GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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DIVISION II. 



Perpetual or Autumnal Roses. 



Blooming Continually, or at Intervals from June to November. 



CLASS I.- BENGAL OR CHINA ROSES. 



(Rosa Indica.) 



ALL ARE ON THEIR OWN ROOTS AND GROWN IN POTS. 



These are mostly of moderate growth, and though not fragrant are very appropriate and beautiful for beds on 

 a lawn, and for pot culture in the house. The foliage is in five leaflets, rather small They bloom all Summer and 

 Autumn in the open ground; but are more tender than any other class except the Teas. This class is admirably 

 adapted for the Window Garden. 



AGRIPPLNA, OR CRAMOISI-SUPERIEUR, mod. (Plantier, 1834.) Rich, velvety crimson, moderately double, 



fine in bud; a valuable bedding variety. One of the best. 50c. 

 Red Pet, mod. A miniature Rose with dark crimson flowers produced continuously. 50c. 



CLASS II.— BOURBON ROSES. 



(Rosa Bourboniana.) 



ALL ARE ON THEIR OWN ROOTS AND CROWN IN POTS. 



These are not quite hardy, but a very slight protection suffices them. Those of moderate growth require close 

 pruning. They are continual bloomers, mostly of rapid growth, with rich, luxuriant foliage, and are the most 

 beautiful in the Autumn. The flowers for the most part are produced in clusters, and are generally of light color, 

 well shaped and somewhat fragrant. The moderate growers are mostly suitable for low beds on the lawn. Owing 

 to hybridization with other classes, the varieties differ very greatly in their characteristics. 



Apolliiie, vig. (V. Verdier, 1878.) Rosy pink ; large cupped flowers, the best of all the Bourbons in open air. 50c. 

 George Peabody, mod. (Pentland, 1857.) Rich crimson with a shade of carmine ; a bright attractive shade ; full ; 



fragrant. One of the best. 50c. 

 HEKMOSA, mod. (Marcheseau, 1840.) Bright rose ; a most constant bloomer. One of the best. 50c. 

 Louise Odier, vig. (Margottin, 1851.) Bright rose; large and of good shape ; hardy. 50c. 



Mrs. Degraw. Resembles Apolline somewhat in leaf and flower, but is more compact in growth. In color it is a 



rich glossy pink, very fragrant, and is a remarkably prolific and continuous bloomer. It is said to be perfectly 



hardy south of New York. 50c. 

 Mrs. Paul, vig. (Paul & Son, 1891.) Large open flower like a Camellia, with very bold, thick petals, perfectly 



arranged; blush white, with rosy peach shading ; very distinct. A fine autumnal rose. 50c. 

 SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON, mod. (Beluze. 1843.) Delicate flesh, tinted with fawn; flat form; very large 



and full, with rich foliage. A superb rose. 50c. 



CLASS ML— NOISETTE OR CHAMPNEY ROSES. 



(Rosa moschata hybrida.) 



ALL ARE ON THEIR OWN ROOTS AND GROWN IN POTS. 



The Noisette Rose is a product of America, and obtains its name from Phillipe Noisette, a florist of Charleston, South 

 Carolina. 



John Champney, of Charleston, from the seed of the White Musk Rose, fertilized by the Blush China, raised a variety 

 which was called Champney's Pink Cluster. A few years after this, Phillippe Noisette, from the seed of Champney's 

 Pink Cluster, raised the Blush Noisette, aDd this he sent to his brother, Louis Noisette, of Paris, under the name of Noi- 

 sette Rose. The true name, therefore, for thi- class, should be the Champney, but the change cannot now be made. 



The Group is naturally of vigorous growth, nearly hardy, and produces large clusters of flowers ■ but, through 

 hybridization with the Tea section, the original charac'eristics have, in part, disappeared. The varieties now generally 

 grown are less hardy, and have partially lost the clustering tendency; but the flowers have much more substance and 

 are far more beautiful. As they now exist, they are valuable as Sarmentous or Pillar Roses in sheltered positions, and 

 particularly so under glass. Nothing can be finer than a wall covered with Lamarque or Cloth of Gold. The leaflets are 

 five to seven in number. 



Cloth of Gold, or Chromatella, free. (Coquereau. 1843.) Raised from Lamarque. Deep yellow center, with sulphur 

 edges: large double flowers. A magnificent variety but difficult to grow. Prune sparingly. 50c. 



LAMARQUE, vig. (Marechal, 1830.) White with sulphur centre; flowers in clusters; generally seven leaflets. A mag- 

 nificent climbing rose under glass. 50c. 



MARECHAL NIEL, free. (Pradel, 1864.) Said to be a seedling from Isabella Gray. Deep yellow; very large; very 

 full; globular; highly scented. It is of delicate constitution and requires careful treatment; it should not be se- 

 verely pruned. The finest of all Yellow Roses. 50c. 



Solfaterre, vig. (Boyeau, 1843.) syn. Augusta. Raised from Lamarque. Sulphur yellow, large, full, slightly 

 fragrant. 50c. 



CLASS IV.— TEA ROSES. 



(Rosa Indica odorata.) 



ALL ARE ON THEIR GWN ROOTS AND GROWN IN POTS. 



The Tea Rose may well betaken as a synonym for all that is delicately beautiful. What refinement of color, what 

 subdued yet powerful fagrance do they possess .' They may justly be called the sweetest of all roses. The flowers, many 

 of them, are large and very delicate in their shades of colors, such as white, straw, salmon and various tints of rose com- 

 bined with these. While ag a rule they are inferior to the Hybrid Perpetuals in brilliancy of color and fulness of flower, 

 the distinction between varieties is equally marked, and for bouquets and cut-flowers they greatly excel all other classes. 

 Like other tender Roses their flowers improve in quality as the season advances, and reach perfection in Autumn. In 

 judging the merits of a Tea Rose we do not always consider fulness of flowers a requisite. A Hybrid Perpetual is nothing 

 if not at least moderately full, but some of our most valued'Teas have but very few petals, and are comparatively single. 



