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The Tea Roses. The Teas really are perpetual blooming; they 

 have exquisite colors and thick, leathery petals; besides this, their buds 

 are pointed, but they are tender and should receive good protection. 

 The snow-white IVIaman Cochet is large, fragrant and productive; 

 the color becomes a trifle pink in the Fall. The buds of Lady Hilling- 

 don, deep apricot-yellow in color, are certainly irresistible for cutting. 

 Marie Van Houtte, whose color can be described either as a pink 

 shaded cream white or vice versa , is also charming. 



The Hybrid Teas. In the Hybrid Teas are combined some of the 

 hardiness of the Hybrid Perpetual as well as the more or less perpetual 

 blooming quality, and the richness of coloring and beauty of form of 

 the Teas. The array of good varieties is almost endless. Among the 

 pinks the first that deserves to be recognized is Jonkheer J. L. Mock, 

 that beautiful Rose, the outside of the petals of which are much Ughter 

 in color. The flowers are very fragrant and the stem erect and strong. 

 The Killamey Brilhant is much superior to the Pink Killarney, but it 

 is rather more single than the other pink varieties; although it opens 

 quickly it remains for some time before shattering and is remarkable 

 for its freedom of bloom. We cannot pass Lady AUce Stanley with- 

 out recognition. The color is a lovely coral-rose, the inside a Uttle 

 lighter. The flowers are nearly perfect in form, color, fragrance and 

 size. The popular Caroline Testout, which is used extensively upon 

 the streets of Portland, Oregon, is a superb bedding variety. Other fine 

 pink varieties are Mrs. A. R. Waddell, Souvenir du President Carnot, 

 Mrs. George Shaw\^er, Lady Ashtown, Dean Hole, La France. 



The most superb lemon white variety is, no doubt, Kaiserin 

 Augusta Victoria ; it is constantly in bloom and has a superior elegance 

 which makes it the best white Hybrid Tea. 



In reds we have, first, Gruss an Teplitz, a velvety rich glowing 

 crimson and very sweet. It is never out of bloom from Spring until 

 frost. A dazzling color is displayed by the variety Chateau de Clos 

 Vougeot ; it is not a strong grower but a continual bloomer. Laurent 

 Carle is much fighter than the other red varieties mentioned ; it is a car- 

 mine and intensely fragrant. Etoile de France bears a very double, 

 cup-formed flower of deep crimson. Other good reds are Lieutenant 

 Chaure and Mary Countess of Ilchester. 



Among the salmony or coppery shades. Sunburst is one of the most 

 successfully grown. It is superior to Mrs. Aaron Ward in color and 

 form. Another is OpheHa, a more decided pink salmon than Sunburst, 

 and a variety which has been received throughout the Rose world 

 with enthusiasm. Mrs. Arthur Robert Waddell is free flowering; 

 though rather small, it is a superb salmon rose with a golden sheen. 



It is difficult to know where to place some Roses, such as the in- 



