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Blanche Robert (M). White ; elegant form ; great bloomer ; strong grower ; extra 
hardy ; new, and gives promise ol' becoming innnensely popular. 
Belle Siebrecht (H). Color a solid pink of the richest shade ; flowers large, beau- 
tifully formed ; long ; tapering, with high centre ; when half-blown the petals 
reflex in a graceful manner ; sweetly perfumed ; vigorous grower, with large, 
glossy foliage of leathery texture. 
Cornelia Cook (T). White, with lemon centre ; large ; fragrant : free bloomer. 
Caroline de Sansal (H). Flesh color ; large, fnll ; fragrant ; vigorous grower. 
Climbing Jules Margottin (C) . Light carmine ; fine buds ; free ))loomer ; fra- 
grant. 
Climbing Victor Verdier (C). Brilliant carmine ; very fragrant ; hardy. 
Crested Moss (M). Clear rose ; beautifully crested buds ; highly scented ; extra 
fine. 
Coquette des Blanches (H). White, sometimes faintly tinged with pink ; a con- 
tinuous bloomer ; one of the best. 
Coquette des Alps (H). White ; blooms in clustera ; fragrant ; constant bloomefr. 
Cloth of Gold, or Chromatella (T). Deep yellow centre, with sulphur edges ; 
.sweetly perfumed ; a fine rose, but difficult to grow. 
Crimson Rambler (C). This remarkable rose was originally received from Japan. 
The plant is of very vigorous growth, making shoots of from eight to ten feet high 
in a season. It may also be grown in bush form. The flowers hold their beautiful 
crimson color a long time, and give a most magnificent effect in contrast to the 
bright, glos-sy foliage. Is entirely hardy. 
Caroline Marniesse (H). Creamy white ; flower.<) small and full, borne in pretty 
clustei-s ; an exceedingly free bloomer, of dwarf habit, and especially desirable for 
borders and for bedding. One of the most hardy of its class. 
Devoniensis (T). AVhite, with blush centre ; fine form ; highly fragrant. 
Duke of Edinburgh (H). Dark velvety maroon ; regular form ; very fragrant. 
Duchess of Edinburgh (T). Dark crimson in bud ; light crimson in flower ; 
fragrant ; cou.staut bloomer. 
Duchess of Sutherland (H). Lovely pale pink ; very double ; delightfully fra- 
grant ; extra fine. 
Earl of Duflferin (H). Rich, brilliant, velvety crimson, shaded with dark maroou ; 
extra fine, keeping remarkably long after cutting. Bush a good grower and free 
bloomer. 
Empress of China (C). The only strictly perpetual-blooming climber now known. 
It is extremely hardy, having withstood a cold of sixteen degrees below zero. It 
commences blooming early in the spring and continues until the ground freezes. 
Very fragrant ; of beautiful form, being especially valuable for button-hole 
boutiuets ; color deep red in the bud, changing to pink and red ; nearly double, 
with a waxy appearance like a tea ix)se. 
Ferdinand de Lesseps. A seedling from Gen. Jacqueminot. Bright carmine ; 
large ; moderately full ; a good free-flowering sort ; generally borne in clusters. 
