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novelty roses that have better flower- 
ing qualities and greatly improved 
habit. of growth. Triomphe Or- 
leanais, a fine deep cherry variety, 
will soon supersede all others in its 
color. Mad, J, Gouchault is one of 
the most striking new varieties. It 
is a bright vermilion red with orange 
red and rose shading and is strong 
and vigorous in growth. We find in 
Bordure a distinct acquisition of un- 
usually dwarf spreading habit, every 
twig of which is continually covered 
with bright carmine blossoms. This 
rose should prove particularly use- 
ful for underplanting. The best of 
the new Pink Baby Ramblers is un- 
doubtedly Ellen Poulsen, bright rosy 
pink in color, strong in growth and 
entirely free from mildew. The new 
variety, Meadow Sweet, appears to 
be well named. It is semi-double 
and of an attractive salmon _ pink 
color and the sweetest of the entire 
set. 
ROSE PERNETIANA 
“The most conspicuous addition to 
the rose family in the way of a dis- 
tinct type is the new Pernetiana 
Group, obtained by crossing H. P. and 
H. Tea roses with the old Persian 
yellow. The first of this set to be 
introduced was Soleil d’ Or, a rose 
of glorious color but requiring special 
culture. It partakes largely of the 
Persian blood and requires about the 
same treatrent as the Persian yel- 
low. It should be grown as a pillar 
rose and pruned very lightly. The 
more recent varieties belonging to 
this group are of the H. Tea char- 
acter, and, of course, better for bed- 
ding purposes. The new varieties, 
Willowmere and Mme. Edouard Her- 
riot are revelations in color; com- 
bining coral red, scarlet and _ car- 
mine intermingled freely with yellow, 
and are of such excellent growing 
habits that they will soon be stand- 
-d varieties. 
CLIMBING ROSES 
“In the Climbing Rose section we 
find only two distinct types that are 
hardy enough for eastern America :. 
the Polyantha, of which the Crimson 
Rambler is a good exayple, and the 
Hybrid Wichuriana, which includes 
Dorothy Perkins and a great many 
other fine varieties. Of the two 
types, the Hybrid Wichuriana is un- 
doubtedly the most desirable. The 
srowth is strong and luxuriant in ap- 
pearance. The folage is bright and 
always fresh and clean, differing in 
this respect from a good many of the 
Polyantha type. A selection of the 
most desirable kinds in their respect- 
ive colors would include Excelsa, 
Hiawatha and Sodenia in the scarlet 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
crimsons. Dorothy Perkins, Lady 
Gay, Christine Wright and Dr. Van 
Fleet are good ‘pink varieties, and the 
best whites to date are Mrs. M. H. 
Walsh, White Dorothy Perkins and 
Silver Moon. The most desirable of 
the Polyanthas are the Crimson Ram- 
bler, Tausendschon, American Pillar 
and Leuchstern.” 
At the next meeting of the N, S. 
Heo. Jans 2,.F 7A Smith, director 
of the Essex County Agricultural 
school at Danvers, will give a_ talk 
about the object and aims of the 
school. His subject will be “Avpples.” 
Wednesday evening, Jan. 21, has 
been decided on as the date of the 
annual banquet, entertainment and 
dance of the N. S. H.\S. in the Man- 
chester Town hall. Dill will be the 
caterer. Tickets at $2.00 each will 
be on sale shortly. 
Three new members were elected 
at the semi-monthly meeting of the 
N. S. H. S. last Friday night—James 
Watts and Chas, Freeman, gardener 
and asst, gardener, respectively, at 
the W, B. Walker estate, and Murdo 
McKay, one of the employees at the 
Lester Leland estate. 
CARNIVAL A SUCCESS 
ARBELLA CrLuB Gives MANCHESTER 
tts Frrst CoMMUNAL XMAS TREE 
Manchester’s Christmas carnival 
was a grand success. The only thing 
that could have added to the pictures- 
queness of the occasion would have 
been snow, but the fact that there 
was no snow on the ground was re- 
sponsible in a large measure for the 
big crowd which attended the festi- 
vities. 
The village green was alive with 
people; it seemed as if the whole 
town had turned out to pay homage 
to the Great Leader and the spirit of 
the venerable, bewhiskered Santa, 
whose legendary cheery spirit, was 
the keynote of the whole celebration. 
The legend of Santa Claus is an in- 
ternational, .world-wide one; the 
spirit which infested Manchester’s 
celebration was an equally common 
one in which all participated. 
The large tree which had been 
erected on the village green close to 
the centennial tree was the center of 
interest. It had been decorated dur- 
ing the afternoon by the members of 
the Arbella club, and was resplendent 
with its tinseled decorations, Xmas 
ornaments and colored electric lights. 
A crowd of little tots were around 
all the jafternoon and greatly enjoy- 
ed the progress of the work and were 
fully as evident in the evening. . It 
FE, wish to thank the people of Manchester 
was very amusing to hear their ques- 
tionings. 
The lights were turned on at 5.30 
and were kept on until after the cele- 
bration. At 8.30, following the Xmas 
entertainments at the churches, the 
real celebration started. A proces- 
sion was formed, headed by Chief of 
Police W. H. Sullivan, six  buglers, 
Boy Scouts, Frank Knight, capt.; the 
Arbella culb, Allen post 67, G, A. R.; 
and representations from nearly all 
the societies in town. The village 
green was crowded as the procession 
marched in and around the tree. The 
full quota of membership in the Ar- 
bella club must have been present, 
for there were nearly 150 in _ line. 
With their red hoods and capes they 
made quite a picturesque appearance 
as they stood on the steps of the 
Congregational church with a back- 
ground of white. The club was led 
in the procession by the executive 
committee and the club president, 
Miss Mildred Peart, who wore a cloak 
of blue, trimmed with white ermine, 
the costume of Lady Arbella, after 
whom the club is named. 
Following the march and after the 
girls had congregated on the church 
steps, Xmas carols and songs were 
sung, opening with the Manchester 
hymn, “The Same Tides Flow.” The 
Girls’ Glee club of the High school 
also sang two carols and the Boy 
Scouts sang a carol. The festivities 
and vicinity 
for their generous patronage during the past year and 
especially for the holiday season just closed and wish 
them a Happy and Prosperous New Year, 
F. S. Thompson, Jeweer 
164 Main Street, Gloucester 
