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found largely amongst the Hybrid Teas, and though 

 at one time they lacked the brilliancy of colouring 

 and the fragrance of the old Hybrid Perpetual, they 

 are now rapidly approaching them in both these 

 respects, and in all others have taken the lead ; 

 so that in every way, and for every purpose, for 

 exhibition, for garden and for house decoration, they 

 supply all the wants of the lover of the Eose and 

 when one adds that they are nearly if not quite as 

 hardy as the Hybrid Perpetuals there is little more 

 to be said. 



Most Eosarians, we think, will agree with us 

 therefore that it is no longer true that it is among 

 the Exhibition Eose varieties that one must look to 

 find adaptability for decorative purposes ; on the 

 contrary, it is amongst the non-Exhibition varieties, 

 especially those of recent introduction, that one finds 

 the best example of a decorative Eose from the 

 garden point of view. It has been seen, too, that in 

 the past unfavourable season the Eoses that have 

 suffered most have been the Exhibition Eoses rather 

 than those used for garden purposes. One feels 

 bound to emphasize this point especially to the 

 beginner who still starts his growing with a list of 

 varieties culled from the Show bench rather than 

 from the nursery or the garden of a Eose-growing 

 friend. 



We have to thank Mr. Mason Good for permission 

 to use those photographs against which his name 



