
PEACE! You are Great! WE OxLp-Rosek Lovers SALUTE You! 
@5he OXsewer GRoses 
“,..1 have inserted in this list, Roses only, whether new or old, 
that are distinct, good, and above all free and healthy in their 
growth; the flowers are all of full size, and perfection in colour; 
in short, any varieties selected from it, even at random, will 
prove good and well worthy of cultivation.” 
—Boox AxsouT RosgEs, DEAN Hote, 1869 
Back through the ages, probably twenty-five thousand roses have 
been recorded, yet how relatively few survive today. It has not been 
enough that a rose be beautiful to look upon. It must have stamina; 
must give freely, either in a glorious mass of spring bloom, or in 
steady, all-season performance; it must put up a strong fight against 
diseases and pests. Rose blooms should be lasting, and the stems long 
enough to bouquet. The perfume should be pleasing, for no rose to 
us is completely beautiful which is not richly fragrant. Where is such 
a paragon of rose virtue, you say! 
Many factors are at work to improve rose standards and much has 
been accomplished. To the hybridizers whose patience created such 
roses as Charlotte Armstrong, Crimson Glory, Grande Duchesse 
Charlotte, Mark Sullivan, Mme Henri Guillot, Peace, The Doctor, 
and the latest Nocturne, Rubaiyat, San Fernando, Show Girl, Sonata, 
Taffeta—to mention only a few, our hats are off in deference and 
gratitude. 
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