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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 6, 10 February 1909, Page 39

Two New Roses. We give an illustration of two new roses raised by Messrs. S. MaeGredy and Sons, Portadown, Ireland. They were exhibited at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, and both received awards of merit from the Floral Committee. The variety shown in the upper part of the picture—Mrs. Edward J. Holland —is a deep rose-pink in colour, and quite distinct from the reddish-yel-low of the bottom flowers that are named after' Mrs. Alfred Tate. The varieties belong to the hybrid tea section, a class that has furnished some of the finest roses in recent years. The variety Mrs. Edward J. Holland develops large leaves, which show to advantage the beautiful deep rose colour of the blooms; that in the older petals is of a lighter tone. The variety Mrs. Alfred Tate does not possess a large number of petals, so that a fullblown flower is like a large single rose. The colouring in the buds is extremely beautiful, being of that coppery-red tone that is so much admired in roses. This tone loses itself in a base of yellow suffused with reddish-pink.