. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. The American Florist. Sept. IS,. The Summer Propagation of Roses, with a List of Best Varieties. HY E. G. HILL A'(-ai/ before the Chicago Meeting. We have gone through the list of best roses, now let us reverse the matter and ask, why grow Mme. Bravy, Mme, I^. Kerrier, Mme. Denis, Lady Warrender, Mme. Villermoz, Cornelia Cook, Bella, Mile. Rachel, Souv. Geo. Sand, Tri'd Milan, when The Bride, Marie Guillott and Sombreul combine more good quali- ties than are to be found in the whole list of white varieties mention
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. The American Florist. Sept. IS,. The Summer Propagation of Roses, with a List of Best Varieties. HY E. G. HILL A'(-ai/ before the Chicago Meeting. We have gone through the list of best roses, now let us reverse the matter and ask, why grow Mme. Bravy, Mme, I^. Kerrier, Mme. Denis, Lady Warrender, Mme. Villermoz, Cornelia Cook, Bella, Mile. Rachel, Souv. Geo. Sand, Tri'd Milan, when The Bride, Marie Guillott and Sombreul combine more good quali- ties than are to be found in the whole list of white varieties mentioned. Among pink varieties, commencing with Adam, Camille Raoux, Marquerite Ramet, Flavian Budillian, Rose Nabbon- uand, Bougere and Le Florifere, all the good qualities of these varieties may be found in C. Mermet, La France or Sou. d'un Ami. .?\mong red varieties, the best known are Duchess of Edinburgh, M. ChabandSt. Mandrier, Alph. Karr, Mme. Brest, Mme. Vatry, Aline Sisley, Gen. de Tartas. Regulus, Sou. G. St. Pierre, Dr. Lisnard and Papa Gontier ; we think that Duchess of Edinburgh and Papa Gontier might be profitably grown to the exclusion of the other red varieties mentioned. But it may be objected that at this rate we would lose some of the most distinct types running through our everblooming roses: it is well to be careful on this point for types in roses exist gs definitely as do facial expressions, color of hair, and other characteristics in the human races ; then to avert any loss on this score, let us select the best and most pro- nounced in the different types. Type I. Beginning with the Duchess de i?rabant section, we have a number of excellent sorts, and we would most cer- tainly retain the recognized head of the class, also Mme. Jos. Sch-^rtz, Chas. Rovolli, and Riza du Pare, bi^^ou. Mme. Pernet, Marie d'Orleans, Sou. Rosieriste. Rambeaux, Mme. F. Brassac, Duchess Ma- genta, L'F^legant, Marguerite F'enelon or Mme. Remond are almost identical with the type in col
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