Madame Joseph Desbois.— Flesh color, shaded with salmon rose ; vig- 

 orous and free-blooming. A promising variety. Small plants ready April 1st. 



Madame Sell waller.— Pink ; large, fine ; flowers freely and abundantly. 



Meteor. — Rich, dark, velvety crimson, retaining its color well ; a constant 

 bloomer; healthy, with no tendency to mildew ; admirable for forcing. 



Souvenir of Wootton.— A red Hybrid Tea from seed of Bon Silene fertil- 

 ized with Louis Van Houttc \ plant vigorous, with fine foliage: 'free-bloomiii"- : 

 buds of good size on strong shoots; of a rich red color, and extremely fragrant. If 

 the bud were longer, this would be a very valuable variety for forcing. 



POLYANTHA ROSES. 



Clotliilde Soupert. — Medium size; very double and beautifully imbricated 

 like an aster, and produced in clusters; pearly white with rosy lake centers, liable 

 to vary, producing often red and white flowers on same plant. Valuable for florists 

 for designs, or as a market pot plant, being a remarkably free and constant bloomer, 

 and of easy culture. 



Marie Pavie. — Creamy white, with light rose in center; an abundant bloomer. 



Geoi'g'e Periiet. — Flowers medium; silvery yellow changing to peach rose. 

 An abundant bloomer. A promising variety. 



HYBRID REMONTANT ROSES. 



Dinsmore. — Scarlet crimson; large, double, fragrant; free bloomer. 



Earl of Dufferin.— Rich, brilliant, velvety crimson shaded with dark ma- 

 roon; large, full, finely formed; delightful fragrance; a vigorous grower. One of 

 the finest dark roses. 



Grloire de Margottin.— Brilliant scarlet; large, semi-double, globular, of 

 good shape, elongated bud; fragrant; vigorous and free flowering. Probably the 

 brightest rose yet raised. Will undoubtedly prove valuable for forcing and for 

 culture out of doors. 



Lady Helen Stewart. — Bright crimson scarlet; large full and of perfect 

 form; produced on long stiff stems; highly perfumed. Distinct and tine. 



Marchioness of Lome. — " Large full cupped shape, buds long and hand- 

 some rich and fulgent rose color shaded with vivid carmine, remarkable for its per- 

 petual habit." 



Mrs. Jolin Laing.— A seedling from Francois Michelon; soft pink; large 

 and of fine form, produced on strong stems, exceedingly fragrant; one of the most 

 valuable varieties for forcing, and flowers continuously in the open ground. In 

 England it holds second place as an exhibition rose, Mme. Gabriel Luizet being 

 first. 



Vick's Caprice.— A sport from Archduchesse d'Autriclie. Large pink, 

 striped and dashed with wliite and carmine; vigorous and free blooming. 



HYBRID RUGOSA ROSE. 



Madame G. Bruant. — The first of a new race of Hybrids. In the bud 

 state the flowers are long and ])ointed, and when open semi-double ; pure white and 

 fragrant and produced freely in clusters at intervals throughout the summer; vigor- 

 ous; forms a handsome bush. 



