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6 JOHN SAUL’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF ROSES. 
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Bennett’s New Hybrid Tea Roses. 
Price, in 3 inch pots, 25 cents, 5 inch pots, 50 cents each, (save where priced.) 
Beauty of Stapleford —‘‘ Flowers very large, petals 
large and beautifully arranged, well reflexed, 
of the finest possible form, color outer range 
of petals very pale pinkish rose, gradually 
shaded to a deep rosy center. 
“Countess of Pembroke ‘new.) -- Of vigorous 
growth, flowers of the finest form, quite full 
and highly scented, color soft satin rose ofa 
novel tint. 50 cents. 
Distinction (new)—Very vigorous, flowers not very 
full but of fine form, color shaded peach of a 
peculiar tint difficult to describe, opens very 
freely, a fine exhibition rose in its first flower- 
ing. 50 cents. 
“Duke of Connaught—“‘ Foliage exceedingly hand- 
some, flowers extra large, buds very long, and 
of very fine form, color deep velvety crimson, 
edged with the brightest red. This is not un- 
likely to prove the finest crimson rose in any 
section.’’ Colored plate, 1881. 
«Duchess of Connaught—‘“‘ Most distinct in foliage 
and blooms, very finely formed, color delicate 
silvery rose, with bright salmon center, a most 
charming rose, very large and highly scented.” 
*Duchess of Westminster—‘‘ Flowers exceedingly 
large, without the least coarseness, very finely 
formed, color brightest cerese, a grand rose.”’ 
“Hon. George Bancroft—‘‘Flowers very large, of the 
form of Lord Macaulay, color bright rosy 
crimson, shaded purple, very beautiful and 
first-rate.” 
“Jean Sisley—‘‘ Flowers very large, very full of 
petals, and of the finest form, never showing 
the eye, color outside petal rosy lilac, the cen- 
ter bright pink, remains in perfection a long 
time,” 
“Lady Mary Fitzwilliam (Bennett’s)—Of a robust 
dwarf branching habit, flowers exceedingly 
large, of a globular form and rather full, 
bright delicate flesh color, somewhat resem- 
bling Captain Christy, a grand exhibition rose. 
50 cents. 
“Michael Saunders—‘‘ Flowers very large, of the 
finest form, very full of petals, wnich are beau- 
tifully reflexed, color bronzy pink, very sweet 
scented, first rate.’’ 
*Pearl—-‘‘ Flesh white. Thisis not a large flower 
but perfection in other respects.’’ Colored 
plate 1881. 
“Viscountess Falmouth—“ Flowers very large and 
of exceeding fine form, very delicate pinkish 
rose, the back of the petals bright pink, this 
color just overlapping the front of the petal, 
giving it a most lovely appearance, highly 
scented.’’ 
*Nancy Lee —Color cherry crimson, large and full, a 
free grower and bloomer, deliciously sweet ; 
an exceedingly beautiful and distinct rose. 
New Bourbon Roses. 
Price, in 3 inch pots, 25 cents each 5 inch pots, 50 cents each, 
Jules Jurgensen—‘‘ Flowers large and full, ma 
genta center shaded with violet.” Was award- 
ed a first-class certificate at the Lyon’s Flower 
show. 
Queen of Bedders (Noble)—The Gardener’s Chron- 
icle says: ‘‘ Queen of Bedders can be seen in 
unwonted beauty at this moment. A bed 25 
by 50 feet has 22,500 buds and flowers upon it.”’ 
It belongs to the Bourbon class ; colora rich 
glowing crimson, very double, and blooms 
from early Spring up to frost, 
Red Malmaison—A deep velvety red, sport fron 
Souvenir de la Malmaison. 
Setina, or Climbing Armosa — Beautiful silvery 
pink, blooms in clusters. 
Hybrid Bourbon Rose. 
Madame Isaac Pereire—Beautiful vivid carmine, full, of immense size, perfect imbricated form, 
blooming all the season, growth very vigorous, first class variety. 30 cents. 
Rosa Polyantha. 
Price, in 3 inch pots, 20 cents each; 5 inch pots 30 cents. 
Mad’lle Anne Marie de Montravel—‘‘ Dwarf, (being 
about 144 feet high), some of the trusses rise 
about one foot above the foliage, and consist of 
a considerable quantity of blooms, both open 
and in the bud state. The flowers are pure 
white, about 14% inches in diameter, and are 
very double:’’ 
Mignonette—Soft rose changing into white, small 
and pretty, blooming in clusters, hardy, a 
superb variety. 
Paquerette—A beautiful variety for bedding or for 
edgings to rose beds; the flowers are small and 
‘double, pure white produced in panicles. 
Bijou de Lyon—Imbricated form of the purest 
white, large and full, blooming in clusters, 
very vigorous. 
