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R. G. CHASE & CO., GENEVA, N. Y. 
BOURBOX ROSES. 
The Bourbons are, with a little protection, able to withstand the severity of our 
winters, and are especially valuable for their profusion of finely formed beautiful flowers. 
Hermosa. — One of the best old roses in cultivation, light blush, very double. 
Imperatrice Eugenie. — Beautiful pale rose, with reddish margins; large and 
prettily formed. 
Queen of Bedders. — Crimson; very free flowering; the color of Charles Lefebvre. 
Queen of the Bourbons. — Delicate pink, large and double, blooms freely. 
Sir Joseph Paxton.— Bright rose, shaded with crimson, large and full. 
Souvenir de Malraaisou. — Unsurpassed for size and beauty; very large; flesh color; 
fine foliage. 
Agripina (Cliina.) — Dark velvety crimson, somewhat paler in the centre. 
Sir Walter Scott (China.) — Bright rose color, free grower, and profuse bearer. 
NOISETTE ROSES. 
Valuable for covering arbors, trellises, and the sides of buildings. They are free 
bloomers generally, and many of them are exceedingly fragrant. They require ample 
protection during the winter. 
Celine Forestier. — Fine bright yellow; highly fragrant; a strong grower. 
Cliromatella (Cloth of Gold.)— Golden yellow, shaded; very fragrant; large, full. 
Jaiues Sprunt. — A valuable pillar rose; free bloomer; bright crimson. 
Jeanne d'Arc. — Yellowish white; in clusters; free bloomer; vigorous grower. 
Lady Emily Peel. — Has pure white flowers in large clusters; a free grower. 
Solfaterre. — Yellow and white; fragrant; large and very double; strong grower. 
Superba. — Grows freely; blooming in large clusters; white and blush. 
TEA ROSES. 
Mostly tender at the North, but e.xceedingly beautiful, ever blooming and deliciously 
fragrant; the colors also are very attractive. Unsurpassed for pot culture. 
BON SILENE. — Rosy carmine, shaded with salmon; fragrant and very free flowering. 
Valuable for the buds. 
DEVONIENSIS.— White, with blush center; large and fine. 
DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH.— A very desirable novelty. Flowers of good size, 
moderately full; deep crimson in the buds; becoming brighter as they expand; 
good for winter flowering. A moderate grower. 
GLORIE DE DI.ION. — A combination of salmon, orange and buff; flowers large and 
of good globular form; hardy. 
ISABELLA SPRUNT. — Bears a profusion of sulphur yellow flowers. 
MADAME BRAVY.— Cream white; large and double. 
MARECHAL NIEL. — Deep yellow; very large; very full, globular; highly scented. 
Require careful treatment. It should be severely pruned. The finest yellow rose. 
SAFRANO. — Fawn, shaded rose; very fine. 
SOUVENIR D'UN AMI.— Bright rose; large and fine. 
