CHRISTMAS GREETINGS from Francis Meilland "En Famille.” — 
@5he OXGewer GRoses 
“Someone asked a rose grower of great experience what type of roses 
would be best for planting. The expert asked, ‘What kind do you like?’ 
The answer was, ‘I like Hybrid Teas. The reply was ‘Then that is the 
kind you should grow, ” —WiiuiaM S. Brock 
While we have become best known for our interest in Old- 
fashioned Roses, the 124 Modern Varieties listed under this 
heading, average considerably more than the sum-total of 
all roses found in most catalogs. Hence our great admiration 
for the Hybrid Teas is well represented here. 
The big rose growers and their national testing organiza- 
tion (All-America Awards) offer you annually the best cre- 
ations of their skilled hybridists, to whom we should all bow 
our deep appreciation. But you, the rose public, ultimately 
decide the fate of every new variety. This then, actually is 
your department! 
~Once again, special commendation to the American Rose 
Society for its “Proof of the Pudding,’ in which the members _ 
give the newer roses their annual rating. The sharp differ- 
ences of opinion expressed therein, show clearly the wide — 
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