MME. ABEL CHATENAY 



I have often wondered why a rose of 

 such faithful charm as Mme. Abel Chatenay 

 is accepted as just a rose, when it is one of the 

 most beautiful roses grown to-day. It is im- 

 mune from all the rose afflictions and is a lavish 

 bloomer. Just plant a few bushes of Abel Chat- 

 enay in the testing-out bed, and then justly com- 

 pare her with the novelties there. Mme. Segond 

 Weber is another rose we do not value as she 

 deserves. Why, the half-open bloom of Mme. 

 Segond Weber is incomparable! (gold, salmon 

 and rose.) All the roses I name in the list of 

 "remarkable roses for the amateur" you may 

 plant with perfect confidence. They are not the 

 newest, but I think they are not excelled by any 

 of the newer or newest ones. 



FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI 



Frau Karl Druschki we find in almost every 

 garden, and it is much beloved, notwithstanding 

 the fact that it is voracious and very greedy, and 

 for this reason I do not think it is a good neigh- 

 bor. So I decided to grow it in the shrubbery, 

 just as we do Conrad F. Meyer. 



Two years ago last fall I planned a white 



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