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Yellow Section

This section is a very difficult one to handle because there are few roses of this color which fill the requirements as well as the pinks and lighter roses. Among the yellows the rose is of good form, but small growth and shy blooming qualities, or loses by poor form and more profuse blooming. For strictly cut flower varieties it is necessary to go into collector's roses to secure blooms of beautiful colors which hold their form perfectly, especially in hot weather. The yellow roses selected are those which have proved the best for all-round worth, with fair lasting qualities.

On account of their great substance, Duchess of Wellington and Harry Kirk, in spring and fall, will last well in the house if cut in bud form. Daily Mail will hold its form fairly well, but the color does not last. Natalie Bottner will do very well. Mrs. Ward, while small, holds the form, as does Senateur Mascuraud. Elli Hartmann, with its fine petallage and substance, is also a good cut flower. Madame Melanie Soupert is especially noted for its great substance, and therefore endures when cut, although lacking in petallage. Lady Pirrie takes the place of Betty in the list, being much on the same color, but having an infinitely superior neck and lasting somewhat longer. Lady Plymouth has proved the best