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Mathilde Mechin (Group) 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Originated by Mechin in 1880. 



Description in brief: Full double, "fleshy pink, mixed with small salmon 

 petals , " midseason good. 



Description in detail: Rose type, not differentiated, rosiform, many petal- 

 odes closely set; fairly regular; no remnants of any kind; no secondary 

 flower in center. Carpelodes slightly larger than staminodes, and in some 

 cases slightly flecked with crimson. Color violet rose i (154)- Medium size. 

 Odor pleasant XX. Foliage slightly variable. There may be several seed- 

 lings tentatively combined in this group with slightly different foliage, but 

 with flowers so near exactly alike that I combined them here. 



MoNS. Chevreul 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Originated by Dessert in 1893. 



Description in brief: Double, violaceous pink, very good, early bloomer. 



Description in detail: Rose, rather flat tops across the ends of the car- 

 pelodes, which are flecked with crimson; no remnants; row of staminodes 

 next guards very much shorter than guards or carpelodes ; color of guards 

 violet rose i (154). Color uniform throughout flower. Size medium to 

 large. Odor pleasant XX. Foliage very thick and leathery leaves, dark 

 green and vigorous, medium size. 



NiVEA Plenissima 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Originated by Makoy in 1840. 



Description in brief: Full double, very pale pink and sulphur yellow, 

 early, good. 



Description in detail: Rose type, good shape. Color of guards hydrangea 

 pink I (132); color of center same; color of collar sulphur yellow. Size 

 medium to large. Odor pleasant X. Foliage medium in size and color, 

 with a few short hairs below. 



Plenissima Rosea Superba 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Originated by Buyck in 1840. 



Description in brief: Full double, pink and salmon, early bloomer, good. 



Description in detail: Rose type, well differentiated; staminodes even and 

 massed into a ball. Color mauve rose 2 (153), even throughout. Size 

 medium to large. Odor pleasant X. Foliage very vigorous and dark green, 

 only a very few hairs below. Conspicuous for bearing leaves well up to 

 the flowers. 



Comparison: Much like Duchesse de Nemours, but distinct in having 

 much heavier foliage and no carpels or remnants. 



Richardson's Perfection 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Originated by John Richardson of Dor- 

 chester, Mass. ; and probably named by J. C. Hovey, 1869. Silver medal, 

 Boston Show in 1869. 



Description in brief: Full double, very pale shell pink, late bloomer, very 

 good. 



Description in detail: Rose type, not well differentiated, a tall flower 

 wider at base. No remnants of any kind. Carpelodes large and beautiful, 

 not at all flecked. Color lilac white i (7), guards deepest pink shading 

 to white on ends of central petals, pinker about their bases. Outer- 

 most guards, small thick and striped with green. Size medium to large. 

 Odor pleasant XX. Foliage medium size and color, smooth. Very upright 

 and vigorous grower. 



, Stewart's America 



Species: P. albiflora. Flisfory: Sent to Cornell plot by J. Charlton in 

 1905. 



Description in brief: Full double, pale pink, free bloomer, early, blooms 

 in clusters. 



