H^Mme. "Abel Chatenay" has even''^^^ 

 W more names than "Wm. R. Smith," and 

 l^'Cecil Brunner," although so tiny, has five names^^ 

 "Fairy," "Sweetheart," "Mignon," "Dottie," and 

 "Prince de Bulgarie," is known as the "Mrs. 

 Taft Rose" and "Antoine Revoire." 



These are but a very few of the roses bearing 

 several names and catalogued under several 

 names. This is confusing, particularly so to those 

 who are just starting gardens. 



REMOVING HYBRID-PERPETUALS 



I think that in most gardens far too much 

 space is given to hybrid-perpetuals which 

 bloom but once and take up a great deal of ^ 

 room and whose foliage is neither beautiful nor 

 ornamental. I except Frau Karl Druschki, of 

 course because, properly grown, correctly pruned, 

 she will bloom to a certain extent until freezing 

 weather. I understand Admiral Ward removed 

 from his garden thousands of perpetual roses, 

 ^ giving their places to the hybrid-teas, and teas 

 that are always in bloom. I am afraid many 

 subscribers to "The Talks" I gave two years ago 

 felt my advice was rather sweeping, when I 

 suggested giving their place in our gardens to teas 



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