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Ever-blooming Tea Roses — Standard List, 156 Varieties {Continued). 



La Pactole. — Pale sulphur yellow, large, full and double ; 

 beautiful buds ; very sweet, tea scented. 15 cts. each. 



La Nankeen. — Highly valued for its magnificent buds, 

 which are deep orange yellow at base and rich creamy white 

 at the point ; exceedingly beautiful and different from all 

 others ; very fragrant. 15 cts. each. 



La Princess Vera. — Color is rich ivory white, beautifully 

 shaded and veined with fine coppery yellow, delicately pen- 

 ciled with pale flush ; a truly beautiful Rose, and one of the 

 very best (see cut). 15 cts. each. 



Laurette. — Delicate creamy white, shaded with rose, flesh- 

 colored centre ; fine full form, very double and sweet, some- 

 times finely dotted with dark rose. 10 cts. each. 



Letty Coles. — Still regarded as one of the finest Roses of 

 its color; soft rosy pink, deeply shaded with intense crimson; 

 extra large, full globular form, very double; exceedingly 

 sweet; tea fragrance. 15 cts. each. 



Louisa de La Rive. — This elegant Rose gives great 

 satisfaction ; it is a robust grower and constant and profuse 

 bloomer; the color is soft blush, delicately shaded with salmon 

 and fawn ; the flowers are quite large, very full and delight- 

 fully sweet. 15 cts. each. 



Louis de Savoie. — A scarce and elegant Tea Rose; 

 noted for its beautiful buds and large, full flowers ; pale canary 

 yellow, sometimes passing to creamy white, tinged with lemon; 

 very fragrant and beautiful. 15 cts. each. 



Louis Richard. — A superb Rose, extra-large size, splen- 

 did full form, very double; delicious tea scent; color rich 

 coppery rose, changing to buff, shaded with carmine; centre 

 sometimes brilliant rosy crimson. 10 cts. each. 



Luciole. — A grandly beautiful Rose; the flowers are extra 

 large, somewhat cupped form, but quite full and double; 

 color clear cherry red, with rich golden yellow centre, ele- 

 gantly shaded ; delightfully perfumed. 15 cts. each. 



Madame Adolphe de Tarle (New). — Medium to large- 

 size flowers, somewhat flat form, having an indented or ruf- 

 fled outline, quite noticeaole and pretty ; color clear canary 

 yellow, sometimes passing to white, tinted with sulphur yel- 

 low, and delicately shaded with rosy blush. 20 cts. each. 



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MAD. DE WATTEVILLE. 



MAD. AGATHA NABONNAND. 



Mad. Agatha Nabonnand. — This superbly beautiful 

 Rose resembles in color the delicate hues seen in the inside 

 of the fairest deep-sea shells ; rosy flesh, bathed in golden 

 amber ; immense egg-shaped buds, broad shell-like petals, and 

 large, full flowers ; exceedingly sweet (see cut). 15 cts. each. 



Mad. Angrele Jacquier. — A beautiful, large, finely 

 formed Rose, very double and full, and deliciously perfumed ; 

 color bright rosy carmine, deepening to crimson, elegantly 

 tinged and shaded coppery yellow. 15 cts. each. 



Mad. Azelie Imbert. — Large, full form, very double; 

 color rosy buff with peach shading. 15 cts. each. 



Mad. Bravy. — Rich creamy white, with blush centre ; 

 perfect form ; large, very double and sweet. 15 cts. each. 



Mad. Camille. — A magnificent Rose, extra-large size, 

 very double and full, immense buds ; color delicate rosy flesh, 

 changing to salmon rose, elegantly shaded and suffused with 

 deep carmine; very sweet. 15 cts. each. 



Mad. Chedane Guinoisseau. — A valuable and exceed- 

 ingly beautiful variety; flowers clear golden yellow, large, 

 very full and sweet; buds long and pointed, opens well; first- 

 class in every way. 15 cts. each. 



Mad. Cusin. — A striking and very beautiful Rose ; color 

 bright purplish crimson with white centre, elegantly tinged 

 and shaded with yellow ; very handsome. 15 cts. each. 



Mad. de Vatry. — Large, full form, very double and 

 sweet; color rich crimson scarlet; very bright. 15 cts. each. 



Mad. de Watteville. — This grand Rose is one of the 

 most beautiful varieties we have ever sent out, and is very 

 largely planted by those who know its beauty. The color is 

 a remarkable shade of creamy yellow, richly colored with 

 rosy blush ; the petals are large and each one widely bor- 

 dered with bright crimson, which gives it a very striking and 

 beautiful appearance. The flowers are large, very full and 

 highly perfumed. For planting in the open ground Mad. de 

 Watteville takes front rank, being a hardy, vigorous grower, 

 standing the sun and weather well, a profuse bloomer and 

 unsurpassed for cutting (see cut). 15 cts. each. 



Mad. Elie Lambert (New). — The flowers are extra 

 large, fine globular form, very full and well built up. The 



