176 ROSES 



RECENT ROSES 



Philip Breitmeyer's Sons in 1903 introduced: 



La Detroit, fiery pink, lighting up well at 

 night. Very strong grower and a large bud. 



Urania, 1905, by Walsh, is a hardy ever- 

 blooming rose; vigorous grower, strong, stout 

 stems, colour bright scarlet crimson. Cup- 

 shaped flowers. Seedling from American 

 Beauty. 



Wellesley, a Hybrid Tea raised by Alex. 

 Montgomery, 1904. A rose for forcing; 

 rich pink, large flower. 



Richmond (Hybrid Tea), raised by the 

 E. G. Hill Co., is a competitor of Liberty; 

 hardy. 



Arcadia and Babette are Wichuraiana 

 hybrids of Walsh, quite new. The former* 

 remarkable in the double crimson scarlet 

 varieties, and the latter a double rose-coloured 

 variety of the Rambler type. 



Doctor Van Fleet, of Little Silver, N. J., is 

 credited with these: 



Ruby Queen, Wichuraiana X Queen Scarlet, 

 vigorous, hardy, bright, shining foliage; flowers 

 quite double, three inches across, bright ruby 

 red with clear white centre (1897). 



