GENERAL CATALOGUE. 137 
ROSES FOR SPECIAL “PURPOSES. 
ROSES MOST SUITABLE FOR FORCING. 
Those which excel for the various qualities considered are marked *. 
SUMMER VARIETIES.—Common Moss, Crested Moss, Crimson Rambler, Gracilis (Moss), Mme. 
Hardy, *Mme. Plantier, *Magna Charta. 
BENGAL AND BOURBON.—Hermosa, Souvenir de la Malmaison. 
POLYANTHA.—Clothilde Soupert. 
HYBRID TEA.—La France, Meteor. 
HYBRID NOISETTE.—Cogquette des Alpes, Coquette des Blanches. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL.—*American Beauty, *Anne de Diesbach, *Baroness Rothschild, Charles Mar- 
gottin, *Countess of Oxford, *Comtesse de Serenye, Francois Michelon, John Hopper, La Reine, 
Mabel Morrison, *Mademe G. Luizet, *Marchioness of Londonderry, *Marguerite de St. Amande, 
*Mrs. John Laing, Paul Neyron, *U]rich Brunner, Victor Verdier. 
Charles Margottin is the only crimson one named in the list, the dark varieties being much inferior to the 
light ones for this purpose. Among the best are Alfred Colomb, Charles Lefebvre, *Fisher Holmes, *Gen- 
eral Jacqueminot, *Gloire de Margottin, Marie Baumann, Pierre Notting, Marshall P. Wilder. 
FREE BLOOMING AUTUMNAL ROSES. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL.—Abel Grand, *Alfred Colomb, Anne de Diesbach, Baronne Prevost, 
Baroness Rothschild, *Boieldieu, Clio, *Comtesse de Serenye, Countess of Oxford, Eugenie 
Verdier, *Francois Michelon, General Washington, Horace Vernet, John Hopper, La Reine, Mabel 
Morrison, Marchioness of Londonderry, Margaret Dickson, **Marguerite de St. Amande, Marie 
Baumann, ** Marshall P. Wilder, **Mrs. John Laing, Mrs. R. G. S. Crawford, Paul Neyron, *Rev. J. 
B. M. Camm, *Ulrich Brunner, Victor Verdier. 
Besides these varieties of Hybrid Perpetuals, all other classes of Perpetual Roses, with the exception of 
a few sorts, produce flowers freely in the Autumn. 
HIGHLY SCENTED ROSES. 
SUMMER ROSES.—Common Moss, Crested Moss, Gracilis (Moss), Centifolia, Madame Hardy. 
HYBRID TEA.—*Duchess of Albany, *La France. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL.—*American Beauty, Alfred Colomb, Baronne Prevost, *Earl of Dufferin, 
General Jacqueminot, Horace Vernet, Lady Helen Stewart, **Louis Van Houtte, *Mme. Victor 
Verdier, **Marie Rady, Marie Baumann, *Marshall P. Wilder, Maurice Bernardin, Pierre Notting, 
Rev. J. B. M. Camm. 
THE MOST HARDY ROSES. 
BOURBON.—Apolline, Hermosa. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL.—Anne de Diesbach, Baron de Bonstetten, *Baroness Rothschild, Caroline de 
Sansal, Charles Margottin, Earl of Dufferin, Francois Levet, Francois Michelon, General Jacqueminot, 
Lady Helen Stewart, *Mabel Morrison, Mme. G. Luizet, Margaret Dickson, Marguerite de St. 
Amande, Marshall P. Wilder, Maurice Bernardin, Paul Neyron, Ulrich Brunner. 
SUMMER ROSES.—All of these are hardy with scarce any exception. 
HYBRID RUGOSA.—Mme. G. Bruant, and others. 
COLOR DIVISION. 
SELECT HYBRID REMONTANT ROSES. 
This arrangement will be an aid to those desirous of planting in masses or beds, enabling them to select, 
at a glance, varieties for different lines of color, etc. For planting in beds of more than one variety the habit 
of growth should be carefuily noted, selecting for the center of the bed those sorts marked vig.; next in order 
those sorts marked free, mod., dwarf. 
DEEP CRIMSON OR MAROON.—A. Carriere, mod. or free. Baron de Bonstetten, vig. Earl of Duf- 
ferin, vzg. Eugene Furst,vzg. Jean Liabaud, free. Louis Van Houtte, dwf. Pierre Notting, free 
or vg. Prince Camille, free. 
BRIGHT CRIMSON.—Chas. Lefebvre, free. Fisher Holmes, free. Gen. Jacqueminot, vig. Horace 
Vernet, mod. 
CARMINE-CRIMSON AND VERMILION.—A. Colomb, free. Charles Margottin, mod. General 
Washington, mod. Gloire de Margottin, vig. Lady Helen Stewart, vig. Mme. V. Verdier, mod. 
Marie Rady, free. Marie Baumann, mod. Marshall P. Wilder, wzg. Maurice Bernardin, vig 
or free. 
