BEST VARIETIES WITH CHARACTERISTICS 



and Madame Bravy was a Tea raised by Guillot, 

 of Pont Cherin, in 1848. 



The next Hybrid Tea that appeared and stood 

 the test of time was Reine Marie Henriette, raised 

 by Levet, in 1878, from Madame Berard (of Gloire 

 de Dijon) and General Jacqueminot; the first of 

 Tea blood, and the second a Hybrid Perpetual. 

 This rose is listed in English catalogues of today in 

 the climbing section as a Hybrid Tea, although 

 still considered by some as a Tea, and so listed hi 

 the Dutch Rozennaamlijst of 1909. 



After the introduction of these two roses, La 

 France and Reine Marie Henriette, the work went 

 on still further and cross breedings of hybrids 

 obtained by hybridization soon began to swell the 

 list of new roses. 



Roses so obtained are known as pedigree roses 

 and very seldom is their breeding given, although 

 it seems an open secret that three generations are 

 often required before a new rose of merit is secured. 

 The breeders and introducers of new roses naturally 

 guard their breeding secrets with the greatest care, 

 and little or no information as to their special meth- 

 ods is obtainable. This secrecy is really eminently 

 proper, as it has taken years of patient effort, care, 

 and great expense to bring out new varieties. It is 

 the breeders' stock in trade; they are entitled to 



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