224 PARSONS OK THE ROSE. 



low, shaded with orange or copper; free bloomer, and 



valuable. Given in some catalogues as Madame Welsh, 



Madamoiselle Cccile Berthod.— Large, full, fine 



form; bright sulphur-yellow; moderate. 



M'lle Lazarine Poizeau.— Medium, of good form; 

 fine orange-yellow; moderate; regarded as one of the 

 finest yellows. 



M'lle Marie Berton.— (Climbing).— Very large; 

 straw-color, rather fragrant; vigorous, with fine foliage; 

 regarded as the most free bloomer of all the seedlings of 

 Gloire de Dijon. 



Marechal Robert. — Large, to very large, full, globu- 

 lar; white, or very pale-lemon, shaded with rose; free. 



Marie Ducher. — Large, full, good form; transparent 

 salmon-rose; sweet fragrance; very free, good habit. 



Marie Gaillot. — Large, beautiful in bud, nearly per- 

 fect in form; white, with a faint tinge of yellow; free, 

 and one of the best of the newer light-colored varieties. 



Marie Sisley. — Large, very double; pale-yellow, tinged 

 with rose; moderate growth; distinct, but variable. 



Marie Van Houtte. — Excellent form; the pale-yellow 

 petals, often suffused with rose; free, and highly es- 

 teemed, especially for cultivation in the open air. 



Michael Saunders. — (Hybrid). — Very large, full, 

 petals beautifully reflexed; bronzy-pink, with a darker 

 shade; fragrant; moderate growth; regarded as the best 

 of Bennet's (Eng. ) hybrids, who obtained this by a cross 

 between President, and Madame Victor Verdier. 



Nancy Lee. — (Hybrid). — Medium, very handsome 

 buds; delicate silvery-rose; exceedingly fragrant; moder- 

 ate or dwarf, and not vigorous. 



Xiphetos. — Mentioned on p. 48 as of light straw-color; 

 it is oftener pure white. On account of the beauty of 

 its buds, and great substance of its petals, this has been 



