18 ARISTOCRATS OF THE GARDEN 



The Near East gave the first fruits to the West; the 

 Far East in due course added its bounty. Europe 

 began the improvement, and soon this country took 

 up a share. The peoples of Asia, Europe, and North 

 America have evolved the Modern Rose. With the 

 rapid advance in the science of hybridizing and the 

 introduction of species and forms from far and near 

 new races will be evolved and new eras in the develop- 

 ment of the Rose will arise. The story here briefly 

 sketched is but the prelude to the full story of the 

 Rose which the future will gradually unfold. 



