HYBRID ROSES, OLD AND NEW. 147 



climber or bush rose. It is well worth growing if it can be 

 properly protected, as it is quite tender ; it should have very little 

 shortening in of the shoots in the spring if flowers are expected. 



Catherine Bell (Bell & Son, 1877). Hybrid China, open form, 

 not perpetual. Rose color, silvery reflex ; with very long attrac- 

 tive buds ; of good climbing habit. 



Charles Lawson ( , 1853). Hybrid Bourbon, not per- 

 petual. Vivid rose, shaded ; large size, free, hardy ; a good pillar 

 rose. 



Cheshunt Hybrid (Paul & Son, 1873). A Hybrid Tea, not 

 perpetual. Cherry carmine ; large, full, open flowers ; free 

 bloomer, of a climbing habit ; very apt to be cut back in the 

 winter. 



Coupe d'H&M (Laffay). Hybrid Bourbon, not perpetual. 

 Beautiful deep pink ; fine form, free, hardy ; a good pillar rose. 



Mme. Plantier (Plantier, 1835). Hybrid Bourbon, flat form, 

 not perpetual. Pure white ; very free flowering ; very hardy and 

 vigorous. 



Paul Ricaut (Portemer, 1845). Hybrid Bourbon, not perpetual. 

 Bright rosy crimson ; vigorous, free. 



Paul Verdier (C. Verdier, 1866). Hybrid Bourbon, not per- 

 petual. Carmine red ; vigorous. 



Souvenir de Pierre Dupuy (Levet, 1876). Hybrid China, 

 not perpetual. Open cupped form ; rich red ; very large flower ; 

 remarkably strong grower, flowering earl}'. 



Stauwell Perpetual Scotch (Lee). Semi-double. Pale blush 

 color ; very fragrant ; of vigorous, spreading growth ; one of the 

 earliest and latest to flower. Perfectly hardy, and a gem in its 

 way. 



A Selection of the best twelve Roses. 



(The numbers prefixed to the names in the following lists designate to 

 which class they belong.) 



4 Alfred Colomb. 5 Mile. Annie Wood. 



2 Charles Lefebvre. 3 Mme. Gabriel Luizet. 



3 .John Hopper. 3 Mme. Victor Verdier. 



3 Hippolyte Jamain. 1 Prince Camille de Rohan. 



3 Marie Baumann. 1 Ulrich Brunner. 



1 Merveille de Lyon. 4 Victor Verdier. 



