Gardening for Amateurs 



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said to do well in wet, cold neighbourhoods ; a 

 vigorous grower and a good Rose for the garden. 



l-'.du Meyer. Copper red and yellow, at its 

 best a flower of fine form ; the plants bloom freely 

 in the garden under adverse circumstances, but 

 the blossom is often thin and loose. 



Entente Cordiale, Creamy white, tinted pale 

 carmine at edges, a large, full and fragrant 

 bl.M.in. This is the Rose 

 raised by M. Pernet-Ducher ; 

 there is another of the same 

 name but of a different 

 colour, raised by M. P. 

 Guillot 



Ethel Malcolm. Ivory white 

 paling to pure white, with 

 peach shade in the centre, a 

 large full flower ; it grows 

 and blooms freely and has 

 a delicate perfume. 



r'li'iiiri h'tiith CoitUhicaitc. 

 Deep cream stippled bright 

 rose. This is a very beautiful 

 )! >\\ ei . and the bush blossoms 

 with great freedom ; fra- 

 grant ; moderate growth. 



l-'lon ni-i- II. \'ii'i-h. Scar- 

 Id crimson, sweet scented: 

 a tall growing Rose, useful 

 as a pillar. 



nn-iirr. Pemberton. White 

 shaded pink, blooms pro- 

 fu-Hy. hut does better in 

 the south than the north ; 

 inclined to " ball " in wet 

 weather. 



General McArthur. Bright 

 scarlet crimson, an extremely 

 * rden Rose ; flowers 

 with the greatest freedom 

 all through the season; a 

 trifle thin perhaps, but 

 sweet I v scented. 



Cfnrijf >'. \\wl. Brilliant 

 light orange vermilion, a 

 .striking and beautiful colour; 

 tin- blossoms are large, full 

 and fragrant ; only a moder- 

 ate grower. 



George Dickson, Velvety 

 crimson, a fine new Rose, 

 l.tpje. full and fragrant; 

 moderately vigorous. 



Grace Darling. Cream 

 shaded rose, a constant 



bloomer, one of the earliest and one of the latest. 

 Shape not very good ; the plant grows with freedom. 



Grus* an Tcplilz. Scarlet crimson, not large, 

 thin weak stalk to the flower, which is somewhat 

 small, but fairly full, very sweet ; flowers with the 

 greatest freedom, but commences late ; one of the 

 very best Roses for the garden. 



Gustav Griinerwald. Bright carmine pink, fra- 

 grant ; one of the very best garden Roses, it always 

 does well, and can be highly recommended. 



J. B. Clark. Rich crimson, large striking flowers 

 inclined to come " split " ; best grown as a pillar. 



Jaines Coey. Yellow, moderate growth, but 

 flowers profusely ; a good bedding Rose. 



Johanna Sebus. Rosy cerise, fragrant ; best as 

 a pillar or bush. 



Jonkheer J. L. Mock. Carmine changing to deep 

 pink ; fragrant, a good grower and a fine flower. 



Rose Mrs. Amy Hammond (Hybrid 



white. 



Joseph Hill. Salmon pink shaded <>opj>or or 

 yellow, a beautiful flower, but the plant is one-sided 

 and ungainly in growth. 



KUlnrnnj. Flesh shaded white, suffused pink ; 

 a lovely flower of excellent form, but the plant is 

 badly subject to mildew. 



La France. Silvery rose with pale lilac shading, 

 good shape and sweetly scented, but oj>ens badly 

 in wet weather ; not free from mildew, and the 

 blossoms have a bluish tint. 



