332 THE BOOK OP THE ROSE chap. 



especially if given in the order of merit, must be of 

 very ephemeral value. New Eoses, working their 

 way to the front, not only take the places of estab- 

 lished favourites but sometimes entirely supersede 

 them and cause them to drop out altogether. Thus, 

 Madame Lacharme, at one time the best white 

 H.P., was made absolutely useless by the coming 

 of Merveille de Lyon, which in its turn has been 

 quite superseded by Frau Karl Druschki. 



Bases suitable for Exhibition. — In these lists it 

 should be noticed that weakness of growth or con- 

 stitution, or in fact any good or bad manners, are 

 not taken into accouirt. Chapter XII. should be 

 consulted on such matters, for in the following 

 selections the merits of the perfect bloom when 

 once obtained are only taken into consideration. 



It has been thought advisable to give two lists of 

 each class, HP., H.T., and Teas; the first list 

 includes the pick of the varieties, the secondary list 

 is supplementary. They have not been placed in 

 order of merit, because it is felt that any such 

 attempt while possible, say, for the first dozen, 

 becomes ridiculous in dealing with larger numbers. 



First List of H.P.s. for Exhibition. 



A. K. Williams Helen Keller 



Alfred Colomb Her Majesty 



Comte de Raimbaud Horace Vernet 



Captain Hayward Hugh Dickson 



Duke of Wellington M. H. Walsh 



Dupuy Jamain Marie Baumann 



Frau Karl Druschki Mr.s. John Laing 



Gustave Piganeau Mrs. R. G. Sharman- 



Frangois Michelon Crawford 



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