CHAPTER VII 



That Oueen~The Rose 



Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, 



Old Time is still a-flying, 

 And this same flower that smiles today 



Tomorrow will be dying. 



— Herrick. 



Every one longs for roses, the most highly prized 

 of all the flowers; and roses today can be grown 

 almost anywhere. 



Eose growers have finally succeeded in budding 

 the tender tea rose on to the hardy briar and also 

 on to the more recent Manetti stock, and in cross- 

 ing the teas with the hybrid perpetuals, — developed 

 from the old June favorites. The result is ideal 

 roses, that are hardy and bloom all season, with the 

 desired lovely coloring and fragrance. 



Many of the so-called June roses also have been 

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