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THE KOSE. 



Name of Variety, and 

 Habit of Growth. 



400. Hon. George 

 Bancroft, dwf. 

 or mod. 



401. Horace Vernet; 

 dwf. or mod. 



402. Hortensia, 

 free. 



403. H y m e n e e, 

 mod. 



404. Ida, mod. 



405. Impe ra t ri c e 

 Eugenie, free. 



406. Innocente 

 Plrola, mod. 



even though of variable shades. 

 Certainly one of the most use- 

 ful tea roses. 

 H.T. Bennett, 1879. From Madame 

 de St. Joseph X Lord Macau- 

 lay. Red, shaded with violet- 

 crimson, large, full flowtrs, 

 and good, pointed buds ; of- 

 ten comes malformed ; highly 

 scented, a combination of the 

 perfumes found in the parent 

 varieties ; the wood is nearly 

 smooth, the foliage is large, 

 dark, and handsome. The 

 color is not deep enough, and 

 is too sullied to make this of 

 value for winter-forcing. 

 H.R. Guillot fils, 1866. Crimson, il- 

 lumined with scarlet, large, 

 double ; of beautiful wavy 

 outline ; nearly smooth wood, 

 of delicate constitution. Few 

 roses have such lovely form as 

 this. 



T. Ducher, 1871. Rose color, back 

 of petals a washed-out pink ; 

 I a coarse, poor sort. 



T. LafTay. Pale sulphur-yellow, 

 large, full. 

 Madame Ducher, 1875. P^'^ 

 yellow, double. 

 Bang. Beluze, 1855. Silvery-rose, me- 

 dium size, full, fragrant ; a 

 good variety, and would he 

 very useful had we not La 

 France. Subject to mildew ; 

 shows Bourbon character. 



T. Madame Ducher, 1878. Clouded 

 white, medium size, full, well- 

 formed buds. In the style of 



