NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE. 39 



White Bon Silene. — This elegant new variety is valued particularly for its splendid buds, which are re- 

 markably large and handsome ; the color is pale lemon yellow, passing to rich creamy white ; very beau- 

 tiful. 



William Allen Richardson. — A new variety of strong growth and climbing habit ; color, rich coppery 

 yellow, flushed with carmine ; flowers large, full and fragrant. 

 SPECIAL OFFER.— The set of in Standard Ever-Blooming Roses for $12. 



Hybrid Perpetual Roses. 



The Most Valuable of all Roses. — The Hybrid Perpetuals are the most valuable of all Roses. 

 They are particularly desirable for cold climates, because they are entirely hardy ; also for the South, as 

 they are fully as beautiful, but entirely different from the Ever-Blooming Roses which flourish there so 

 luxuriantly. 



Flowers very Large,. — The flowers of this class are very double and of immense size (frequently 

 from five to six inches in diameter) , delightful fragrance and of the most gorgeous and dazzling colors, but 

 no shades of yellow. 



Plants are Hardy and Vigorous. — The plants are mostly strong and vigorous growers, requiring 

 but little attention and living on from year to year, though a light covering of straw, leaves or evergreen 

 branches in Winter is always desirable in exposed situations. THESE ARE THE HARDIEST ROSES, and 

 may be expected to bear safely any reasonable degree of cold. When you plant Hybrid Perpetuals, you 

 may be sure of having Roses every year without further trouble. 



Not Constant Bloomers. — Though called "Perpetual," it must be understood that they are 

 not such early and constant bloomers as the Ever-Blooming Roses. Some varieties do not bloom the first 

 year, but grow strong and get ready for the next. When once established, they bloom freely at usual time 

 early in the season and many varieties continue to bloom at short intervals during the Summer and Autumn 

 m :>nths. Like all valuable flowers, they are much improved in size and beauty by rich ground and good 

 cultivation. 



Not Suitable for House Culture. — The Hybrid Perpetuals should always be planted in open 

 ground. They are not suitable for house culture ; the Ever-Blooming, Hybrid Tea, and Polyantha Roses 

 are best for this purpose. 



Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Standard List 



FOR. GB1XER.AX PI*A3STI]*G. 



Price, 15 cents each ; 7 for $1 ; 16 for $2 ; 24 for $3 ; 32 for $4 ; 40 for $5 ; 50 for $6 ; 



$12 per 100. By Mail or Express. See pag-e 9. 



Achille Gounod. — Brilliant purple carmine ; large, very full and sweet ; a free bloomer. 



Andre Gill. — Flowers very large, compact and full; color, dark glossy pink, brightening at centre to rich 

 crimson ; deliciously perfumed. 



Ampere. — Fine, large flowers; borne in clusters; color, rich purplish-red, tinged with violet ; very showy 

 and attractive. 



Aline Rozey. — Full, imbricated flowers, medium size and quite fragrant; color, clear flesh passing to 

 pure white, delicately shaded with rosy blush. 



Alex. Bachmetiff. — A fine old Rose ; very hardy ; color, bright velvety scarlet ; full and fragrant. 



Arch Duchesse Elizabeth of Austria. — Flowers extra large and of lovely form ; color, clear rosy 

 carmine, very bright and satiny ; fragrant and beautiful. 



Baron de Maynard. — A very pretty white Rose, sometimes shaded with blush ; medium size and desir- 

 able. 



Black Prince. — Very dark velvety crimson, almost black ; cupped form ; large, full and fragrant. 



Belle de Normandy. — Beautiful clear rose, shaded and clouded with rosy, carmine and lilac ; very large 

 and sweet. 



Coquette des Alps.— One of the finest White Hybrid Perpetuals; a profuse bloomer; flowers pure 

 white, sometimes shaded with blush; large, very full and fragrant. 



Comtesse de Beam.— This is a very splendid variety; flowers are extra large, very full and globular; 

 color, a beautiful shade of dark rich crimson, elegantly brightened with vermilion ; highly scented. 



Caroline Goodrich (RUNNING GENERAL JACQUEMINOT).— Large, compact flowers ; borne in 

 great profusion; color, rich, velvety crimson ; very showy and beautiful. 



Comtesse de Ludre.— Rich crimson scarlet; .large, full flowers; very double and sweet. 



Count Cavour. — Dark vermilion red ; very double ; large and sweet ; an excellent sort. 



Constantin Pretiakoff . — Flowers very large and full; color, bright rosy crimson, beautifully shaded 



with violet ; very brilliant, showy and fragrant. 

 Countess of Roseberry. — Brilliant carmine rose ; large, full, cupped form ; fragrant and very beauti- 

 ful ; free bloomer. 



