CATALOGUE OF ROSES. 15 



Cloth of Gold, or Chromatella. {Coquereau, 1843.) Free. Kaised from La- 

 marque. Deep yellow centre with sulphur edges ; large double flowers. A magnificent 

 variety, but difficult to grow. Prune sparingly. 



IjAMARQUE. (Marechal, 1830.) Vig. White, with sulphur centre ; flowers 

 in clusters ; generally seven leaflets. A magnificent climbing rose under glass. 



Madame Louis Henry. {3Ime. Ducher, 1879.) Vig. "White, with yellow 

 •centre ; medium size ; full, of fine form ; reddish thorns, few in number ; foliage light 

 green, of seven petioles." Small plants 40 cents each. 



Marechal Niel. [Pradel, 1864.) Free. Said to be a seedling from Isabella 

 Gray. {Noisette.) Deep yellow; very large; very full ; globular; highly scented. It 

 is of delicate constitution and requires careful treatment ; it should not be severely 

 pruned. The finest of all Yellow Roses. 



Pumila. Free. Salmon, shaded with rose ; very free bloomer. Seems to have 

 Safrano blood. 



SOIjFATERR?^. Syn. Augusta. {Boyeaii, 1843.) Vig. Raised from La- 

 marque. Sulphur-yellow, large, full, slightly fragrant. 



Triomphe de Rennes. {Lansezeur, 1857.) Free. Raised from Lamarque. 

 Canary-yellow, centre tinged with salmon ; large and fine. 



W. A. Richardson. (Mme. Ducher, 1878.) Vig. Orange-yellow, outer petals 

 jellowish-white. 



Class IV. -TEA ROSES. 



(Rosa Indica Odoeata.) 



All are on their own Roots. 



The Tea Rose may well be taken as a synonym for all that is delicately beautiful. 

 W^hat refinement of color, what subdued yet powerful fragrance 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 color, such as white, straw, salmon, and various 

 tints of rose combined with these. While, as a rule, they are inferior to the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals in brilliancy of color, and fullness of flower, the distinctions between varieties 

 is equally marked, and for bouquets and cut flowers they greatly excel all other classes. 

 Like other tender Roses their flowei-s 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 fullness 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. Such are Bon Silene, Isabella Sprunt, Safrano, etc. All these 

 have exquisitely formed buds, and are therefore prized as invaluable. The Teas are 

 more tender than any of the other classes,and need a little more care in their protection. 

 We have rejected all varieties that are of feeble growth, (excepting Mme. F. Janin and 

 Niphetos,) and unhealthy habit, retaining only such as combine beauty of flower with 

 good constitution. 



Among the newer sorts, Innocente Pirola, Mme. Lamhard, and Mme. Welche are much 

 the best and will take rank with the finest of the old kinds, at the head of which stand 

 Catherine Mermet, Mme. Bravy, and Marie Van Houtte. 



Section A.-CLIMBING VARIETIES. 



For Price List, see page 8. 



Belle Jjyonnaise. (Levet, 1869.) Vig. A seedling from Gloire de Dijon. Pale 

 lemon-yellow; large globular flowers, very full. Plants from 3-inch pots only, 40 cents. 



Gloire de Dijon. { Jacotot, 1S5S.) Vig. Color, a combination of salmon, orange 

 and buft'; flowers very large, of good globular form ; hardy. 



