CHiLPTEK XIII 



SELECTIONS 



This must always be the most unsatisfactory part 

 of a Bose-book, both to the author and the reader. 

 In the first place, the compiler of a selection feels, 

 or ought to, that he has at least one or two 

 favourites which he places in a higher position than 

 most of his brother Rosarians do, and that there are 

 perhaps as many popular sorts that he does not 

 succeed with. His own situation, soil, or climate 

 has probably more to do with this, in most cases, 

 than actual personal predilections. 



Next, a certain number of new Boses, issued 

 within the last three years, have to be dealt with : 

 and, their quality and characters being not yet 

 established, it is difficult to know what to do with 

 them. Great mistakes, either way, may be made in 

 attempting to rank them too soon, but on the other 

 hand it seems impossible to ignore notable issues. 

 I have therefore only included varieties sent out 

 later than 1907 where there seems to be a character 

 already established. 



And, also, no one who makes a selection of Boses 

 can shut his eyes to the fact that such a list. 



