ROSES— SELECTIONS. 



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Section II. — Strong groivers that do not make extra long shoots. 



Anna Ollivier (T.). — Eosy flesh and buff ; very 

 large and full. 



Catherine Mermet (T.).— Light rosy flesh, large, 

 good, and very sweetly scented. 



The Bride (T.). — A pure white sport of the above, 

 and always good. 



Marie Van Hoittte (T.). — Pale yellow, tinted with 

 deep rose towards the autumn. 



Dr. Grill (T.). — Eose, shaded with copper, excep- 

 tionally free blooming. 



Prancisca Krugeb (T.). — Coppery-yellow with peach 

 shadings. 



Madame Falcot (T.). — Deep aj^ricot; one of the 



most charming roses in the bud. 

 Eubens (T.). — White, tinted with cream. 

 Perle des Jardins (T.). — Deep yeUow, large, and 



with bronzy crimson foliage. 

 Sunset (T.). — A deep apricot-coloured form of the 



above. 



Souvenir de Therese Levet (T.).— Brownish crim- 

 son, free. 



Madame Lambard (T.). — Eed early ia the season ; 

 clear salmon towards autumn ; always opens 

 well. 



Selection for Aebours. 

 Some useful varieties for this purpose have been mentioned in a previous chapter 

 (page 125). The following are also excellent for the purpose. Some of them bloom in 

 clusters of small flowers ; others are large, but all grow luxuriantly in good soil. 



AiiLiSTER Stella Gray (P.). — A yellow companion 



to the above, smaller than William Allen 



Eichardson, and of somewhat similar shades ; a 



continuous bloomer. 

 Bardou Job (H.T.). — Semi-double, very large petals 



of bright shaded crimson. 

 EuBRiFOLiA. — Small red flowers, the wood and leaves 



being very high-coloured and ornamental. 

 The Garland (A.). — Nankeen, pink and white; a 



small semi-double variety, and particularly good 



for exposed positions. 

 Eosa multiflora grandiflora. — A most rampant 



climber, with large, p\ire white blossoms. 



Eeine Olga de Wtjrtemburg. — Bright red ; a grand 



rose with magnificent foliage. 

 Polyantha grandiflora. — Pure white ; will cover 



space very quickly and is hardy. 

 Madame Alfred Carriere (T.). — White, with a 



yellowish base, large, and very sweet scent. 

 EuGA. — Pale flesh, very sweet, and with glossy 



foliage. 



Other varieties with larger blossoms are : — Eeine 

 Marie Henriette (red), L'Ideal (yellow - red), Eeve 

 d'Or (deep buff), Cheshunt Hybrid (red). Climbing 

 Niphetos (white), and Gloire de Dijon (buff) ; all of 

 which have been described. 



For Beds and Pegging Down. 

 Here we make three sections : the first consisting of strong growers producing 

 a quantity of bloom on the whole length of the previous season's growth, and that 

 carry their flowers well above the foliage : the others as indicated in italics. 



Section I. 



Bottle de Neige (H.P.). — Pure white, a charming 

 and almost ever blooming rose. 



Charles Lefebvre (H.P.). — Brilliant velvety crim- 

 son, large double and of grand form. 



Cheshunt Scarlet (H.P.). — Vivid crimson and 

 scarlet. 



Duke of Edinburgh (H.P.). — Bright vermilion, 

 extra good. 



Her Majesty (H.P.).— Clear satiny rose and pink, 



an immense bloom. 

 Madame Gabriel Luizbt (H.P.).— Light silvery 

 pink ; very beautiful, and one of the best for this 

 purpose. 



Magna Charta (H.P.). — Bright rose, large and very 

 double. 



Margaret Dickson (H.P.).— White with a pale flesh 



