TO 



JOHN COOK 



BALTIMORE, MD. 



This work is respectfully dedicated 



To him the rosarians of America are indebted for the dissemi- 

 nation of much knowledge concerning the Rose as adapted to 

 American culture, and its commercial possibilities. To him, 

 also, we are indebted for many varieties resulting from his skill 

 and years of patient labor and experiment in hybridization, 

 among them, Souvenir of Wootten, the first Hybrid Tea Rose 

 raised in America, Marion Dingee, Annie Cook, Mrs. Robert 

 Garrett, Baltimore, Enchanter, Cardinal, Madonna, My Mary- 

 land, and Radiance, some of which have become staples in the 

 underglass . production of Roses for the requirements of the 

 great flower markets. The liberality with which his knowledge, 

 obtained at the expense of countless experiments and failures, 

 has always been placed at the service of others, has endeared him 

 to all followers of his craft, one which, more than any other, 

 demands the acme of patience and self-sacrifice in order to 

 accomplish lasting results. 



"The lyfe so short, the craft so long to lerne." 



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