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none of thorn has quite come up in worth to his name¬ 
sake, the flowers of which are large in size, very full, 
somewhat flat in shape, in shades of rose and carmine, 
and almost without perfume. They are generally free 
in the autumn, are very hardy, though as a rule diffi¬ 
cult of propagation from cuttings, hut make very 
vigorous plants when budded. 
The Duke of Edinburgh, sent out by George Paul, in 
1808, is the only English Rose which may be regarded 
ns the founder of a family. The flowers are inclined to 
be thinner in petal than those of the Jacqueminot type, 
rather smaller, burn much more quickly in the sun. 
and are not constant in autumn. It is a very beautiful 
family when grown in a moist, cool climate; but there 
are few of the members that will do well under our hot 
sun. 
Baroness Rothschild is the typical representative of 
a small, but very beautiful family, the very aristocracy 
of Roses. It is not a new Rose, but its merits have not 
been recognized till within a few years. Now that the 
florists have finally taken it for winter forcing, it is be¬ 
coming well known, but it will always command com¬ 
paratively high prices. Twelve and fifteen dollars for 
a dozen blooms have been the prices during the winter 
months. Mabel Morrison, Merveille de Lyon, and 
White Baroness, are three white Roses of the type that 
are to-day the special sensation of the Rose world. 
They have the same short-jointed stems, with the 
beautiful foliage closely set under the blooms, that are 
a characteristic and pleasing feature of the parent. 
Mabel Morrison is the only one of (he white trio which 
is likely to be seen in any number for some time to 
come; the others are but just out, and florists will use 
all the wood the plants make for propagating. Three 
white, hardy varieties of such high rank as these may 
well excite the enthusiasm of all who grow Roses. 
All of the families of Roses so far discussed are mem¬ 
bers of the Hybrid Remontant or Hybrid Perpetual 
class, certainly the most important of the many groups 
of Roses now cultivated; but there are others of modem 
origin, which have also strong claims on our attention, 
the oldest of which is the Hybrid Noisette family, 
that may be divided into two sections. The original 
variety, Madame Recamier, was sent out by Lacharme, 
in 1853. Nothing more is known of the origin of this 
sort, other than that one of the parents is supposed to 
have been a Noisette Rose. Belonging to this type are 
Mademoiselle Bounaire, Madame Noman, Eliza Boelle, 
and Madame Oswald de Kerchove. The flowers are of 
medium size, and of circular, very beautiful form. 
Though devoid of fragrance, the flowers are freely pro¬ 
duced from June throughout the summer; for which 
reason these varieties are to be valued as most 
charming acquisitions on our list of white or light- 
tinted Roses. 
Gloire de Dijon was sent out in 1S53. In its habit of 
growth, it showed itself distinct from all others, and 
has become the head of a class now known as Climbing 
Teas. When the plant has once become established it is 
of vigorous growth, and has long been a favorite as a 
pillar Rose, both for conservatories and in favorable 
situations out of doors. Its parentage is not known, 
but I believe it must have originated from a natural 
cross between a Bourbon and a tea-scented Noisette 
Rose. 
The most valuable type of Roses since General Jacque¬ 
minot is the Hybrid Tea. The original of this new race 
is La France, introduced in 1869 by Guillot, of Lyons. 
This was raised from the seed of a Tea Rose, but is en¬ 
tirely distinct from all tea-scented kinds. In color it is 
a soft, silvery Rose, delicately tinged with a faint shade 
of lilac; in its fragrance, a most delightful combination 
of the Provenge and Tea perfumes. It blooms perpetu¬ 
ally, the end of each shoot always carrying a flower-bud, 
and these shoots constantly pushing forth. In these 
three qualities, so essential to a perfect Rose, it has 
scarcely any equal, and solely by its intrinsic merits has 
now gained a popularity shared by few or none others 
of its sisterhood. 
The attention of hybridizers is now directed toward 
crossing varieties of Tea with Hybrid Remontant Roses, 
and new sorts of great value may confidently be ex¬ 
pected from the efforts which are being made in this 
line. To obtain a variety which shall, in a large degree, 
combine the hardiness of La Reine or Jacqueminot, with 
the fragrance and free-blooming qualities of Madame 
Bravy or Bon Silene, is surely worth striving for. 
This leads us to a consideration of the Roses of the 
future, what they may be, what they should be. Roses 
of the past have been the product of Nature, unaided by 
the hand of man. Roses of the present also chiefly 
come from sowing the seeds of varieties which have not 
been crossed, except as the crossing has been a matter 
of chance by natural agencies. In some instances ef¬ 
forts at artificial hybridization have been recorded that 
have given successful results. Roses of the future may 
and should come principally as the result of artificial 
fecundation and hybridization. 
There has been so much carelessness, not to say 
ignorance, with regard to the parentage of the various 
varieties of Roses, that I do not think it would be possi¬ 
ble to name fifty kinds and give the parentage on both 
sides. For the past twenty-five years Nature has been 
so lavish in producing variations of great beauty, that 
those who have raised new Roses have been content to 
gather the heps and sow the seed, depending on natural 
crosses to produce new and desirable kinds. Not only 
have they thus entirely relied on Natui'e to accomplish 
what they wished; they have not even taken the pains, 
except in a few instances, to separate the seed of one 
variety from that of another, but have sowed them all 
promiscuously. To trace the peculiarities of each va¬ 
riety, learning just what influence each parent had in 
forming the qualities of the offspring, would be an 
interesting and profitable study. I hold it as an axiom, 
that, in the progeny of any Rose which has been crossed 
with another, the influence of both parents can be dis¬ 
tinctly traced. 
Artificial crossing and hybridization of Roses is gen¬ 
erally performed by removing with fine scissors the 
stamens of the flowers to be operated on, and then 
shaking over it the flower of that which contains the 
polen to be used, or by gently dusting it on with a 
camel's-hair brush. In this manner it is supposed that 
the characteristics of each sort will be given in about 
equal measure to the progeny. It is not uncommon 
to cross varieties without removing the stamens, in 
which case the influence of the female parent is be¬ 
lieved to preponderate; but neither of these methods 
has been accurately proved as to the results. An inter¬ 
esting question which arises, in connection with the 
subject of artificial fertilization, is how far removed 
