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THE ROSE. 



Name of Variety, and 

 Habit of Growth 



730. Mrs. Hovey, 

 vig. 



731. Mrs. Jowitt. 



732. Mrs. Laxton 

 dwf. 



733. Mrs. O p i e, 

 mod. 



734. Mrs. Pierce 

 vig. 



735. Mrs Standish, 

 dwf. 



736. Nancy Lee, 

 dwf. 



737. Narcisse, mod, 

 {Enfant de Ly- 

 on). 



738. Nardy Freres^ 

 free. 



P. 



H.R. 

 H.R. 



T. 



P. 



H.R. 



H.T. 



H.R. 



Lefebvre X Alfred de Ronge- 

 mont. Scarlet-crimson, a splen- 

 did bright color ; a very prom- 

 ising surt. 



Pierce. 1850. Blu>b,ch mq^in/? to 

 white, resembles Baltimore 

 Belle, but is hardier ; a valu- 

 able climl.ing rose. 



Cranston, 18S0. From Marie 

 Rady X Due de Rohan. Crim- 

 son, tinged with lake. 



Laxton, 1878. (Sent out by 

 G. Paul.) Raised from Ma- 

 dame Victor Verdier. Rosy- 

 crimson, beautiful form, 



Bell & Son, 1877. Salmon-rose. 



Pierce, 1850. Blush. 



Trouillard, i860. Belongs to 

 the Giant of Battles iy^e. Deep 

 crimson, tinged with purple. 



Bennett, 1879. From Alba Rosea 

 X Edward Morrcn. Satiny- 

 rose, a delicate and lovely 

 shade, medium or small size, 

 beautiful buds, highly scented; 

 giowth slender, inclined to 

 mildew. Were this of vigorous 

 growth and good constitution, 

 it would be a variety of great 

 value. 



1845 Yellow, an inferior Alon- 

 sieur Furtado, 



Ducher, i865. Supposed to be 

 a seedling from Madame Boll. 

 Violet-red, a very distinct 

 variety, but of too perishable 

 a color to have any value. 



