NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE. 



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Hardy Hybrid Perpehial Roses, 123 Varieties (Continued). 



Edmund Wood. — A splendid Rose of large size and 

 perfect form; very fragrant; color bright glowing scarlet; 

 rich and beautiful. 15 cts. each. 



Fanny Pitsold. — Bright clear pink, shaded and edged 

 with violet purple ; large, very full and handsome. 15c. each. 



Fisher Holmes. — A very beautiful and valuable Rose, 

 resembling General Jacqueminot, but fuller and more con- 

 stant bloomer; dark rich scarlet, passing to deep velvety 

 crimson; extra-large, full flowers ; very sweet. 20 cts. each. 



Fontennelle. — Bright shining scarlet, beautifully shaded 

 with rich crimson; petals edged with violet; very large, 

 handsome flowers; full and double, and exceedingly sweet. 

 20 cts. each. 



Francois Levet. — A very beautiful Rose ; soft china pink, 

 delicately shaded carmine and blush; large, finely formed 

 flowers; delightfully fragrant; free bloomer. 10 cts. each. 



GENERAL WASHINGTON 



General Washington. 



This splendid Rose is one of the best Hardy Perpetuals for 

 general planting; color bright shining crimson, very rich and 

 beautiful ; flowers are large and perfectly double ; blooms the 

 first season and almost constantly (see cut). 20 cts. each. 



General Appert. — Grand violet crimson flowers ; very 

 rich and velvety; extra-large size, fine full form ; good sub- 

 stance, and very sweet. 15 cts. each. 



General Jacqueminot. — Bright shining crimson, very 

 rich and velvety ; exceedingly brilliant and handsome ; 

 makes magnificent buds, and is highly esteemed as one of 

 the best and most desirable for open ground, and also for 

 forcing. 15 cts. each. 



Giant of Battles. — Brilliant crimson ; large, very double 

 and sweet ; esteemed one of the finest old sorts for general 

 planting. 15 cts. each. 



Glorie de Margottin. — Noted for its remarkably bril- 

 liant color; the flowers are very large and of regular sym- 

 metrical form, somewhat globular, very full and deliciously 

 scented; the color is a clear dazzling red, certainly one of the 

 most brilliant Roses ever seen; highly recommended for its 

 great beauty and wonderful color. 25 cts. each. 



Gloire Lyonaise. — This grand Rose is the only yellow 

 Hybrid Perpetual we have ; it cannot be called deep yellow, 

 but rather a pale shade of chamois or salmon yellow, deepest 

 at centre, and sometimes passing to rich creamy white, 

 finely tinted with orange and fawn; the flowers have all 

 the beauty of Tea Roses, and are large and full, and delight- 

 fully sweet. 20 cts. each. 



Glory of Waltham. — Brilliant crimson, with fiery red 

 centre ; very bright and showy ; large, full, regular flowers ; 

 highly perfumed. 15 cts. each. 



Her Majesty. — Originated in 

 England and named in honor of 

 the Queen; it is certainly one of 

 the largest and most beautiful 

 Hybrid Perpet- 

 ual Roses ever 

 grown; the 

 blooms are of 

 immense size, re- 

 markably beau- 

 tiful form and 

 perfectly double; 

 the color is a 

 lovely shade of 

 rosy pink, pass- 

 ing to clear flesh, 

 elegantly tinged 

 and shaded with 

 amaranth and 

 silver rose ; de- 

 lightfully fra- 

 grant; the plant 

 is a strong up- 

 right grower, en- 

 tirely hardy. 75 

 cts. each. 



Jacques La- 

 fitte. — Carmine 

 rose, edged with 

 silver rose ; re- 

 verse of petals 

 light ; very fra- 

 grant ; desirable. 

 15 cts. each. 



Je an L e - 

 lievre . — Extra- 

 large flowers, fine 

 full form and per- 

 fectly double; 

 color bright shin- 

 ing crimson, pass- 

 ing to deep vel- 

 vety maroon; 

 very sweet. 15 

 cts. each. 



Jean Lia- 

 baud. — This is 

 one of the very 

 darkest of all 

 Roses ; the flow- 

 ers are large, full 

 and fragrant, and of the most intense dark rich veivety crim- 

 son imaginable; they are so dark, in fact, that at a little 

 distance they look almost black; very rare and handsome, 

 and always greatly admired. 30 cts. each. 



John Hopper. — One of the most reliable and satisfactory 

 Hybrid Perpetual Roses; flowers are large, very regular and 

 full ; color brilliant rose, changing to bright glowing pink, 

 shaded with rich crimson; very sweet, and remarkably pro- 

 fuse bloomer. 20 cts. each. 



Jules Marg-ottin.— Bright cherry red ; large, well-formed 

 fragrant flowers; a splendid old variety. 15 cts. each. 



Lady Emily Peel. — Medium size, full regular flowers, 

 very sweet; color pearl white, sometimes faintly tinged and 

 shaded with pale rosy blush. 15 cts. each. 



Lady Helen Stewart. — A good and desirable sort ; 

 large, fully rounded flowers ; petals broad and thick ; highly 

 perfumed ; very beautiful. 20 cts. each. 



