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SlEBRECHT & WadLEY'S CATALOGUE OF 
*Madaine Etienne Levet. Beautiful cherry red, edged 
with yellow; large, full, and of fine form. 
♦Madame Eugene Verdier. Deep chamois; large and 
well formed ; a first class variety. 
Madame Falcot. Deep golden apricot, very double ; has 
fine foliage, and is most distinct. 
*Madame Hoste. Bright clear light yellow; verylai-ge 
and full, and of perfect form in bud and open flower; 
a first-class rose, bound to come to the front. 
Marquis de Viveus. A shade of rich violet crimson 
with center and base of petals creamy yellow, tinted 
salmon ; large and full flowers, very sweet, and a con- 
stant bloomer. 
Marechel Niel. (Noisette.) Bright golden yellow; 
very large, full and at perfect form, either' in bud or 
open flower; richly fragrant. This magnificent rose 
is unquestionably the finest yellow rose known. It is 
of vigorous habit, with lovely deep green leaves. 
*Marie Ouillot. White, tinged with delicate yellow; 
an exquisitely formed rose, with most beautiful buds 
of large size ; one of the finest tea roses. 
*Marie Van Houtte. Flowers large and full ; yellowish 
white, edged with rose; one of the most perfectly 
formed roses grown, and much admired. 
*Meteor. Rich velvety crimson ; a free flowering rose, 
good for forcing or bedding. 
Miss Ethel Brownlow. Bright salmon pink, shaded 
with yellow ; flowers of great substance, and of per- 
fect form. A distinct and very fine tea rose, of great 
lasting properties. 
*Niphetos. Long white buds, tinged sometimes with 
pink; very free in growth and bloom under favorable 
circumstances. 
*Papa Oontier. Rosy carmine buds of fine form and 
fragrance ; excellent for forcing and cutting purposes. 
This is to all intents an improved and enlarged /ion 
Silcne, and therefore a most valuable rose. 
Perle des Jardins. Straw color; large, full and per- 
fect in form, and of most graceful habit. So far, it is the 
standai-d yellow rose of the country, and grown to a 
greater extent than any other. The foliage is heavy 
and rich, and while young is of a deep crimson. 
Pierre Ouillot. (Bourbon.) Bright crimson; large, 
full and of perfect form ; highly scented, and fine. 
*Reine Marie Henrietta. A deep carmine red G(o»-ied« 
Dijdii, possessing all the good properties of that fine 
and well known rose. 
'^Safrano. Salmon buft or api'icot; a good and profuse 
bloomer and rapid grower; one of the best roses, and 
was formerly very largely forced. 
'^Sombreuil. A magnificent creamy white flower, espec- 
ially beautiful when fully open ; blooms in gi-eat clus- 
ters, with especially fine and fragrant foliage. It is 
in its greatest beauty in the fall. 
*Souvenir d'un Ami. Deep rose ; large and well shaped, 
and a choice sort ; though old, it is not yet superseded. 
Souvenir d'EIise. Creamy white; one of the finest 
tea roses in cultivation. 
Souvenir de Woottou. A new American rose, named 
in honor of Wootton, the country place of Mr. Geo. W. 
Childs. It is a hybrid tea, of a rich deep red, and is 
claimed to be very fine and free in bloom when forced 
under glass. 
*Souvenir de Madame Therese Levet. Deep red, 
shaded scarlet; very bright in color, with petals of 
great substance ; free bloomer. 
Souvenir de la Malmaison. A splendid old Bourbon 
I'ose: introduced over forty-five years ago, it is still 
one of the best. Large, flat flowers, full and fragrant; 
clear flesh color, shaded fawn; a grand out door rose. 
Sunset. A "sport" of Perlc des Jardins. An excellent 
forcing i-ose of a deep api-icot color; robust in habit, 
fine in bud, and one of the best roses in every way ; 
will bloom freely in summer out-doors. 
The Bride. A white form of Catherine Mermet, and a 
counterpart of that lovely vai-iety save in color; a most 
superior rose. 
William Allen Richardson. Beautiful orange yellow 
flowers; well formed, large and full. 
W. P. Bennett. Long deep crimson buds, of the form 
of Nii'lictdx; very fragrant, and beautiful in every re- 
spect ; of vigorous habit and free in bloom when forced, 
but not recommended for out-door culture. 
Price for any of the varieties of the above everblooming: class, on their own roots : 
Strong vigorous plants, ready for blooming, 50 cents each, S5 per dozen. 
Thrifty young plants, not as lai-ge as the foregoing, 30 cents each, .*3 per dozen. 
Those marked with an asterisk (*) in the above collection, are also excellent for out-door blooming in summer. 
BOURBOM AND BeNQ/IL OR CHIN/I ROJEJ". 
This class, including Rma Bourhonlaiia and B. indica, 
growth, free flowering habit, richness of color and easy cu 
and require but a little protection. They are undoubtedly 
Agrippina (Queens Scarlet). (Bengal.) Vivid crimson; j 
double, and of great substance; a lovely rose, especial- 
ly in the fall; while the flowers are not large, they ai-e 
of the greatest beauty, and the rose is very desirable. 
Boule de Neige. (Bengal.) Pure white and double, 
of very fine texture; called also "Ball of Snow," its 
translated name. 
comprises varieties especially noted for their vigorous 
Itivation. While some are quite hard.v, all are nearly so, 
among the very best general garden roses. 
Bourbon Queen. (Bourbon.) Buff rose, large and 
full ; free bloomer. 
Catherine Chiillot. (Bourbon.) Vei-y bright carmine 
rose ; free bloomer. 
Clara Sylvain. (Bengal.) Pure white; one of the 
best bedders, and an excellent rose ; is often mistakenly 
classed with the tea roses. 
