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like ' Mrs. Sharman Crawford ' and ' Paul Neyron,' we obtain the huge 
trails of blossom of ' Dorothy Perkins ' and ' Minnehaha/ but, alas, 
also the mildew. We see mildew badly bequeathed to the offspring in 
the case of ' Wichmoss.' R. Wichuraiana was the seed parent, and 
the Moss Rose ' Salet ' the pollen parent. 
1 Salet ' is one of the worst Moss Roses to mildew, so that although 
we have a curious blending of R. Wichuraiana and the Moss Rose in 
* Wichmoss ' it is not the type we need to perpetuate. 
I think Dr. Williams is on the right lines in using ' Jersey Beauty * 
as a seed parent. His two fine novelties, ' Emity Gray ' and ' Lucy 
Williams/ are splendid mildew-proof Roses; and 'Shower of Gold/ 
raised by Messrs. Paul & Son, owes also its freedom from mildew 
to ' Jersey Beauty.' 
Dr. Van Fleet has been successful in the use of R. sinica or laevigata 
as pollen parent. By crossing R. Wichuraiana with the thick, smooth- 
leaved species, R. sinica, he has produced ' Silver Moon,' a Rose that 
will become very popular for its lovely foliage and huge semi-single 
blossoms. 
By crossing R. sinica with a Tea Rose J. C. Schmidt has given us 
R. sinica Anemone, a most beautiful variety with wonderful foliage, 
and doubtless this variety is capable of yielding other fine mildew- 
proof Roses by judicious crossing, which may also overcome the tender- 
ness of the parents. 
R. Brunonii should give us some good mildew-proof seedlings. 
We have a grand one in 'Miss Florence Mitten/ and it is another variety 
I would advise hybridists to utilize as seed parent. 
R. mulU 'flora or polyantha, although not addicted to mildew itself, 
seems to have been responsible for many badly mildewed Ramblers, 
so that one would be wise to avoid its use as a parent. The variety 
' De la Grifferaie/ often used as a stock for climbing Tea and Noisette 
Roses, should find no place in our gardens, for in autumn it is white 
with the pest, and plants budded upon it should be avoided. I cannot 
help thinking such a stock has a deleterious effect upon the plant as 
far as encouraging mildew is concerned. A variety of R. polyantha 
named grandiflora might be the basis of some good mildew-proof 
Roses. Although it is generally known as of polyantha origin, the 
Kew authorities call it Noisettiana grandiflora, and I am inclined to 
think it is not, strictly speaking, a variety of R. polyantha. 
A Noisette Rose, ' Aimee Vibert,' is such a splendid mildew-resist- 
ing variety that I would strongly recommend its use in hydridizing, 
especially with the Teas, so that we might obtain more perpetual- 
flowering mildew-proof climbers. There are two distinct forms of 
* Aimee Vibert.' The one known as scandens being much more 
of a climbing habit than the other. 
Herr Peter Lambert has crossed it with ' Crimson Rambler,' and 
we have as a result the variety ' Hauff,' of fine foliage and an almost 
perpetual bloomer, but with a very ugly-coloured flower. 
- Claire Jacquier ' seems to me to be a hybrid Noisette, and it is 
