling a particular place, the same as 

 the others named, is nearly as beauti- 

 ful, and has a greater number of fairly 

 good points than either of them. It is 

 well worthy of a trial. 



I have not found Baroness Roths- 

 child as valuable a rose as it is gener- 

 ally represented to be. It seems to be 

 unsuited to our climate. The flower 

 (not the bush) is altogether too delicate 

 for our harsh wmds and scorching sun. 



In white roses I have found 



MADAM NOMAN 



to be by far the best. It fact it 

 is the only really white pei'petual 

 blooming outdoor rose that I have as 

 yet found. It is, I believe, a hybrid 

 noisette. The only defects it has are 

 that it is leather a poor grower, and that 

 it is somewhat tender, but in other 

 respects it is perfection itself. It is of 

 most perfect form, very full, and a most 

 constant bloomer. With me it is the, 

 par excellence of white roses. 



