GARDENS OF ROSES 



Madame Alfred Carriere produces flowers that 

 are very double and fragrant. Their color is ivory 

 white, with a tinge of yellow. Boule de Neige bears 

 flowers more solidly white, seldom noticeably large, 

 but of exquisite fragrance, in itself a rare charm. 



The rose named Gloire Lyonnaise is invariably 

 a notable member of the garden, holding a place between 

 the whites and the yellows. In the long, pointed bud, 

 and also when first open, the petals are a rich cream 

 white. Shortly, however, they turn to salmon yellow, 

 intensified at the center. It is very beautiful, and 

 blooms with the length of period that is associated 

 with a hybrid tea more than with a hardy perpetual. 



There are few who do not love yellow roses, not for 

 themselves only, but because they give a cheer like 

 sunshine in the garden. Among the perpetual class 

 they are not so numerous as those of other colors, 

 and many complain that they are less hardy. Har- 

 rison's yellow is one of the old-time roses universally 

 regarded as hardy and very lovely. It is not now 

 generally seen, but still well worth seeking and giving 

 a conspicuous setting. 



The soleil d'or rose, which has proved hardy, 

 although perhaps not of easy culture, shows among 

 its petals as many shades of yellow flamed with red as 

 the renowned Azalea mollis. It is one of the most 

 distinctive roses now grown, and is in a class by itself, 

 not belonging strictly to the hybrid perpetuals. 



The Persian yellow rose is well known and very 

 hardy. The scent of its flowers is not at all alluring 

 but rather distinctly disagreeable — a statement which 



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