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actually proved to be desirable, having been planted and grown 

 outdoors for a number of years. The florist usually has facilities 

 that enable him to take better care of his stock over Winter than the 

 amateur, while those growing on plants for the market are generally 

 located in sections where mild Winters are the rule. 



At "Egandale," the beautiful estate of Mr. W. G. Egan at High- 

 land Park, Illinois, 290 varieties of Teas and Hybrid Teas were 

 growing in the open ground in the Spring of 1922, and the following 

 list of thirty varieties was chosen from this assortment. With the 

 exception of the extreme northern section of the United States, I 

 doubt whether there are any other localities with more severe climatic 

 conditions than prevail in northern Illinois. It is safe to say that 

 any Rose that does well there, and which, with a Uttle protection, 

 will pull through Winters when the thermometer is hkely to go down 

 to 20 deg. below zero, wiU do well elsewhere. 



I have watched the Roses at Egandale and feel satisfied that 

 the following list, compiled by Mr. Egan at my request, consists of 

 varieties aU of which belong to the Honor Class, such as every 

 florist can recommend to his patrons. This is not to say that these 

 are the only good sorts; there are plenty of others and some of the 

 new excellent varieties, especially such as Golumbia, Butterfly and 

 Hoosier Beauty, are among them. 



Thirty Roses That Have Made Good 



Mr. Egan says: "The following thirty Tea Roses were planted 

 March 31, 1915 at Egandale and were still in good condition in the 

 Spring of 1922 — ^ready to produce their eighth season's blooms. Three 

 plants of each of forty-two varieties were originally planted, and the 

 list shows the survivors. The remaining twelve were discarded on 

 accoimt of weakness and a tendency to mildew or black spot, or just 

 because they would not do well; some of them would not last over 

 Winter although protected. 



"The figures opposite the variety names indicate the average 

 number of blooms each plant gave in the Summer of 1916:" 



Caholinb Testout 24% 



Duchess op Wellington 30Vi 



Earl op Warwicsc 15% 



ecarlatb 118v4 



Farbinkonigin 17% 



Florence Pemberton 30 



General McArthur 22 



Grosherzog Frederick 44% 



GusTAV Grunnbwald 23 



Killahney 52% 



La Tosca 45 



Lady Alice Stanley 23% 



Lady Ashton 34VS 



Lady Pihbib 20V'3 



Lady Ursula SOV^ 



Lieutenant Carle 19% 



Lieutenant Chaure 21% 



Louise C. Breslau 9% 



Madame E. Rostand 11 



Madame Jules Bouche 16% 



Madame Leon Pain 23% 



Madame Melaine Soupert 14% 



Mrs. Aaron Ward 31% 



Mrs. a. R. Waddell 31% 



Mrs. W. C. Miller .14 



Ophelia 34% 



Phariseer 28 



Radiance 42 



Viscountess Folkstonb 26% 



WiLLOWMERE 21% 



