120 DWYEE'S GUIDE. 



TEA AND HYBRID TEA ROSES. 



This class of roses can be wintered safely. All that is necessary is 

 to give them the same protection as the Hardy Hybrids. 



The Tea Rose may be well taken as a synonym for all that is delicate- 

 ly beautiful. What refinement of color, what subdued yet powerful frag- 

 rance do they possess! They may justly be called the sweetest of all 

 roses. The flowers, many of them, are large and very delicate in their 

 shades of colors, such as white, straw, salmon and various tints of rose 

 combined with these. While as a rule they are inferior to the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals in brilliancy of color and fullness of flower, th© distinction be- 

 tween the varieties is equally marked, and for bouquets and cut flowers 

 they greatly excel all other classes. Like other tender roses their flow- 

 ■ers improve in quality as the season advances, and reach perfection in 

 Autumn. In judging the merits of a Tea Rose we do not always con- 

 sider fullness of flowers a requisite. A Hybrid Perpetual is nothing if not 

 at least moderately full, but some of our most valued Teas have but 

 few petals, and are comparatively single. 



Clothilde Soupert. — Medium size; very double and beautifully imbri- 

 cated like an aster; produced in clusters; pearly white with rosy lake 

 centers; of easy culture. One of the most valuable of recent Introduction. 



Meteor. — Rich, dark, velvety crimson, retaining its color well; a con- 

 stant bloomer, healthy, with no tendency to mildew; admirable for forc- 

 ing. 



Bride. — A sport from Catharine Mermet. Pure white, large, fine 

 form, very fragrant, free bloomer, admirably adapted for forcing. 



Bridesmaid. — A new sort which has proved a valuabls acquisition; it 

 is a sport of Mermet and is similar to that admirable variety in every re- 

 spect, save in color, it being a deeper and clearer pink. There is no 

 question as to the value of this introduction. 



Catherine JVIermet. — Bright flesh color, with the same peculiar silvery 

 lustre possessed by La France; large, full, and of beautiful form; when 

 the flowers expand they yield a delightful perfume; decidedly one of the 

 finest Teas. 



Kaiserin Augusta. — An extra fine white variety faintly blended with 

 cream color; very large, full and double, almost perfect in form and it 

 continues beautiful even when fully expanded. Its fragrance is a combi- 

 nation of tea and magnolia, and is very delightful and distinct from that 

 of any other variety. Beautiful glossy foliage; a vigorous grower and very 

 free flowering, blooming at every shoot. 



White Maman Cochet. — A sport from that grand sort, Maman Cochet, 

 with which it is identical in every respect but color. It is a beautiful 

 snow white, somtimes tinged with the faintest of blush. An extraordin- 

 ary rose. 



Perle des Jardins. — Clear yellow, free bloomer, very fragrant, one of 

 the best of the Teas. 



