The Doctor. The Doctor had to cross the big pond to England and back 
again, before it received due recognition in this country. Says N. P. Harvey, 
writing from England in the NRS annual, 1946, “What of the Doctor? I find that 
it appreciates rich soil, and the foliage is then more ample and growth stronger. The 
shape and the way the bloom develops and unfolds is quite distinctive—practicall, 
every one is perfect as regards form, while the colour is definitely maintained until 
the petals drop. The American Rose Annual rightly calls it ‘One of the largest of 
all Roses, one of the most beautiful, and one of the sweetest ” And we add the 
official description by the NRS, “Bright silvery rose; petals 29. Moderately vigorous. 
Exhibition, bedding type. Delightfully fragrant. Free of disease. Does not mind 
wet. Opens to an enormous bloom that lasts over a long period. A very beautiful 
variety. First Class Trial Ground Certificate, 1945.” I£ you are not sold on The 
Doctor by now, you are hopeless. 1.25 
Will Rogers. Patent 256. This is a “‘controvertial” rose. Its critics say 
it burns badly in the hot sun. We agree. Its admirers call it the best of the 
black-red roses and recommend light shade for best performance. Certainly 
one of the most distinctive of all the moderns—very double, with a beautifully 
ruffled petal arrangement; almost always in profuse bloom; heavy attar of rose 
perfume. We say Will Rogers is a great rose and so will you, if you give it a spot 
it likes, protected from a too ardent sun. 1.25 
Yours Truly. Patent 697. Another Ted Morris creation, introduced in 
1945. Rated by many the best of the hot-weather pinks; blooms in high tempera- 
tures and holds its beautiful rose-pink tones to the end. Upright grower, with 
long, smooth stems; richly sweet-scented. 1.50 
And so, gentle reader, the catalogue writer wipes his fevered brow, asks your 
forgiveness for his enthusiasms, his mistakes and his repetitions, and signs off with 
“Yours Truly.” 
If you would be happy for three hours, 
Get drunk. 
If you would be happy for three days, 
Kill a pig and eat it. 
If you would be happy for three months, 
Get married. 
If you would be happy your whole life long, 
Become a gardener. 
—FROM THE CHINESE 
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