NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE. 



Ever=blooming Tea Roses. 



Standard List for General Planting. 



The Ever-blooming Teas form a very important group and are universally regarded as the most desirable 

 and valuable Roses for general culture; the demand for them far exceeds that of any other class. They 

 commence to flower almost as soon as planted and continue throughout the entire season, the blooms in- 

 creasing in size and beauty until Autumn. They are noted for their exquisite delicacy of coloring, which 

 embraces all the lovely tea shades of yellow, fawn and cream; also for their delightful fragrance, which 

 exceeds that of all the other families. It is from this class of Roses that we get all the better sorts, espe- 

 cially those best adapted to house culture and growing under glass. The varieties included in the following 

 Standard List are recognized as the leading sorts for general culture; they combine all the more pro- 

 nounced features of the class with reference to qualities of vigor, profuseness and brilliancy of bloom. The 

 harvest of blossom during the first year will more than compensate for the trifling outlay and effort ex- 

 pended. We would call especial attention to the fact that many of the varieties included in the list are of 

 the later introductions. 



Aline Sisley. — A splendid Rose; flower is large, very full 

 and double, exceedingly sweet; color a rare shade of violet 

 red, brightened with crimson maroon. 15 cts. each. 



American Banner. — White flowers, each bud and flow- 

 er distinctly striped with bright red. 15 cts. each. 



Anna Oliver. — A superb 

 Rose: very large, full form; ,,.,,,„ 



very double and good sub- 

 stance; color lovely creamy 

 blush, shaded with deep car- 

 mine, tinged and edged with 

 silvery rose : very fragrant. 

 10 cts. each. 



Andre Schwartz. — 

 "The True Tea Jacquemi- 

 not," the color is brilliant, 

 glowing scarlet, passing to 

 rich crimson ; very bright and 

 sinking; a constant and pro- 

 fuse bloomer; flowers large, 

 full and sweet. i£cts. each. 



Arch Duchesse Isa- 

 bella. — A beautiful bedding 

 and house Rose; large, full 

 form, perfectly double; de- 

 lightfully fragrant, white, 

 shaded with rosy carmine. 

 10 cts. each. 



Bridesmaid. — A delight- 

 ful new Tea Rose, a sport from 

 the old and popular pink tea, 

 Catharine Mermet, but of a 

 fine, clear dark pink, much 

 deeper and more constant in 

 color than Mermet; very de- 

 sirable ; valuable for forcing. 

 20 cts. each. 



C ami lie Roux. — Fine 

 large flowers, well filled out, 

 very double and highly scent- 

 ed ; color bright carmine rose, 

 with fiery red centre; very 

 striking and handsome. 10 

 cts. each. 



Captain Lefort. — With 

 splendid, large, full flowers, 

 very handsome and sweet ; 

 color a lovely shade of rich 

 violet crimson, softly tinted 

 with fine rosy salmon; ele- 

 gant long pointed buds; lovely for cutting. 15 cts. each. 



Catharine Mermet.— A very beautiful Tea Rose, val- 

 ued highly for its elegant buds; color clear shining pink, 

 with delicately shaded amber and fawn centre; large; glo- 

 bular flowers; one of the very finest varieties; a strong, 

 healthy grower and a good bloomer; equally desirable 

 both for open-ground planting and forcing under glass. 

 15 cts. each. 



Charles Legrady.— This splendid Rose is almost unex- 

 celled for general planting ; color fine chamois red, richly 

 shaded with violet crimson; very sweet and a constant 

 bloomer; extra fine. 15 cts. each. 



Cornelia Cook. — This beautiful Tea Rose is in great 

 demand : color pure creamy white, sometimes faintly tinged 

 with pale lemon and blush ; very double. 15 cts. each. 



Coquette de Lyon. — A lovely Tea Rose; exquisite 

 canary yellow, clear translucent texture and delicious per- 

 fume; flowers large, fine form, very full and double; con- 

 stant and most profuse bloomer. 15 cts. each. 



Devoniensis (Magnolia Hose). — Beautiful creamy white, 

 ith rosy centre; large, full 

 and double. 15 cts. each. 



Duchesse Marie Sal- 

 viati. — This is a grand Rose, 

 of an attractive color, beauti- 

 ful chrome yellow, elegantly 

 tinged with orange passing to 

 buff, prettily flushed with 

 pale rose; buds and outer 

 petals exquisite orange red. 

 The flowers extra large, quite 

 full and very sweet. 15 cts. 

 each. 



Duchesse of Edin- 

 burgh. — In great demand 

 for its lovely buds, and re- 

 markable for its beautiful 

 color, which is the most in- 

 tense glowing crimson im- 

 aginable. 20 cts. each. 



Edmund de Bianzat.— 

 Large, finely formed flowers, 

 quite double and full , color 

 bright peachy red or violet 

 crimson, with salmon rose 

 centre; very pretty. 10 cts. 

 each. 



Edward Gontier. — We 

 can t praise this Rose too 

 highly ; it is very beautiful 

 and h ighly satisfactory in 

 every way; color fine creamy 

 yellow, with rosy buff centre, 

 passing to apricot, delicately 

 shaded with scarlety crimson; 

 used for bedding or massing, 

 gives good satisfaction 15 

 cts. each. 



Edmund Sablayrolles. 

 — Fine purplish red, shaded 

 to rich peachy pink; deli- 

 ciously perfumed ; a very fine, 

 dark-colored Tea Rose. 15 

 cts. each. 



El is a Fugier (AVa/V — 

 The flowers are of grand size and superb form, well borne up 

 on strong stout stems. It is a good, strong, heahhy grower 

 that will probably do weli in all ordinary situations; the 

 color is rich creamy white beautifully tinged with pure 

 golden yellow; the petals, which are large and broad, are 

 frequently bordered and delicately shaded with soft pearly 

 pink; a beautiful rose in every way. 20 cts. each. 



Empress Marie of Russia. — Fine, stately flowers 

 extra large, very full and delightfully sweet ; color fine canary 

 yellow, passing to white, delicately tinged with pale lemon ; 

 very beautiful. 15 cts. each. 



Ernest Metz. — Fine, large, full flowersand beautiful long 

 pointed buds ; color clear satiny pink, edged and bordered 

 with blush, the centre flamed with royal crimson ; very excel- 

 lent and desirable. 15 cts each. 



ETOILE DE LYON 



