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White Maman Cochet — Snowy white, pink outer petals. 



The following varieties are very fine, but not quite as hardy as the 

 above : 



Duchess de Brabant — Light rose, shaded with amber and salmon. 



Kaiserin Augusta Victoria — Pure white. 



Madam Abel Chatenay — Creamy rose, tinged with salmon. 



Mademoiselle Franciska Krueger — ^Deep coppery yellow. 



Souv. de President Carnot — Delicate fawn. 



Of tlie newer varieties the following are some of the most promis- 

 ing: 



Baby Rambler — (INIadame Norbert Levavasseur) an everblooming 

 crimson rambler, but dwarf in habit. In bloom all the time. It ic> 

 truly a wonderful rose, and will be largely planted. 



Cardinal — Rich deep red, buds and flowers large and douDic. 



Etoile de France — Lovely shade of clear, red-crimson velvet. 



Killarney — Flesh, shaded white, suffused pale pink. 



La Detroit — Shell pink. 



Antoine Rivoire — Salmon flesh. 



Fifth — Hardy Climbers. — In this class the list is not so long: 



Crimson Rambler has the lead. 



Prairie Queen and Baltimore Belle still hold their own. 



Philadelphia Rambler is well liked by many. 



Dorothy Perkins. 



Empress of China. 



Pink, White and Yellow Ramblers have their share of friends. 



Sixth — Everblooming Climbers. — This class of roses, like the Hybrid 

 Teas, require the same care. They will well repay the extra trouble. 

 Among the best are : 



Climbing Malmaison — Flesh white. 



Climbing Kaiserin (Mrs. Robt. Peary) — Pure white. 



Climbing La France — Silvery rose. 



Climbing Meteor — Velvety red. 



Climbing Clothilde Soupert — White, tinted pink. 



Gainsborough — Delicate tinted flesh, one of the newer varieties, 



Mary Washington — Pure white, an old variety. 



Seventh — Trailing Roses. — This class is admirably adapted for cem- 

 etery planting, steep embankments, or for rocky slopes, where a dense 

 covering is desired. Among the best are : 



Wichuriana — Single white. 



Wm. C. Egan — Rose. 



Universal Favorite — Double ros^. 



