^ La^t August I gave this li^t to a friend, a mo^ 

 advanced and enthusia^ic gardener, and only 

 recently on meeting her she told me that she had 

 secured all of them, but in order to do so she had 

 to write to several different growers. I assume 

 you know how trying la^t Winter was in New 

 Hampshire, and particularly in the northern part 

 of the State where her garden is located, and 

 where the temperature fell to thirty degrees below 

 zero. Yet all these roses survived, although some, 

 indeed mo^t of them, were Winter-killed to the 

 ground. However they are now (and I am writing 

 this the end of July) splendidly vigorous and 

 gorgeously laden with flowers. Her success called 

 forth the admiration of a nurseryman who re- 

 cently came to view her gardens, and who pleased 

 her very much by bating that she had the very 

 cream, the very, very finest varieties of roses he 

 had ever seen assembled together in a private 

 garden; that not only were they hardy but, in 

 addition, he thought they were the mo^ desirable 

 varieties obtainable in America. 

 ^ This amateur however placed her order well in 

 advance, that is early la^t Fall and so I would 

 suggest that if you are desirous of obtaining any 

 or all of the kinds I mention, you too can arrange 

 to place your orders well in advance. These are 

 really worth while roses. 



YELLOW ROSES AND BLENDS OF SAFFRON, 

 FLAME. PEACH, PINK, ETC. 



Duchess of Wellington 



Lady Pirrie 



Lillian Moore 



Mrs. Wemyss Quinn 



Mrs. Mackellar 



Lady Greenall 



Mme. Melanie Soupert 



Mrs. Alice de Rothschild 



Mrs. Edmee Metz 



Constance 



Rayon d'Or 



Harry Kirk 



Mme. Charles Lutaud 



Mrs. Aaron Ward 



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