DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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son, like the color of a ripe red watermelon. It is as hardy as La France, 
and one of the best, if not the very best rose for winter blooming. 
HERMOSA — It would be a waste of words to write a long description of 
Hermosa. It is too well known and too great a favorite. It is always in 
bloom and always beautiful; the color is a most pleasing shade of pink, very 
fragrant. A grand rose for bedding or pot culture. 
HOMER — Flesh-colored rose, edged with velvety lilac rose; one of the 
best teas; very vigorous and perfect. 
KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA — One of the most beautiful of all roses 
for open ground culture; it is a strong, healthy grower, and as hardy as any 
of the Hybrid Perpetual Roses, while it blooms with unbroken continuity 
from early spring until severe frost, it is as free blooming as any Tea Rose. 
It is celebrated the world over for its elegant large pointed buds, and large, 
full, double flowers. The color is a delicate, creamy white; deliciously frag- 
rant. As a cut flower, stands without peer. 
MADAM de WATTEVILLE — (The Tulip Rose) — This grand variety, some- 
times called the Tulip Rose, is one of the most beautiful varieties we have 
ever sent out, and is very largely planted by those who know its beauty. The 
color is a remarkable shade of creamy yellow, richly colored with rosy blush ; 
the petals are large and each one widely bordered with bright crimson, which 
gives it a very striking and beautiful appearance. The flowers are large, very 
full, and highly perfumed. For planting in the open ground Madam de Watte- 
ville takes front rank, being a hardy, vigorous grower, standing the sun and 
weather well; a profuse bloomer; unsurpassed for cutting. 
MADAM FALCOT — Deep apricot, shaded buff. 
MADAM HOSTE — This excellent rose is highly prized for cut flowers on 
account of its superb buds and long stems; is valuable for garden planting. A 
remarkably strong growing variety and a constant bloomer; color soft canary 
yellow, beautifully flushed with pale amber, edges and reverse of petals 
creamy white. 
MADAM LOMBARD — A first-class rose for garden planting or pot culture; 
habit of growth is vigorous; very free bloomer. A beautiful shade of rosy 
bronze, changing to salmon and fawn, shaded with carmine. Very sweet 
scented. 
MADAM PIERRE GUILLOT — Large, splendid shaped, pointed buds. Color 
deep coppery orange in the center, gradually changing lighter outward; edge 
of petals bright rose. Fine, large, double flowers and an excellent winter 
bloomer. 
MADAM WELCHE — Color beautiful amber yellow, deepening to coppery 
yellow at the center, delicately tinged and shaded with dark orange red; 
flowers- extra large, globular form, very double and full. 
MAMAM COCHET — An excellent pink rose with rich, healthy foliage and 
large flowers on long straight stems; color deep, rosy pink, the inner side of 
petals silvery rose. Equally valuable for pot culture and out-door planting. 
