ox ROSES. 



and sturdy 



pink : a magnificent variety for all purposes : very vigorous. 

 Catherine ]Mermet (Fig. 47), soft rose: one of the very best; 

 a free and strong grower. Comtesse de Xadaillac, flesh colour, 

 blended with apricot-yellow : large and fine ' form, 

 growth. Devoniensis. white, shaded with 

 yellow: fine form, and suitable for all 

 purposes. Dr. Grill, rose, shaded 

 with bronze ; a splendid variety 

 for bedding. Elise Fugier, 

 lemon-white: very pretty; 

 good for forcing, bedding, 

 and exhibition. Ernest 

 ]Metz, salmon -pink : a 

 grand flower, and the 

 plant of good habit. 

 Ethel Brownlow, salmon- 

 pink: vigorous grower, and 

 very floriferous. Etoile de 

 Lyon, sulphur-yellow : ex- 

 cellent for beds or pots. 

 Francois Dubreuil : this 

 is considered the best 

 crimson Tea in cultiva- 

 tion. Francisca Kru^er, 

 bronzy-yellow ; a very tine 

 varietv for either indoors 

 or outside. Golden Gate, 

 pale orange : good form ; 

 effective for beds. Hon. 



Edith Gifford, white, tinted with pink : splendid variety in 

 all respects. Innocente Pirola, light fawn; beautiful flower; 

 of vigorous habit. Jean Ducher, yellow : large blossoms of 

 good shape ; line for beds or forcing. 2^Iadame Hoste, pale 

 lemon : remarkablv free flowerinsr, and of good habit. Marie 

 Van Houtte (Fig. 48), yellowish-white, tinted with rose : a 

 large and lovely variety : vigorous. Xiphetos (Fig. 49\. a 

 splendid white of fine form : it forces well, and is one of 

 the best for growing under glass. Perle des Jardins, canary- 

 yellow ; a very fine flower, of sturdy habit. .Souvenir de 

 S. A. Prince, pure white : a large, massive flower, and an 

 excellent grower. White Perle, white ; very floriferous, and 

 excellent for bedding. 



F.G. 48. — Rose :Mabje Vax Houtte. 



