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THE ROSE. 



VARIETY, HABIT 

 OF GROWTH, AND CLASS. 



DESCRIPTION. 



376. Flavescens, mod. 

 (Yellow Tea.) T. 



377. Flora Nabonnand, 

 mod. T. 



378. Fontenelle, mod. 



379. Fontenelle. H.R. 



380. Fortunei, vig. Bk. 



381. Fortune's Double 

 Yellow, yig. Bk. 



382. * Francisca Kruger, 

 vig. T. 



383. Francois 

 mod. H.R, 



384. Francois Courtin, 

 free. H.R. 



385. Francois Fontaine, 

 mod. H.R. 



386. Francois Gaulain. 

 H.R. 



387. Francois Herincq. 

 H.R. 



388. Francois Lacharme, 

 free. H.R. 



389. Francois Louvat. 

 H.R. 



390. Franois Levet. H. 

 R. 



391. Francois Michelon, 

 free. H.R. 



and freedom of bloom ; the flowers are 

 equal in size to Bon Silene. The 

 markings are not quite so distinct as in 

 American Banner, i.e., the predomi- 

 nant color is rose instead of white, but 

 each flower is regularly marked ; it is a 

 very pleasing variety. 



Introduced from China about 1824. Light 

 yellow, long, fine buds, fragrant. This 

 has been the parent of many of our 

 finest yellow Teas. 



Nabonnand, 1877. Canary-yellow, edged 

 with rose. 



Vibert, 1849. Rose color, not mossy ; 

 poor. 



Moreau- Robert. 1877. Carmine-red. 



Introduced by Fortune, from China, in 

 1850. Blush-white. 



Introduced by Fortune, from China, in 

 1845. Bronzed yellow. 



Nabonnand^ 1879. Coppery - yellow ; 



shaded with peach, large and full. 

 Arago, Trouillard, 1859. Belongs to Giant of 

 Battles type. Velvety -maroon, illu- 

 mined with fiery red. Resembles Lord 

 Raglan. 



E. Verdier, 1873. Cherry -red, shaded 

 with crimson, semi-globular, full, some- 

 what fragrant ; thorns yellowish-red. 



C. Fontaine, 1867. Rosy -crimson, fine, 

 globular form, in the style of Stnateur 

 Vaisse. 



Schwartz, 1878. Deep purplish-crimson. 



E. Verdier, 1878. Red, globular form. 



V. Verdier, 1861. Rosy-carmine, tinged 



with deep violet-red. 

 Violet-red, globular form. 



A. Levet, 1880. Cherry-rose, medium 

 size; style of Paul Verdier. 



Levet, 1871. Raised from La Reine. 

 Deep rose, tinged with lilac, very large, 

 full, of fine globular form ; fragrant, 

 free-blooming. The wood and foliage 

 are light green, erect habit, thorns not 



