ROSES 



form are not. General McArthur appeals to me as the 

 finest of all red roses for the garden ; its blooms are not 

 large, nor yet very double, but the plant grows lustily, 

 and each shoot that forms bears a rich harvest of buds 

 and blossoms. It flowers later than any rose I have, 

 and throughout November it is always possible to have a 

 little vaseful of General McArthur. 



Hugh Dickson is a splendid crimson rose, large, full, 

 and of good form, but it is not very free in autumn, and 

 it grows with such vigour that a fence or pillar is the only 

 suitable place for it. Pharisaer is distinguished by lovely 

 long buds of salmon-rose colouring on long stems that 

 render them ideal either for garden decoration or for 

 the home. Gustav Grunerwald is unique in colour and 

 most attractive ; the carmine rose blooms are large and 

 very showy. Richmond is a very free-flowering red rose, 

 pretty in the bud and excellent in autumn. Betty is 

 exquisite in bud form, though the flowers are thin and 

 soon become full blown. But it is in bloom the season 

 through, and especially charming in autumn. La Tosca, 

 creamy rose, grows vigorously and blossoms almost as 

 freely in September as in July. Souvenir de Maria de 

 Zayas, despite its ungainly name, is a most attractive 

 rose of bright carmine colouring, a sturdy grower, always 

 healthy and satisfactory. Mme. Abel Chatenay is a beau- 

 tiful rose, pale salmon with rose shading in the centre. 

 It is good in summer and in autumn. Mme. Leon Pain, 

 white, with pink-brown centre ; Antoine Rivoire, cream, 



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