BRA VO—'‘A Bic Botp Rep Rose’’ 
@5he ONGewer BRoses 
“Tt is our endeavor to give a thorough trial to every new Rose of promise, and to place 
before the Rose enthusiast a tested selection of those which appear to us to be an improvement 
on existing sorts... thereby, we trust, saving him time, space and money which can so 
easily be spent on worthless varieties.’’ 
—CaTALOGUE R. Harkness & Co., HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND 
We have listed under this heading all our Hybrid Tea bush and 
climbing roses, together with other type shrubs and climbers of 
recent introduction. This collection includes the most outstanding 
All-America winners, and a number of Hybrid Teas which are 
seldom found in other catalogs. We are not hybridists and have 
nothing of our own creation to promote, hence are free to judge 
all roses strictly on their merits, and grow those we like best. 
While many of the varieties herein, we consider fully equal or 
superior to those whose debut has been heralded with much 
highly-colored fan-fare, we do not agree with those who assert 
the old hybrid teas are just as good as the latest and more expen- 
sive creations.’ ‘‘Just as good’’ perhaps in many cases, so far as 
form and color is concerned, but not combined with hardiness, 
plant health and habit and profusion of bloom. A rose must now 
be very worthy indeed to win an All-America award or commer- 
cially justify a patent. All credit and deference to the many fine 
men and women who are devoting their lives so successfully to 
the improvement of modern roses, both here and abroad. 
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