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Mrs. Bosanquet. Pale-flesh; vigorous, extra. 



Old Blush. — The common Monthly ; pale-pink, one of 

 the best. 



Old Crimson. Deep velvety-crimson. 



Bed Pet. A miniature form of the above. 



Japanese or Ramanas Roses. — These are from B. rugosa, 

 remarkable for its leathery rugose leaves, large cupped 

 flowers, and very showy hips. They need no protection, 



Fig. 626.— Climbing Rose Aimee Vibert 



pruning, or high culture. In the shrubbery they are most 

 pleasing; also as groups in parks, or to form hedges or 

 c >ver. They flower continuously from June till late 

 autumn, and the flowers are succeeded by clusters of large 

 bright-coloured hips. 



Alba. Pure-white, single. 



Alba nmbviata. White, fimbriated blossoms. 



A merino. Crimson-lake, single. 



Bin iic double de Coubert. Dwarf, vigorous; large, semi- 

 double, snow-white flowers. 



Cdocarpa. A hybrid between rugosa and indica. pro- 

 ducing enormous bunches of scarlet hips; the flowers a 

 clear rose, large, and very showy. 



Iivara. A hybrid between rugosa and multiflora of 

 Japanese origin. There are numerous other hybrids, this 

 species crossing freely with most of the groups. 



Kamskatika or Yvara. Deep-rose, very early. 



Madame Georges Bruant. A semi -double white, extra 

 good and free-flowering, but carrying no hips. 



Rubra. Rose, single. 



For other species and hybrids see chapter on "Hardy 

 Trees and Shrubs ". 



Hybrid Perpetual Roses. — The parents of this group 

 are the Damask, Bengal, Chinese, Bourbon, and others. 

 It combines the dark and clear pink shades of the Damask 

 with an extended time of flowering, and is perhaps the 

 most popular of the races of garden origin. Selected 

 seedlings as well as crosses and sports have been the 

 means by which this very extensive group has been ob- 

 tained. Particularly free in growth and bloom, thriving 

 better than any others near towns and in cold localities, 

 they have become indispensable. So numerous are the 

 varieties — many being added yearly — that k is impossible 

 to give more than a limited selection of sorts of well- 

 known merit, and there are many others of first-rate 

 quality. There are probably 2000 named sorts in culti- 

 vation. 



Dwarf -growers, 2 to 3 feet, suitable for grouping or ror 

 pot-culture: — 



Baroness Rothschild. Clear-rose. 

 Emilie Hausburg. Rose, edged with white. 

 Gustave Pigancau. Bright-carmine. 

 Harrison Weir. Velvety- crimson. 

 Madame Charles Wood. Crimson and rose. 

 Marchioness of Doivnshire. Two shades of pink. 

 Marchioness of Londonderry. Ivory-white. 

 Mcrveillc de Lyon. White, tinted with rose in bud. 

 Triomphe de Caen. Bright -crimson. 



Medium growers, 3 to 5 feet: — 



A. K. Williams (fig. 627). Red to magenta. 



Alfred Colomb. Bright -red. 



CamUle Bemardin. Bright-crimson. 



Charles Lefebvre. Deep-crimson. 



Comtesse d' Oxford. Carmine, shaded maroon. 



Duchesse de Morny. Rose, silver-edged. 



Dupuy J amain. Bright-cerise. 



Fisher Holmes. Two shades of crimson and scarlet. 



General Jacqueminot. Scarlet. An old favourite. 



Heinrich Schultheis. Pale-pink; early. 



Madame Lacharme. White; first-rate for pots. 



Madame Victor Verdier. Cherry-red; good late. 



Marie Baumann. Bright-red. 



Marie Verdier. Pure-rose. 



Maurice Bemardin. Vermilion, shaded darker. 



Mrs. John Laing. Soft-pink; excellent for all purposes. 



Mrs. R. G. S. Crawford. Deep-rose. 



Paid Ncron. Deep-rose, very large. 



Prince Camille de Rohan. Scarlet and maroon. 



Suzanne M. Rodocanachi. Clear, bright-pink. 



Victor Hugo. Bright- crimson, shaded darker. 



Vigorous growers, 5 to 8 feet : — 



Abel Carriere. Purplish -crimson. 



Baron de Bonstetten. Deep velvety- crimson. 



Benoit Comte. Bright-red. 



Captain Hay ward. Carmine-red. 



Duke of Edinburgh. Bright-vermilion; vigorous, free. 



Earl of Duffer in. Crimson and maroon. 



Her Majesty. Satiny-rose, extra large. 



