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rocket. 1 Maid of Honour,' a sport from 1 Bridesmaid,' is another failure 

 because of its predisposition for mildew. It was first named 1 Clara 

 Barton,' but its name was changed to avoid confusion with a Hybrid Tea 

 having first claim to that name. 



Previous to all of these were two sports from ' Bon Silene,' 1 Flag of 

 the Union,' and 1 American Banner ' ; they were great failures, for the 

 American people, proud though they be of the Stars and Stripes, like self- 

 coloured Roses. 



' Madame Cusin ' has been and still is one of the standard forcing 

 Roses. The thorns are somewhat poisonous, and have been its greatest 

 drawback. Generous with its blooms, it has been equally generous with its 

 offspring, and has given us one valuable forcing variety and two still 

 waiting to be proved. The first sport is 1 Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan,' and 

 was introduced by J. N. May in 1895. It is much darker than its parent, 

 and has a rather purplish tinge ; it is equally prolific. Two others, one a 

 child, the other a grandchild, are yet to be mentioned. The child, 1 Sara 

 Neabitt,' originated on the place of Benjamin Dorrance in 1899 ; it is 

 smaller than its parent ; its white petals are tipped with pink, so that in 

 appearance it is like a beautiful shell or the dainty attractiveness of the 

 apple blossom. It is a remarkable keeper, frequently lasting a week in 

 the living-rooms of a dwelling, and growing more beautiful as the petals 

 open out and allow full development of the centre. The grandchild, 

 ' Mrs. Oliver Ames,' a sport from 'Mrs. Morgan,' originated in 1901 near 

 Boston with a Mr. Montgomery. It is not necessary for me to speak of 

 this Rose, for recent report states that it has been on theR.H.S. tables for 

 your inspection, sent over by J. N. May, who is introducing it. Other 

 sports from 1 Madame Cusin ' have been registered but nothing has been 

 heard from them. 



Several years ago, at the place of John Burton near Philadelphia, 

 originated ' American Belle,' a sport from ' American Beauty,' pink in 

 colour, with smaller foliage ; with this, however, nothing was done. A 

 year or two ago a similar sport appeared for the Floral Exchange of 

 Philadelphia, which was named 1 Queen of Edgely.' This Rose is being 

 wonderfully well treated by its introducers, but has never been put on the 

 general market. It has also been seen in England. 



' Golden Gate ' has given us ' Ivory,' a sport which is said to have the 

 characteristics of its parent. It is to contest with ' Bride 1 for the title of 

 " best white Rose " ; it will find a foeman worthy of its steel. It is this 

 year being distributed from the place of the American Rose Company, of 

 Washington, D.C., where it originated two years ago. The American 

 Rose Society has given it its first silver medal for Roses of American 

 origin which show merit. 



Another sport which the American Rose Company has recently 

 registered is ' Miss Alice Roosevelt,' from 1 Madame Abel Chatenay.' 



' Lady Dorothea,' a sport from ' Sunset,' originated with J. H. Dunlap, 

 of Toronto, in 1895. It is not quite so large a rlower as its parent, nor is 

 the plant so strong a grower. The colour is better, deep peach pink on the 

 outside of the petals, delicate soft pink on the inside ; the foliage is a 

 deeper red than ' Sunset.' 



The following are miscellaneous sports which are of American origin ; 



