"Anxious I." asks:

"How is this rose pronounced? Some say it is Mermet, others Mermay. These French names are puzzling to us innocents."

[Anxious Innocent need not be agonized about it. There is no rule for pronouncing any proper name, unless it is accented by the owner himself. Owners of the same name often pronounce it in various ways. Precisely how Catharine pronounces hers we have no means of determining. Seeing no accents we may be forgiven if wrong in pronouncing it as in English - Mermet. If the lady wishes us to say Mermay, and will kindly drop us a line, we will so inform our readers. - Ed. G. M.]