CHAEAOTEUISTICS OF A FINE ROSE. 



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veloped bud, *he more the calyx projects beyond the opening flower, 

 or rather the more space it covers, the bette r. 



6. The plant should be bushy, the foUage strong, the flowers abun- 

 dant and not crowded, and the bloom well out of the foliage. 



DiAGRiM OP A Fine Double Ro3E. 



7. The color should be bright or dense, as the case may be, and if 

 the color or shade be new, it will be more valuable ; and the color 

 must be the same at the back as the front of the petals. 



These seven properties would constitute a Moss Rose a valuable 

 acquisition, and probably, at present, the greatest acquisition would 

 be a yellow one. 



8. The stem should be strong and elastic, the footstalks stifiF, so as 

 to hold the flower well up to view. 



