JOHN SAUL’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF ROSES. 
New Hybrid Perpetuals for 1884. 
Price, 50 cents each, (save where priced ;) $5 00 per dozen. 
*Alexander Dupont —Velvety red, shaded with crim- 
son, very large and fine; growth very vigorous. 
“Comtesse de Mailly Hesle—Flesh color shaded, 
large, full and well formed, vigorous. 
*Lecocq-Dumesnil—Dazzling red, strongly marbled 
and tinted with brown, crimson and violet; 
flowers extra large, full and perfectly imbri- 
cated. 
*Lord Bacon—Deep crimson, illumined with scar- 
let and shaded with velvety black, large, full 
and globular, a very fine and showy rose, 
blooming abundantly and till late in the Au- 
tumn., 
“Madame Alexander Jullien-Fine delicate flesh rose, 
large and full, beautiful elongated bud; very 
vigorous. 
“Madame Lelievre-Delaplace—Bright shaded cur- 
rent red and whitish edge, flowers very large, 
full and well-formed, very vigorous. 
*“Madlle Marie Closon—Delicate rose, whitish edge, 
very full and well-formed, very fragrant and 
free blooming, vigorous. 
New English Hybrid Perpei 
*Madlle Marie Digat—Fine crimson red, large and 
globular, free bloomer, growth vigorous. 
*Marguerite de Roman—Pink white flesh rose in 
the centre, very large and well formed, growth 
very vigorous. 
*Merville de Lyon (Pernet)—Fine, pure, exquisite 
white, slightly rosy, finely cupped and opening 
freely, very large, 4 to 5inches in diameter ; is 
a seedling from Baroness Rothschild, with the 
same habit, but larger. This superb variety 
has been award three first prizes, and is un- 
doubtedly the best light Hybrid Perpetual Rose 
ever raised. 
“Queen of Queens (Paul)—Pink, with blush edges, 
large and full, of perfect form, and a true per- 
petual-flowering rose, every shoot being 
crowned with a flower bud. A new style of 
flower among Hybrid Perpetual Roses, being a 
cross between a Hybrid Perpetual and the 
Maiden’s Blush, distinet, and equally good asa 
garden and exhibition rose, and decidedly the 
finest rose of its color. First class certificate 
from the Royal Botanic Society ; 75 cents. 
OSES. 
Price, 50 cents each; $5 00 per dozen. 
“Beauty of Beeston (Frettingham) —Fine Brilliant 
velvety crimson,. a dwarf growing Charles 
Lefebvre, but not so full, foliage fine, very free 
flowering and sweetly-scented. 
“Brightness of Cheshunt—Peculiarly vivid brick 
red, a medium sized flower of open imbricated 
form, very free, and fine autumnal. 
*Duchess of Connaught (Noble) —Dazzling crimson, 
shaded with dark velvety purple, highly per- 
fumed, free bloomer, vigorous grower, good 
bedding rose. 
*Duke of Albany--Vivid crimson when first open- 
ing, changing darker as the flowers expand 
and developing a beautiful shading of velvety 
black ; very large and full; a free autumnal 
bloomer. 
*Crown Prince—Bright purple, centre shaded with 
lurid crimson, very large and double, petals 
fine; very floriferous, and of excellent growth 
and habit. 
*Duke of Teck—Bright crimson scarlet, a real 
march towards a true scarlet rose. The flower 
is large, very double, of good, bold, pointed 
globular form. 
-*Earl of Pembroke (Bennett)—A vigorous grower 
of the form and habit of ‘‘Marquis de Castel- 
land’? but not quite so thorny; color very soft 
velvety crimson, enlivened on the margin of 
the petals with bright red; quite distinct and 
good for all purposes. 
*George Baker—A pure lake, shaded with cerise; 
a beautiful, round, incurved, ball-like flower, 
full, and of perfect form, and with a neat,: 
compact, upright habit; quite new in roses. 
*Glory of Cheshunt -‘‘A seeding from Charles 
Lefebvre, rich shaded crimson, very vigorous 
superb. bused 
“Heinrich Schultheis 
( Bennett)—Very vigorous : 
*Mrs. 
flowers exceedingly large, of first rate form and 
very full; color very delicate pinkish rose, a 
great improvementin this shade, very sweet 
scented, thoroughly perpetual; grand show rose. 
“Lady Sheffield—Brilliant cerise, becoming lighter 
as the flowers open, a most beautiful and dis- 
tinct shade of color; petals large and of great 
substance, flowers large, full, of perfect form. 
*Mary Pochin—Lake shaded with rich velvety erim- 
son, color very bright, flowers moderate’ size. 
petals broad, smooth, and evenly disposed, 
habit moderate. Thisisa most striking and 
beautiful Rose and a first-class exhibition va- 
riety. 
“Mrs. Jowit (Cramster) — Brilliant glowing crim- 
son, shaded with lake, flowers very large and 
gl)bular, a bold, well-built flower, of grand 
form and substance, habit robust, flowers very 
fragrant. 
H. Turner—Crimson scarlet, shaded with 
maroon, brilliant. 
“Pride of Waltham—“ Habit of Countess of Oxford, 
flowers of a delicate flesh color, richly shaded 
with bright rose, very clear and distinct, flow- 
ers large and full.”’ 
*Prince Arthur—‘‘ Rich deep crimson, of medium 
size, fuil and finely formed, excellent.”’ 
“Red Gauntlett—‘‘ Bright scarlet crimson, shaded 
with deep rose, very largeand free. A distinct 
and handsome variety, of good habit and con- 
stitution.”’ 
: C. Sutton (Frettingham)—Deep rose, the re- 
verse of the pevals white, a fine form, very 
free blooming, foliage exquisite, one of the 
most sw eetly -scented Roses ever introduced. 
“White Baroness--‘‘ A pure whité sport from Baro- 
_ness Rothschild ; noe ers large and double ; & 
very fine new rose.” 
