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THE ROSE. 



VARIETY, HABIT 

 OF GROWTH, AND CLASS. 



DESCRIPTION. 



517. La Souveraine, vig. 

 H.R. 



518. La Sylphide, free. 



519. La Tulipe, mod. T. 



520. La Ville de Brux- 

 elles, free. Dam. 



521. * Lady Arthur Hill, 

 vig. H.R. 



522. * Lady Castlereagh, 

 vig. T. 



523. Lady Emily Peel, 

 mod. or free. H.N. 



524. Lady Ford wick, 

 free. H.Ch. 



525. * Lady Helen Stew- 

 art, vig. H.R. 



526. Lady Sheffield. H. 

 R. 



527. Lady Stuart, free. 

 H.Ch. 



528. Lady Warrender. 

 Beng. 



529. Laelia. H.R. 



530. Lamarque, vig. N. 



531. Lamarque a fleurs 

 jaunes, free. N. 



532. Laneii. M. 



533. L'Ebloui ssante , 

 mod. H.R. 



E. Verdier, 1874. Rose color, large 

 flowers, semi-double or double, cupped 

 form ; inferior. 



Laffay. Blush, with fawn centre, very 

 large, double. 



Ducher, 1870. Creamy-white, tinted with 

 carmine, semi-double. 



Vibert, 1836. Rose color, large, full, flat; 

 branching habit. 



A. Dickson & Sons, 1890. Large, full, 

 symmetrical; lilac -rose; distinct and 

 fine. An abundant bloomer. 



A. Dickson & Sons, 1888. Large and full, 

 soft rosy- yellow with rose color pre- 

 dominating on the margins of the pet- 

 als ; robust branching habit ; foliage 

 handsome. 



Lacharme, 1862. From Blanche Lafitte 

 X Sappho. White, tinged with blush. 



Laffay, 1838. Deep rose, cup-shaped. 



A. Dickson & Sons, 1887. Bright crimson- 

 scarlet; large, full, and of perfect form, 

 produced on long, stiff stems, highly 

 perfumed ; distinct and fine. 



W. Paul & Son, i8i. Cherry-red. 



Portemer, 1852. Pink, changing to blush; 



five to seven leaflets. 

 See Clara Sylvain. 



Crozy, 1857. See Louise Peyronny. 



Marechal, 1830. White, with sulphur 

 centre, sometimes pure white, very 

 large, full, somewhat fragrant, gener- 

 ally seven leaflets. A superb climbing 

 rose, quite too much neglected. 



Ducher, 1871. Pale yellow, medium size, 

 in the style of the former sort, but in- 

 ferior in all respects. 



Laffay, 1854. (Sent out by Lane & Son.) 

 Red, good foliage, with five leaflets; 

 not subject to mildew. Propagates 

 with great difficulty from cuttings. 



Touvais, 1861. Rosy-crimson, very large, 

 double. 



