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the class, which has ever since borne the wrong title of ' Noisette Rose.' 

 Louis Noisette received it about the year 1817." * 



The most prominent American seedling to-day is ' Golden Gate.' This 

 was introduced by Dingee and Conard. It was raised by Mr. Jones of 

 New Orleans about 1888 ; its parentage is very uncertain, probably 

 ' Cornelia Cook ' fertilised by the pollen of ' Niphetos,' ' Safrano ' or ' Duchess 

 of Brabant.' This is largely speculation from characteristics shown in 

 forcing. 



' Cornelia Cook ' was long a favourite white Rose. A seedling of 

 ' Devoniensis,' it was introduced by A. Cook of Baltimore, Maryland, in 

 1855. It held its place as the best white forcing Rose until ' Bride ' 

 supplanted it. 



' Souvenir de Wooton ' is a free-flowering, crimson, fragrant seedling 

 of ' Bon Silene ' x ' Louis van Houtte.' It was raised by John Cook of 

 Baltimore. 



• Mrs. Robert Garrett ' is another seedling of John Cook's, whose 

 parentage is 4 Mme. Caroline Testout ' x ' Sombre uil.' It blooms freely 

 with large pale pink flowers. Mr. Ccok has also sent out 'Baltimore,' 

 a pink seedling of the 1 Testout ' order. I do not know the parentage of 

 this Rose. 



In 1851, 1 Cloth of Gold ' produced a seedling, ' Isabella Grey,' which is 

 said to have been one of the parents of ' Marechal Niel.' 



' America,' a Noisette, originated by C. G. Page in 1859, is a pale yellow 

 with large full flowers ; it is not so free a bloomer as its parents, which 

 are ' Solf aterre ' and ' Safrano. ' 



' Harrison's Yellow ' was originated by the man whose name it bears 

 in 1830. It is golden yellow, medium size, semi-double. It is supposed 

 to be a hybrid of ' Austrian' x ' Scotch.' 



From the nurseries of Ellwanger and Barry, of Rochester, New York, 

 have come many Rose treasures, not the least of which is ' Marshall P. 

 Wilder,' originated in 1884, a seedling of ' General Jacqueminot.' It is 

 too well known to need any description. 



' Rosalie,' another of the Ellwanger and Barry seedlings, is from 'Marie 

 van Houtte ' ; flowers deep pink and of good substance. 



' Jubilee,' a brilliant crimson Rose, introduced in 1897 by M. H. Walsh, 

 of Wood's Hole, Massachusetts, is from ' Victor Hugo ' x ' Prince Camille 

 de Rohan.' 



1 Marion Dingee,' a free-blooming, glowing red seedling from ' Duchess 

 of Edinburgh ' x 1 Caserta,' was introduced in 1892. 



Other Roses, perhaps the most remarkable of any which have come 

 from America, are the Wichuraiana Hybrids which have recently been 

 sent out by W. A. Manda of New Jersey. In 1897 he sent out ' Manda's 

 Triumph,' pure white ; ' South Orange Perfection,' white with pink edges ; 

 ' Universal Favourite,' deep pink. These Mr. Manda improved in 1899, 

 giving us hardy climbers or trailers which are practically evergreen : 

 ' Gardenia,' very large single flowers, soft cream-colour ; ' Jersey Beauty,' 

 flowers unusually fine and very sweet ; ' Evergreen Gem,' flowers white, 



* The Rose : a Treatise, dc. By H. B. Ellwanger. Revised edition. New York : 

 Dodd, Mead & Co. 1893. Pp. 54-55. 



