NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE 



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Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses, 123 Varieties {Continued). 



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. — Avery beautiful Rose; soft china pink, 

 delicately shaded carmine and blush ; large, finely formed 

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



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 



Her Majesty. - 

 Hybrid Perpetual 



JOHN HOPPER. 



and perfectly double ; blooms the first season and almost con- 

 stantly. 20 cents, 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. 



Gloire 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. 25 cts. each. 



Gloire Lyonaise. — This grand Rose is 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 delightfully 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. 



-One of the largest and most beautiful 

 Roses ever grown ; the blooms are of 

 immense size, remarkably beau- 

 tiful form and perfectly double ; 

 the color is a lovely shade of 

 rosy pink, passing 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- 

 fltte. — Carmine 

 rose, edged with 

 silver rose ; re- 

 verse of petals 

 light ; very fra- 

 grant ; desirable. 

 15 cts. each. 



Jean Le - 

 lievre. — Extra- 

 large flowers, fine 

 full form and per- 

 fectly double; 

 colorbrightshin- 

 ingcrimson .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 in- 

 tense dark rich 

 velvety crimson 

 imaginable ; they 

 are so dark, in 

 fact.thatatalittle 

 distance they 

 look almost 

 black ; very rare 

 and handsome, 

 and always great- 

 ly admired. 30 

 cts. each. 



John Hop- 

 per. — 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 re- 

 markably profuse bloomer (see cut). 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. 



La Reine. — Beautiful, clear, bright Rose; very large; fine 

 full form ; very fragrant and hardy. 10 cts. each. 



