BEST VARIETIES WITH CHARACTERISTICS 



A MAIN LIST OF ROSES 



In the main list the numbers 1, 2 and 3 appear in 

 column marked "List." 



No. 1 is for the sixteen roses which have just 

 been described, and they should be sufficient for 

 any one desiring from twelve to fifty roses. 



The roses listed No. 2 are those which have stood 

 the tests very well; they have surpassed the great 

 main body of varieties which have been discarded 

 as not coming up to the requisite standard. No. 2 

 is a list of honor and is for good, all-round roses, 

 with the faults plainly noted under the various 

 headings. Before putting these roses in this No. 2 

 list hundreds of roses have been carefully tested, 

 and these are the ones which have been found most 

 suitable for our climate and conditions as all-round 

 varieties. 



For a person wishing a greater variety of all- 

 round roses than is included in the No. 1 list, No. 2 

 is recommended. If one prefers more pink roses, for 

 instance, than the four named in the first list, other 

 pink roses under No. 2 will supply the want. 



The roses listed No. 3 are special roses and should 

 be mainly ordered either for large gardens or col- 

 lections, or by persons thoroughly understanding 

 their failings, all of which are noted under the 

 various headings. 



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