tofore rested mainly with professionals, many of whom have honestly 

 and unselfishly devoted much effort towards its advancement. 

 In view, however, of the very practical and active interest in their 

 own extensive gardens now shown by amateurs it would seem that 

 the time has arrived for them to assume distinctive leadership in 

 America as they have done in England. A magazine conducted en- 

 tirely by amateurs will greatly help towards this end. H. A. New York. 



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"GEORGE DICKSON ROSES" 

 All the catalogues I received spoke so glowingly of a hybrid tea 

 rose, George Dickson, that I ordered three dozen "strong two-year-old 

 plants." Some of the claims the catalogues made for "George Dick- 

 son" were: "Free from mildew, black spot and rust — does not turn 

 blue. Robust, but graceful, etc." These were a few of the advan- 

 tageous claims made for the George Dickson rose. My experience 

 was that it bloomed for a shorter time than the four varieties of 

 hybrid perpetual roses I grow. The George Dickson roses bloomed 

 just once, and such a number of rose diseases attacked them. They 

 grew into great irregular bushes without any grace at all. The 

 blooms were really splendid and beautiful for a day or two and then 

 they turned bluish. Personally I would call it a hybrid perpetual. 

 I certainly would not class it as a hybrid tea. J.F.P. Radnor, Pa. 



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Why do they list this rose as a hybrid tea? For two Summers I 

 have grown George Dickson, and only once did it bloom. They be- 

 came such an eyesore with black spot (although my other roses are 

 comparatively free from it) that I had them all removed this Spring. 



W.K.E. New York. 



My experience with George Dickson has been almost identical 

 with J.F.P. 's and W.K.E. 's.— (Editor.) 



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"OPHELIA ROSES" 

 Perhaps other amateurs might be interested to know that the 

 Ophelia rose is a very satisfactory rose for out-door growing. I 

 planted a bed of Ophelias last Spring and I had roses from them six 

 weeks after they were planted. H.S.G. Brookline, Mass. 



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