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bloom when well cared for. Its rich carmine- 

 rose flowers are very double, and are produced in 

 prodigal profusion. But it lacks the charm of 

 fragrance. 



Caprice is a very peculiar variety. Its thick, 

 waxen petals of rosy carmine are heavily 

 blotched and striped with dark red, shading to 

 crimson. It is most pleasing when the flower 

 begins to expand. 



Perle des Jardins is a most lovely Rose, of 

 almost as rich a color as the famous Marechal 

 Neil, — a deep, glowing yellow, — lovely beyond 

 description. It is a very free bloomer, and 

 should be given a place in all collections. 



Sunset — another good bloomer — ^is a tawny 

 yellow in color, flamed with fawn and coppery 

 tints. It is an exquisite Rose. 



Clothilde Soupert does not properly belong to 

 either of the four classes mentioned above, 

 though of course closely related. It is cata- 

 logued as a Polyantha. Its habit is peculiar. 

 It bears enormous quantities of flowers, with 

 the greatest freedom of any Rose I have ever 

 grown, but its blossoms are small, and are pro- 

 duced in clusters quite unlike those of the other 

 members of the ever-blooming class. Indeed, 

 its habit of growth and flowering is quite like 



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