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THE ROSK. 



Name of Variety, and 

 Habit of Growth. 



850. Royal Tea 

 mod. 



851. Rubens, mod. 



852. Rubens, free. 



853. Rugosa Alba, 

 vig. 



854. Rugosa Rubra, 

 vig. 



T. 



H.R. 



855. S. Reynolds 

 Hole. mod. 



856. Safrano, free. 



857. Safrano a fleur 

 Rouge, mod. 

 {Red Safrano.) 



H.R. 



White, faintly tinged with yel- 

 low, long, beautiful buds, del- 

 icate habit. 

 LafFay, 1852. Bright red, a fine 



color, flowers loose. 

 Moreau - Robert, 1859. Rosy- 

 flesh, deeper at centre, large, 

 full, well formed, fine in the 

 bud. An excellent variety. 



A species from Japan, intro- 

 duced some years ago. White, 

 large size, five petals, Iragrant. 

 A beautiful single rose. 



Also from Japnn. Deep rose, 

 tinged with violet, single, 

 fragrant. The flowers are 

 succeeded by very bright col- 

 ored heps of large size, which 

 in the autumn are exceedingly 

 attractive. The leaflets are 

 nine in number, of dark color, 

 very tough and durable. These 

 two kinds are splendid shrubs 

 for borders. 



G. Paul, 1872. Maroon, flushed 

 with scarlet-crimson, medium 

 size, full, well formed ; shy in 

 the autumn and subject to 

 mildew. A rose of great 

 beauty but not at all adapted 

 to general cultivation, 



Beauregard, 1839. Saflfron and 

 apricot -yellow, large, semi- 

 double, exceedingly beautiful 

 in the bud, very free. The seed 

 organs are better developed 

 than in almost any other kind. 



Oger, 1868. Belongs to the 6a/>-a- 

 ;/^type. SaflTron-yellow, shaded 

 with coppery red, semi-double; 

 a peculiar scent, not pleasing. 



