CHARACTERISTICS OF A FINE ROSE. 
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veloped bad. the more the calyx projects beyond the opening flower, 
or rather the more space it covers, the better. 
6. The plant should be bushy, the foliage strong, the flowers abun¬ 
dant and not crowded, and the bloom well out of the foliage. 
Diagram or a Dine Double Rose. 
7. The color should be bright or dense, as the case may be, and if 
the color or shade be new, it will be more valuable; and the color 
must be the same at the back as the front of the petals. 
These seven properties would constitute a Moss Rose a valuable 
acquisition, and probably, at present, the greatest acquisition would 
be a yellow one. 
8. The stem should be strong and elastic, the footstalks stiff, so a$ 
to bold the flower well up to view. 
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