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THE ROSE. 



VARIETY, HABIT 

 OF GROWTH, AND CLASS. 



DESCRIPTION. 



199. Climbing C a p t a i n Ducher & S(Eur, 1881. Flowers are like 



Christy. H.Cl. 



200. Climbing Bessie 

 Johnson, vig. H.Cl. 



201. Climbing Charles 



Lefebvre, free. 

 Cl. 



H. 



202. Climbing Countess 



of Oxford, free. 



H. 



203. Climbing Devo- 

 niensis, vig. Cl. T. 



S. J. Pavitt, 1858. (Sent out by Henry 

 Curtis.) A sport from Devoniensis. 

 This seems to us as productive as the 

 old sort, and its extra vigor of growth 

 is an advantage. 

 204. Climbing Edward G. Paul, 1879. A sport, likely to make 



Morren, vig. H.Cl. 

 205. Climbing Jules Mar- 

 gottin, vig. H.Cl. 



206. Climbing 



Victor Verdier. H. 

 Cl. 



207. Climbing Mademoi- G. Paul 



selle Eugenie Ver- 



dier, free. H.Cl. 



tos, vig. T. 



Jardins, vig. T. 



210. Climbing Victor 

 Verdier, free. H.Cl. 



the old variety, from which it is a sport, 

 but the shoots are more slender and 

 longer. 



7. Paul, 1878. A sport from Bessie John- 

 son. Like the parent, except more 

 vigorous. 



Cranston, 1876. Not any stronger in 

 growth than the original. 



Smith, 1875. Of no value. 



a very useful pillar rose. 

 Cranston, 1875. A sport from Jules Mar- 

 gottin. Flowers are the same as in the 

 old sort, except being a little smaller, 

 and for this reason it is finer in the bua 

 state. The best of all the climbing 

 sports ; highly commended as a useful 

 pillar rose. 

 Madame Cranston, 1877. A humbug. 



1877. " Light rosy-salmon ; 

 like all these climbing sports the flowers 

 become smaller, and are produced more 

 freely than the type." 



208. * Climbing Niphe- Keynes & Co., 1889. A very vigorous, 



rapid-growing climbing sport from the 

 well-known Tea rose Niphetos. Flow- 

 ers identical with those of the type. 



209. *Climbing Perle des J. Henderson, 1890. A sport from the 



well-known variety. Identical with the 

 parent except in growth, the sport being 



of vi^ 

 G. Paul 



igorous climbing habit. 

 -. * ul. 1871. Flowers somewhat small- 

 er and less freely produced than in the 

 old sort. 



* Climbing V i c t o r G. Paul, 1871. Carmine-rose. 

 Verdier, free. H.Cl. 



