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AMONG the entire family of roses this single-ilowered variety is un- 
equalled in many respects. Our colored illustration fails to fully con- 
vey the beauty of this magnificent variety. The large and elegant 
blooms are produced freely from June until December, when not cut 
short by severe froat. The buds are as attractive as the open ilower, which 
latter is four inches across and is highly fragrant. These are succeeded by 
fruit of gigantic size of a brilliant crimson-scarlet color and so shawy that it 
is difficult to say whether the plant is most showy in fruit or flower. 
The foliage is perhaps the most attractive feature of the plant, being 
thick and leathery in substance, dark brilliant green in color and deeply 
plicated or fluted. 
Possibly the most valuable feature of this grand variety, and one that 
is quite unusual, is that it is entirely unmolested by insect pests. 
The plant is vigorous in growth and forms splendid single specimens, 
and is also one of the best for grouping and general planting in borders and 
shrubbery. 
It is now being extensively planted in our public parks, and will soon 
attract the gaze of countless thousands by their chaste beauty and elegance. 
