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buds of a mo^ beautiful contour; Comtesse du 

 Cayla is about the larger of the China roses, not 

 only has she a large flower, but a full petaled one 

 of carmine, amber and copper, rather a baffling 

 combination of hues difficult to describe adequately. 

 Comtesse du Cayla is one of the very dwarf Chinas 

 and an excellent cutting variety; hardy and needing 

 only light pruning. Indeed it should be remembered 

 that all the hybrid-China roses require only thin- 

 ning out, the eradication of dead wood and a few 

 inches of the tips snipped off in mid- April. They 

 are compacft and bushy and invaluable for borders. 



^ You certainly know little Hermosa, if you don't 

 know the other members of the family, she is so 

 pink and pretty and reliable and always abloom, 

 early and late, that even these gorgeous hybrid 

 Chinas of many hues can't supersede Hermosa in 

 our affecftions. Hermosa grows somewhat taller 

 than Comtesse du Cayla, Queen Mab, etc. and is 

 more spready. 



^ Next in type to Hermosa is Mrs. Bosanquet 

 of a paler pink and very sweet, all these Chinas 

 are " perfume roses." They make lovely borders. 



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