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ROSES 
Qruss an Teplitz (Virginia B. Coxe) 
Th6 darkest red. 
Maman Cochet. The hardiest Tea Rose. 
GRUSS an TEPLITZ (Virginia R. 
Coxe) 
(H. Ben) (For cut flowers, shrubs, or 
hedge) 
Dazzling, bright scarlet. Fra- 
grant. Produces flowers in clus- 
ters. One of the best dark red 
Roses for continuous and profuse 
bloom. Forms beautiful contrast 
with Snow Queen (see page 43). 
Rank, vigorous grower. Plant far 
apart. Prune by thinning canes 
during late winter or early spring. 
Hardy. 
MAMAN COCHET (T.) The Queen 
(For cut flowers) of Roses. 
Rich, rosy, coral pink, Broad, 
graceful, re-curved, shell-like pet- 
als. Large, exquisitely tapering 
buds of rare fragrance. Mo.st pro- 
fuse, continuou.s bloomer, and the 
hardiest of all the Tea Roses, which, 
as a class, arc only fairly hardy. 
North [of St. Louis and Philadel- 
phia, the Cochets should be protect- 
ed by wrapping the tops in heavy pa- 
per or straw and raking leaves six or 
eight inches high around the base. 
The beautiful, continuous bloom 
pays for this winter protection many 
times over. Prune lightly late in 
the winter or early spring. 
MARSHALL P. WILDER (H. P.) 
(Synonym — Alfied Colcomb) 
(For cut flowers) 
Deep, dark red. Large, perfect 
flowers. A clean, vigorous grower 
and a remarkably constant bloomer 
for its class. Fragrant. Strong 
grower. Prune back hard during 
late winter or early spring. Hardy. 
PAUL NEYRON (H. P.) 
(For bedding in masses and cut flowers) 
Bright, clear pink. The largest 
rose of all; for this reason, and be- 
cause of its many petals, it is often 
called the "Peony Rose." Fra- 
grant. Continuous bloomer. 
Strong, tall grower, almost thorn- 
less. Very hardy. Prune heavily 
during late winter or early spring.. 
