THE STORY OF THE MODERN ROSE 13 



by the Rose hybridist with the exception of those 

 which have yellow flowers. 



In Bulgaria and other parts of the Balkan Penin- 

 sula, and on a small scale in parts of India, the French, 

 Cabbage, and Damask Roses are extensively culti- 

 vated for the preparation of Attar of Roses. But as 

 garden Roses the old have given place to the new, 

 and the gardens of to-day are resplendent with the 

 products of the China, Tea, Rambler, and Wichurai- 

 ana Roses, natives of China and Japan. 



New garden Roses are originated by the hybridiz- 

 ing of different species, varieties, and forms, and as 

 sports from existing forms as in the case of "White 

 Killarney" and many others. They are raised by 

 means of seeds, cuttings, layering, budding, and 

 grafting, but it is no part of my purpose to enter into 

 these details. The object here is to tell of what has 

 been, to show the source of what is, and to hint of 

 what may yet be evolved. 



Of the vast array of Rose species not more than 

 two dozen have in the past history of the Rose been 

 employed in the breeding of garden Roses. Thus, 

 leaving completely aside the innate tendency to 

 variation on the part of Roses of to-day, it is obvious 

 that Rose breeders and specialists have still a wide 

 untrodden field in which to experiment. It cannot 



