ON ROSES. 



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pink ; a magnificent variety for all purposes ; very vigorous. 

 Catherine Mermet (Fig. 47), soft rose; one of the very best; 

 a free and strong grower. Comtesse de Nadaillac, flesh colour, 

 blended with apricot-yellow ; large and fine form, and sturdy 

 growth. Devoniensis, white, shaded with 



yellow; fine form, and suitable 



Grill, rose, 

 a splendid 



shaded 

 variety 



purposes. Dr. 

 with bronze 



for bedding. Elise Fugier, 

 lemon-white; very pretty; 

 good for forcing, bedding, 

 and exhibition. Ernest 

 Metz, salmon-pink ; a 

 grand flower, and the 

 plant of good habit. 

 Ethel Brownlow, salmon- 

 pink; vigorous grower, and 

 very floriferous. Etoile de 

 Lyon, sulphur-yellow ; ex- 

 cellent for beds or pots. 

 Francois Dubreuil ; this 

 is considered the best 

 crimson Tea in cultiva- 

 tion. Francisca Kruger, 

 bronzy-yellow ; a very fine 

 variety for either indoors 

 or outside. Golden Gate, 

 pale orange ; good form ; 

 effective for beds. Hon. 



Edith Gifford, white, tinted with pink ; splendid variety in 

 all respects. Innocente Pirola, light fawn; beautiful flower; 

 of vigorous habit. Jean Ducher, yellow; large blossoms of 

 good shape ; fine for beds or forcing. Madame Hoste, pale 

 lemon ; remarkably free flowering, and of good habit. Marie 

 Van Houtte (Fig. 48), yellowish-white, tinted with rose ; a 

 large and lovely variety ; vigorous. Niphetos (Fig. 49), a 

 splendid white of fine form ; it forces well, and is one of 

 the best for growing under glass. Perle des Jardins, canary- 

 yellow ; a very fine flower, of sturdy habit. Souvenir de 

 S. A. Prince, pure white ; a large, massive flower, and an 

 excellent grower. White Perle, white ; very floriferous, and 

 excellent for bedding. 



Fig. 48. — Rose JIarie Van Houtte. 



