THE 



Canadian Horticulturist. 



Vol. XV. 



1892 



No. 5. 



CATHARINE MERMET ROSE. 



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F all the pink tea roses, probably Catharine Mermet, is the 

 finest. The buds are long and pointed, and very beautiful, 

 exhaling, as they open, a most dehghtful perfume. The 

 flowers themselves are large, full and well formed, and, 

 although not produced in great abundance, the variety cannot 

 be called a shy bloomer. 



The rose is flesh color, and characterized by a peculiar 

 silvery lustre, like that of La France. Rose growers marketing 

 cut flowers, consider this variety one of the very best for their purposes ; while, 

 on account of its beauty, it is mosU highly valued for exhibition purposes. 



Catharine Mermet was introduced to the public by the celebrated rose 

 growers, Messieurs Guillot fils, of Lyons, France, who are also the originators 

 of a dozen other good roses, among them that well-known half hardy tea, the 

 La France, which is so great a favorite in the garden of the amateur. 



