: (Illustrated below.) A sparkling red Rose of 
*Etoile de France. happy disposition, whose cheerful flowers ride 
high on graceful stems, making a bright spot of color in the garden almost 
every day all summer long. It has been grown m many locations, usually 
being unsurpassed in its rich fragrance and continued bloom. 
The buds are shapely, the flowers large, unusually double, and of informal 
shape when fully open. Splendid for cutting. The bright color lasts long, but 
unfavorable weather sometimes prevents the buds from opening. The plant 
grows well, and is one of the most hardy. Foliage 
is good, and fairly resistant to disease. A 
fine Rose for planting m beds or placing 
where its glowing flowers can 
shine against a back- 
ground of rich 
ereen. $1 each; 
$9 for 10; $80 
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