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SlEBRECHT & WaDLEY'S CATALOGUE OF 
*Madanie 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 
line foliage, and is most distinct. 
*Madame Hoste. Bright clear light yellow; very large 
and full, and of perfect form in bud and open flower; 
a lirst-class rose, bound to come to the front. 
Marquis de Vivens. 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 of 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 gi-een 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 Gontier. Rosy carmine buds of fine form and 
fragrance ; excellent for forcing and cutting purposes. 
This is to all intents an improved and enlarged Ban 
Silctic, and therefore a most valuable rose. 
Perle des Jardins. Straw color; large, full and per- 
fect in form, and of most gi'acef ul habit. So far, it is the 
standard yellow rose of the country, and gi-own to a 
greater extent than an.y other. The foliage is heavy 
and rich, and while .voung is of a deep crimson. 
Pierre Ouillot. (Bourbon.) Bright crimson; large, 
full and of perfect form ; highly scented, and fine. 
*Reine Marie Henriette. A deep carmine x-ed ainrle de 
Dijon, possessing all the good properties of that fine 
and well known rose. 
*Safrano. Salmon buff or apricot; 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 great 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 j-et superseded. 
Souvenir d'Elise. Ci-eamy white; one of the finest 
tea roses in cultivation. 
Souvenir de Wootton. A new American rose, named 
in honor of Wootton, the country place of Mr. Geo. VV. 
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 i-ed, 
shaded scarlet; very bright in color, with petals of 
great substance ; free bloomer. 
Souvenir de la Malmaison. A splendid old Bourbon 
rose; 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 i-ose. 
Sunset. A "sport" of Perte des Jardins. An excellent 
forcing rose of a deep apricot color; robust in habit, 
fine in bud, and one of the best roses in everyway; 
will bloom freely in summer out-doors. 
The Bride. A white form of Catherine Mermet, and a 
counterpart of that lovely variety 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 Niiilictdn; very fragrant, and beautiful in every re- 
spect ; of vigorous habit and free in bloom when forced, 
but not recommended for out-door cultui'e. 
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 large 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. 
Bourbon /?nd Benqail or Chinai Kojzj. 
This class, including Boso Bourboniana and R. indlca, comprises varieties especially noted for their vigorous 
growth, free flowering habit, richness of color and easy cultivation. While some are quite hardy, all are nearly so, 
and require but a little protection. They are undoubtedly among the very best general garden roses. 
A^ppina (Queens Scurlel). (Bengal.) Vivid crim.son ; | Bourbon Queen. (Bourbon.) Buff rose, large and 
double, and of great substance; a lovely rose, especial- | full; free bloomer. 
ly in the fall ; while the flowers are not large, they are : Catherine Ouillot. (Bourbon.) Very bright carmine 
of the greatest beauty, and the rose is very desirable. rose ; free bloomer. 
Boule de ITeige. (Bengal.) Pure white and double, Clara Sylvain. (Bengal.) Pure white; one of the 
of very fine texture; called also '-Ball of Snow," its best beddcrs, and an excellent rose; is often mistakenly 
translated name. classed with the tea roses. 
