Dingee, is the greatest type of Rose ever introduced, 

 we would have to find a way to include this in our se- 

 lection, and, if that were not possible, we would then 

 eliminate Etoile de France, because the collection, 

 including Red Maman Cochet or Helen Gould, would 

 still represent five distinct colors. 



In the extreme cold states where the thermometer 

 remains for prolonged periods below zero, the Hy- 

 brid Perpetual Roses are the first selection, because 

 in this class are included Sir Thomas Lipton, the 

 Rugosas, Soleil d'Or, and especially we recommend 



the large plants of the "Iron-Clad" Hardy Hybrid 

 Perpetual Roses, offered on pages 69 to 72 of this 

 book. 



Having made this explanation, which we hope is 

 clear, we will proceed to give a list of desirable 

 Roses of the different colors, but we do not wish to 

 be understood as saying that this list includes all 

 the Roses which, in our judgment, are the best of 

 their color and class. They are simply among the 

 best, and if given the proper ^attention wiU yield 

 xmtold satisfaction. 



Roses of Special Merit 



ALL the Roses to which we call particular atten- 

 tion here will be found indexed in alphabetical 

 order on pages 15, 16 and 17 of this book, in 

 which all of them are described. Among Hybrid 

 Teas these are the leaders: American Beauty, rosy 

 crimson, the most popular perhaps of all Roses, as 

 well as its offspring, Queen of Edgely, silvery pink, 

 deserve special attention. They are essentially 

 the best for forcing under glass, and in most 

 sections of the country do remarkably well in the 

 open groim^d; but there are other Roses, while not 

 their equal, for they are not excelled in the size and 

 beauty of their flowers, will prove more desirable, 

 especially in the North. 



Through the middle and southern states we have 

 seen the following growing to perfection. J. B. 

 Clark, deep crimson; Etoile de France, crimson; 

 Franz Deegan, yellow; Olivia, pink; Betty, a superb 

 pink variety; Souv. de Wootton, an old favorite, red : 

 Florence Pemberton, new pink; Wellesley, splendid 

 pink; Cardinal, crimson; Pink, White, Striped and 

 Red La France, all good; Belle Siebrecht, deep 

 pink; Viscountess Folkstone, flesh-color; Souvenir 

 du President Carnot, one of the finest rosy blush; 

 Richmond, magnificent flowers, but does not do 

 well in the open gromid in all sections of the country; 

 Augustine Halem, rosy red; Antoine Verdier, rich 

 crimson; Camoens, China-rose, flushed pale yellow; 

 General Mc Arthur, superb, deep shiny rose; Mad- 

 am Jules Grolez, cherry-red or deep pink; one of 

 the best; Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, premier white, 



none better; Countess of Derby, fancy color; 

 Triomphe de Pernet Pere, crimson. 



Madam Abel Chatenay, a rosy carmine flower, is 

 good in some sections, but not so good in others; 

 Bessie Brown, one of the finest of all varieties, pure 

 white, flushed pink; Meteor, splendid in the open 

 grotmd, none better; velvety crimson; Prince of 

 Bulgaria, flesh-color. Lady Joy, immense, crimson; 

 Perle von Godesburg, good yellow; President Roose- 

 velt, grand pink; Madam Caroline Testout, satiny 

 rose, especially good in the south; Madam Schwaller, 

 flesh-color; Helena Cambier, one of the great outdoor 

 Roses, fancy color, salmon-rose, tinted coppery rose, 

 yellowish effect; Aurora pink; Dean Hole, carmine; 

 Virginia R. Coxe, or Gruss an Teplitz, fiery crimson, 

 one of the greatest outdoor varieties; Killamey, a 

 great pink variety. 



We wish to add that the Hybrid Tea Roses, in- 

 creasing as they are in numbers so rapidly, are tak- 

 ing the place as the best Roses for general planting, 

 combining, as they do, the beauty of the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals with the freedom of bloom of the Ever- 

 blooming Teas. 



There are so many splendid Tea Roses that it is 

 difficult to say which we would recommend most, 

 but among the choicest varieties are Aline Sisley, 

 red; Bon Silene, a grand old variety, deep rose, 

 shaded rosy crimson; General Robert E. Lee, 

 orange - yellow ; Coquette de Lyon, splendid 

 deep yellow; Beaute Inconstante, a fancy colored 

 variety of great merit; Duchesse de Brabant, 



Franz Deegan (left), Dorothy Perkins (center) and Killamey, the famous Irish Rose (right) 



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