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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[September, 



America (Professor C. G. Page, of Washington, D. C; i 

 sent out by Thomas G. Ward, 1859). Growth vigorous ; 

 flowers large, creamy yellow, with a salmon tinge ; a cross 

 from Solfaterre and Safrano. 



Beauty of Greenmount (lames Pentland, of Baltimore, '< 

 1854). Rosy red. 



Champney's Pink Cluster (John Champney). Very [ 

 vigorous ; flowers pink, semi-double. 



Cinderella (C. G. Page, 1859). Rosy crimson. 



Dr. A'aiie (Pentland, 1856). Growth free; flowers 

 large, sulphur yellow ; a shy bloomer on young plants: in 

 the South it is highly esteemed. 



Isabella Orav (Andrew Gray, of Charleston, South 

 Carolina, 1854). Growth free; flowers large, golden yel- 

 low, full and fragrant ; on young plants it does not flower 

 fully, and often opens badly ; a seedling from Cloth of 

 Gold. 



Nasalina (A. Cook, 1872). "Of vigorous growth; 

 flowers pink, of flat form, very fragrant ; a seedling from 

 Desprez. ' ' 



7«j(f«^//,?a (Anthony Cook of Baltimore, i860) . "Pale 

 yellow ; a seedling from Solfaterre." 



Woodland Marguerite (J. Pentland, 1859). Growth 

 vigorous ; flowers pure white, freely produced. 



There have been other American varieties of 

 this class, but I am only certain of those above 

 named. We hope our Southern Rosarians will 

 introduce some new types and colors of Noi- 

 settes ; almost the only ones of value we now 

 have, are shades of yellow and white. In the 

 South man}^ Noisettes seed freely, and great im- 

 provements might easily be made, by resorting 

 to manual fecundation, I see nothing to prevent 

 the obtaining of the same shades among the 

 Noisettes that we have among the Hybrid Per- 

 petuals. 



Bourbon Roses [Rosa Bourboniana). 



Charles Getz (A. Cook, 1871). "A Hybrid; growth 

 very vigorous, making a good climber ; quite hardy, color 

 deep pink ; very fragrant." 



George Peabody (J. Pentland, 1857). Growth mode- 

 rate, color purplish crimson. A probable seedling from 

 Paul Joseph. 



O*//?/; (A. Cook, 1 871). "A Hybrid. Growth mode- 

 rate ; color fiery red. A seedling from Gloirie des Rosa- 

 manes." 



Renno (A. Cook, 1868). Named after General Renno, 

 of Philadelphia. Color deep pink. 



Setitia (Peter Henderson, 1859). Identical with Her- 

 mosa from which it is a sport, except that it is of stronger 

 growth . 



Bengal Rose [Rosa hidica). 



yatnes Spriint (Rev. James M. Sprunt, 1856). Sent 

 out by Peter Henderson, 1870. Like Cramoisie-Superieur, 

 but of vigorous growth, making an excellent climbing sort. 



Hybrid Perpetual Roses {Ro>ia Bamamena 

 Hybrida). 



Belle Ainericaine (Daniel Boll, of New York). Deep 

 pink color, flowers small, but of fine form. 



Mme. Boll (Daniel Boll). Sent out by Mons. Boy- 

 eau, of Angers, France, in 1859. Growth vigorous ; 

 foliage very large and handsome, of a pale green color ; 

 spines numerous. Flowers large or very large ; form flat ; 

 color carmine rose; a free autumnal bloomer and very 

 hardy : perhaps the most hardy in the class. One of the 

 most superb roses for the garden. 



Mme. Trudeau (Daniel Boll, 1850). Deep rose, double 

 and well formed. 



Charles Cook (A. Cook, 1871). Scarlet crimson. 



Contina (A. Cook, 1871). Rosy pink. 



// Defense (A. Cook, 1871). Shining red. Camellia 

 form, thornless. 



La Britlianle (h.. Cook, 1872). Brilliant red ; raised 

 from Napoleon III. 



Rosalina (A. Cook, 1871). Rose color. 



Souvenir de President Lincoln (^\. Cook, 1869). Dark 

 velvety crimson. 



These are the only varieties I can name of 



American origin, though others have been raised. 



Mr. Boll, now deceased, who was by birth a 



Swiss, produced a number of seedling Hybrid 



Perpetuals of merit; several of these were sold 



to parties in France, who sent them out as their 



own. Among these was Mme. Boll. It Avould 



be interesting to know, whether any among 



them besides Mme. Boll, are now famous. 



Tea Roses [Rosa Indica Odorata). 



American Banner (George Cartwright, of Dedham, 

 Mass., 1877). Sent out by Peter Henderson in 1878. A 

 sport from Bon Silene. Growth moderate, foliage quite 

 small and leathery; flowers carmine, striped with white; 

 the form and fragrance of the flowers seem the same as in 

 the old variety, but in habit they are entirely distinct. 



It will perhaps be popular as a novelty, but it 

 has no intrinsic merit to make it valuable, and 

 we cannot commend it. 



Caroline Cook (Anthony Cook, 1871). Color pink. A 

 seedling from Safrano. 



Cornelia Cook (A. Cook, 1855). Growth moderate, 

 flowers white tinged with flesh, laige and very full ; not a 

 free bloomer, and often does not open well, but a superb 

 rose when well grown. A seedling from Devoniensis. 



Desantres (A. Cook, 1855). "Color flesh, very dis- 

 tinct from any other Tea Rose ; a better bloomer than 

 Cornelia Cook, and a good winter flower. Raised from 

 Devoniensis. 



General Washington (C. G. Page, i860). Rosy crim- 

 son. 



Isabella Sprunt (Rev. James M. Sprunt, 1855). Sent 

 out by Isaac Buchanan, of New York, in 1865. Sulphur 

 yellow, a sport from Safrano, which variety it very closely 

 resembles in all, save color of the flower. 



Paradine (A. Cook, 1858). Canary yellow, small 

 flowers, A seedling from Le Pactole. 



President (sent out by Mr. W. Paul, of London, in 

 i860) . Growth moderate. Color, rose with salmon shade ; 

 flowers large, moderately full, much resembling Adam. 

 Mr. Paul, the disseminator, states that this is an .'American 

 variety, but I am unable to learn by whom it was origin- 

 ated. 



Among the many letters I received in response 

 to inquiries, is one from the Rev. James M. Sprunt, 

 D.D., and is of such interest that I insert it as it 

 caine to me : 



Kenansville, N. C, Jan. i, 1880. 



Dear Sir : — I am just in receif)t of yours of the 29th 

 ultimo, asking for some particulars relative to the origin of 

 the roses James and Isabella Sprunt. 



In the spring of 1855 I removed from my former resi- 

 dence in this town to the premises on which I now reside. 

 Among the plants which I carried with me was a very large 

 and handsome Safrano rose. It had been trained to a 

 single stem, fully two inches in diameter, and forming a 

 symmetrical head about four feet from the ground. I 

 pruned it well back, but the early summer being dry, the 

 top died. The plant, however, put forth six or eight strong 

 shoots from the collar at the surface of the soil, and one of 



