NEW INTRODUCTIONS AND SPECIAL CLASSES 



Paul Neyron; Levet, 1869. 



Deep rose. 

 Prince Camille de Rohan; E. Verdier, 1861. 



Deepest velvety crimson; this variety has rather a weak stem. 



Fragrant. 

 Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi; E. Verdier, 1880. 



Catalogued as soft pink; in this country more of a cerise — 'Very 



much the same shade as Dorothy Page Roberts. Fragrant. 

 Ulrich Brunner; Levet, 1882. 



Cherry crimson. Sweet. 

 Urania; M. H. Walsh, 1914. 



Bright crimson. 

 Xavier Olibo; Lacharme, 1864. 



Very dark crimson; a shy bloomer. 

 Soleil d'Or; Pernetiana; J. Pemet-Ducher, 1900. 



Orange yellow to reddish gold, shaded with nasturtium red. 



The new yellow Hybrid Perpetual, Ludwig Moller, 

 has been tested for one year, but, both inside and 

 out, is an absolute failure. 



In the Pacific Northwest, near Portland, the 

 Hybrid Perpetuals give very much better bloom 

 throughout a longer period than they do in the East. 

 For example, Mr. Currey, of Portland, Oregon, re- 

 ports sixty-five blooms on Druschki, as noted in the 

 Main List; and on Ulrich Brunner he gives the fol- 

 lowing record: June, 24; July, 11; August, 9; Sep- 

 tember, 4; October, 10; Total, 58. Of course, in 

 ordinary seasons there would be further bloom in 

 November and possibly even later. 



Hybrid Perpetuals should be pruned on the same 

 principle as Hybrid Teas; cut back in the spring to 

 six and eight eyes on the strong wood and a less num- 

 ber on the weak wood. The dead wood should be 



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