CATALOGUE OF BOSES. 



The plants sent by mail are grown in two and a half and three-inch pots; they 

 are healthy young plants, well rooted and carefully prepared for mailing. 



Note carefully the habit of growth as stated in the description, and you will not 

 be disappointed in the size of the plants; it would be very unreasonable to expect 

 planis of Eugenie Verdier as large as La Seine, or XamerOlibo as strong as Jacqueminot. 

 We have the very best quality of each kind that it is possible to grow. 



ARRANGEMENT OF CATALOGUE. 



We divide our Catalogue into two divisions. 



Division 1. Summer Roses, or those which bloom in June and July only. 

 This includes the Ayrshire, Banksia, Prairie, Austrian, Damask, French, Provence, 

 Hybrid China or Gallica, and Moss classes. 



Division 2. Perpetual or Autumnal Roses, or those which bloom 

 more than once in one season; many of them bloom at intervals from May to ISTovem- 

 ber, notably the Teas, Hybrid Teas and some of the Bourbons. This division in- 

 cludes the Bourbon, Bengal, Noisette, Tea, Perpetual Moss, Polyantha, Hybrid 

 Tea, Hybrid Perpetual, Hybrid Noisette and Rugosa classes. 



In each class some superior varieties for general cultivation will be found printed 

 in CAPITALS. These are commended to inexperienced amateurs, as being of 

 good constitution and the most desirable in limited collections. 



Whenever known, we give the raiser's name and the year when the variety was 

 sent out. 



ABBREVIATIONS USED, Describing the Habit of Growth. 



Vig. — For vigorous, being those varieties which are most rampant in growth and 

 produce long, strong shoots. 



Free. — Varieties which rank next to the above in growth. 



Mod. — Moderate; these make a fair, compact growth, but less strong than the 

 preceding. 



Dwf. — Dwarf; these are the most delicate or slow growing sorts. Among hardy 

 Roses, those marked diof. should almost invariably be budded. 



MANNER OF DESCRIPTION. 



1st. — Habit of Growth. — Vig., free, mod., dwf. 



2d. — Color. — The prevailing shade in the most perfect development of the 

 flower. 



3d. — Size. — Small, Flowers from 1 to 2 inches in diameter. 

 Medium. '^ «< 2 3 " . " 



Large. " "34 



Very large " "45" 



4th.— Fullness.— Semi-Double. With 2 to 4 rows of petals. Double. Having 

 ing more than 4 rows of petals, but which show the stamens when fully blown 

 Full. When the stamens are hid. 



