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A BOOK ABOUT ROSES 



BOURSAULT ROSES (Rosa Alpina). 



Amadis or Crimson. Purplish -crimson. ) ^ j i- i_ 

 Gracms. Bright pink. | Good dimbers. 



EVERGREEN ROSES (Rosa Sempervirens). 



Felicite Perpetu^. Creamy- white. A very free and good Climbing 



Rose. 

 Flora. Bright rose. 



Leopoldine d'Orl^ans. White, tipped red. 

 Princess Marie. Pink. 

 Rampant. Pure white. 



BANKSIAN ROSES (Rosa Banksia). 



Alba or White. White. Violet-scented. Half-hardy and sub-ever- 

 green. 



Lutea or Yellow. Yellow. Half-hardy and sub-evergreen. 



AUTUMN FLOWERING. 



HYBRID PERPETUAL or HYBRIDE REMONTANTE ROSES 

 (Rosa Damascena Hybrida). 



Abel Grand. Silvery-pink. Early, free-flowering, and fragrant. 

 Annie Laxton. Clear rose. One of the earliest to bloom. 

 Boule de Neige. Pure white. A hybrid Noisette, flowering in clusters. 

 3ruce Findlay. Shaded crimson. Bright and free -flowering. 

 Centifolia Rosea. Bright light rose. Fragrant. 

 Charles Lamb. Carmine-red. Good foliage. 

 Chesliunt Scarlet. Bright crimson-scarlet. A beautiful vivid bud. 

 Comtesse Cecile de Chabrillant. Pale pink. Perfect in shape, but 

 somewhat small. 



Gloire de Margottin. Very bright red. A very bright red Pillar Rose. 

 Gloire de Rosomene. Scarlet- crimson. A showy Pillar Rose. 

 Glory of Chesliunt. Shaded crimson. A good Bush Rose. 

 Henri Ledechaux. Clear cherry-red. Back of petals very bright ; 

 good in autumn. 



John Hopper. Bright rose, reverse of petals pale lilac. Good early 

 rose. 



Jules Margottin. Cherry-red. Free-flowering. 

 Mme. Bellenden Kerr. White, flushed pink. Small, but beautiful in 

 shape and colour. 



Mme. Clemence Joigneaux. Lilac-rose. Bold and distinct in growth 

 and foliage. 



Marechal VaiUant. Bright crimson. Also known as Avocat Duvivier, 

 Miss Hassard. Rosy-pink. Very hardy, early, and fragrant. 

 Monsieur Boncenne. Very dark, shaded crimson. Best in hot 

 seasons ; also known as Baron de Bo7isietten. 



