CATALOGUE OF VARIETIES. 263 
Variety, Hasit 
DESCRIPTION, 
or GrowTH, AND CLass, “ 
————— ed, 
450. Homer, vig. 7. |Moreau-Robert, 1859. Salmon-rose, often 
richly mottled ; a free bloomer, moder- 
ately hardy, best in the open air; the 
buds are very beautiful, even though 
of variable shades. Certainly one of 
the most useful tea roses. 
Bennett, 1879. From Madame de St. 
Jose, hx Lord Macaulay. Red 
shaded with bee ad -crimson, large, full 
flowers, and good, pointed buds ; often 
comes malformed ; highly scented, a 
combination of the perfumes found in 
the parent varieties ; the wood is nearly 
smooth, the foliage is large, dark, and 
handsome. The color is not deep 
enough, and is too sullied to make this 
of value for winter-forcing. 
452. Horace Vernet, dwf.|Guillot fils, 1866, Crimson, illumined 
ormod. //.R with scarlet, lar ge, double; of beauti- 
ful wavy outline ; nearly smooth wood, 
of delicate constitution, Few roses 
have such lovely form as this. 
453. Hortensia, free. 7.|Ducher. 1871. Rose color, back of petals 
a washed-out pink ; a coarse, poor sort. 
454. * Hugh, mod. 7. |Moore, 1892. See Bridesmaid. 
455. Hyménée,mod. 7.|Laffay. Pale sulphur-yellow, large, full. 
456. Ida, mod. 7. Madame Ducher, 1875. Pale yellow, 
double. 
Béluze, 1855. Silvery-rose, medium size 
full, fragrant; a good variety, and would 
be very useful had we not La France. 
Subject to mildew; shows Bourbon 
character. 
458. Innocente Pirola,|Madame Ducher, 1878, Clouded white, 
TOG. 2. medium size, full, well-formed buds. 
In the style of Nifhetos, but is inferior 
to it in all respects save mere vigor of 
growth. 
459. Isabella (2eZlZa),\Cels, 1838. Creamy-white ; once a popu- 
mod, or free. 7. lar sort, 
460. Isabella Gray, free.|Andrew Gray, 1854. Raised from Cloth 
N. of Gold, Golden-yellow ; has the good 
and bad qualities of the parent. 
461. Isabella Sprunt,|Rev. James M. Sprunt, D.D., 1865. 
ree, OF; (Sent out by Isaac Buchanan.) A sport 
from Safrano. Sulphur -yellow, very 
beautiful in the bud. Well known ay 
one of the most useful kinds. 
— 
451. Hon, George Ban- 
croft, dwf, or mod. 
7, 
457. Impératrice E ug é- 
nie, free. Beng. 
