14 THE ROSE BOOK 



Excelsa. — Best described as a red-flowered Dorothy 

 Perkins. Vigorous and altogether satisfactory. July lo. 



Frangois Foucard. — Of distinct lemon-yellow colouring. 

 Blooms to some extent in autumn. June 15. 



Gardenia. — A charming rose, with glistening foliage, 

 pale-yellow buds, and almost white flowers. Sweet- 

 scented. Alberic Barbier is, I think, to be preferred. 

 June 10. 



Hiawatha. — Quite one of the best of the wichuraianas. 

 The single crimson blooms, with prominent bunch of 

 yellow stamens for centre, are very beautiful. It re- 

 mains in flower longer than most roses of this class. 



July 15- 



Joseph Billiard. — ^Very beautiful, having single blooms 

 of crimson, rose, and yellow shades. June 15. 



Joseph Liger. — A promising novelty, with yellow 

 flowers tinged with pink. June 20. 



Lady Gay. — Very similar to Dorothy Perkins ; the 

 blooms are perhaps rather deeper pink. July 10. 



Lady Godiva. — An attractive pale-pink " sport " from 

 Dorothy Perkins. Christian Curie and Dorothy Denni- 

 ,son are very similar. July 15. 



Leontine Gervais. — A rose of striking colour, salmon 

 and yellow. Fragrant. One of the best. June 20. 



Minnehaha. — A vigorous variety, bearing large clusters 

 of deep rose-coloured double blossoms. July 15. 



Newport Fairy. — A dainty single rose, pink with 

 white centre, hke a pink - flowered Hiawatha. 

 July 10. 



Paul Transon. — The buds of this variety are very 



