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that Hybrid Teas are becoming so numerous 

 and have such a prolonged period of flowering 

 I am inclined to think that China Roses are 

 losing ground somewhat in popular estima- 

 tion ; especially as the number of new 

 China Roses put into commerce annually is 

 extremely small as compared with the number 

 of Hybrid Teas. 



Common Pink, or " Old Monthly." Bright pink ; 

 this Rose is still a favourite with many, and 

 is useful for several purposes, particularly so if 

 lightly pruned and well treated, as it grows then 

 to a height of several feet. 



Comtesse du Cayla. Nasturtium red, somewhat 

 variable in colour ; a striking flower. 



Cramoisie Superieure. Glowing crimson, may 

 be grown in both dwarf and in pillar form ; blooms 

 with great freedom. 



Ducher. Pure white, large for a China Rose ; 

 extremely useful whilst there is such a lack of 

 white Roses. 



Fabvier. Crimson, very fine, and a good bedding 

 Rose ; one of the best. 



Fellenberg. Rosy crimson, vigorous and fragrant, 

 but is, I believe, truly a Noisette, although generally 

 classed with the China Roses. 



Laurette Messimy. Rose with yellow base; an 

 extremely pretty Rose. 



Leuchtfeur. Blood red, brilliant ; sometimes 

 called Spitfire or President Taft ; one of the newer 

 Chinas. 



Madame Eugene Resal. Coppery rose, shaded 

 orange ; a striking colour, and a plant of vigorous 

 growth. 



Mrs. Edward Clayton. Coppery yellow, edges of 

 petals pink or carmine ; very beautiful. 



Queen Mob. Rosy apricot, shaded orange ; of 

 moderate vigour. 



White Pet. Creamy white, double. 



PERNETIANA ROSES 



This is the very newest class. The term 

 " Pernetiana " is derived from the name of 

 their creator, M. Fernet Ducher, of Lyons. 

 This rosarian, whose name is familiar to all 

 Rose lovers, crossed the Persian Yellow 

 Brier with the Hybrid Perpetual Antoine 

 Ducher, the result being the production of 

 that wonderful Rose, Soleil d'Or. 



Soleil d'Or has rich orange yellow blossoms, 

 splashed, streaked, or shaded with nastur- 

 tium red, but the colour varies considerably. 

 It is a vigorous grower with strong, thorny 

 wood of reddish hue and bright green foliage. 

 With this Rose as a parent a new start was 

 made by M. Pernet Ducher, and from it, 

 more or less directly, have been produced 

 the whole class, the principal members of 



which are given hereunder. Some of them 

 are of most attractive colouring. 



Arthur R. Ooodunn. Light coppery orange red, 

 changing to salmon pink ; open blossoms somewhat 

 flat ; a good bedding Rose which flowers most 

 freely. 



Beaute de Lyon. Coral red shaded yellow ; the 

 plant is a vigorous grower, and the wood is covered 

 with formidable spines ; a striking Rose. 



Cissie Easlea. Saffron yellow with carmine 

 centre ; a cross between the popular Madame 

 Melanie Soupert and the brilliant new yellow 

 Rayon d'Or. 



Constance. Golden yellow. 



Deutschland. Golden yellow, shaded rose and 

 orange ; a large Rose. 



Gottfried Keller. Deep yellow suffused with terra- 

 cotta pink, flowers almost single ; sweetly scented ; 

 growth but moderate. 



Juliet. Old gold on outside of petals, vermilion 

 rose or carmine red on inside ; a large full Rose 

 of striking colouring, fragrant ; the plant dees not 

 flower continuously, and is, perhaps, improved in 

 this respect by pegging down. 



Louise Catherine Breslau. Buds coral red, etc., 

 the open flowers shrimp pink with orange and copper 

 shades. 



Lyon Rose. Coral red and chrome yellow, pinkish 

 salmon, shrimp pink, etc. ; another Rose of in- 

 describable and elusive colouring ; the blossom is 

 full and of good shape ; the wood has a tendency 

 to die back ; the plant, though not a prey to mildew, 

 is unfortunately liable to " black spot," and hag 

 a somewhat lop-sided, irregular habit of growth, 

 with a tendency to lose its leaves early. 



Madame Edouard Herriot. Vivid terra-cotta, 

 passing to clear strawberry rose, also described as 

 coral or nasturtium red, with yellow at base, etc. ; 

 this is a Rose of great beauty ; the foliage is of 

 glossy shining green. 



Rayon d'Or. Bright gold and canary yellow, 

 a brilliant flower ; the foliage, which is of a shining 

 bronze green, is said to be mildew proof. 



Willowmere. Peach pink or coral red, with 

 yellow centre ; the plant is of strong growth, 

 and has pale green foliage. 



In addition to the Roses described above 

 there are other Pernetianas called Les 

 Rosati, carmine, etc. ; Johannisfeiier, yellow, 

 etc. ; Louis Barbier, coppery red (a climbing 

 or pillar Rose) ; Madame Ruan, carmine, etc. ; 

 Mrs. George Beckwith, yellow, said to be 

 better than Rayon d'Or ; Redophile Graver - 

 eaux, carmine pink, etc, single, a climber ; 

 Soleil d' Angers, crimson and gold ; Soleil 

 d'Or, described before ; and Vicomtesse En- 

 field, coppery rose, etc. Beaute de Lyon 

 Deutschland, Juliet, and Soleil d'Or give few 

 if any blooms after July ; the others flower 

 in autumn. 



