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A. B. Hood Cs Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
Manda’s Triumph. TTiis 
grand Ro.se is of free 
grou tli, lu.xuriant foliage, 
and produces large clus- 
ters of double, pure white 
llowers, beautifully imbri- 
cated and well formed, 2 
inches in diameter and 
sweet-scented. 
Meteor. Everblooming 
Hybrid Tea; a healthy, 
vigorous grower, free- 
blooming, and of a rich 
crimson color. 
Niphetos. Pale yellowish 
white, often snow-white ; 
long, large buds ; very 
beautiful. 
TENDER PERPETUAL ROSES, continued 
Hermosa. Bright rose ; a most constant 
bloomer ; hardy ; one of the best. 
Isabella Sprunl. Bright, canary-yellow ; 
large, beautiful buds ; valuable for cut- 
flowers ; very sweet Tea scent ; profuse 
bloomer. 
La France. Raised from seed of a Tea 
Rose ; delicate .silvery rose, changing to 
silvery pink ; very large, full, of line 
globular form ; a most constant bUiomer; 
the sweetest and most useful of all Roses; 
none can surpass the delicacy of its 
coloring. 
Madame Palcot. Fine apricot-yellow, 
with beautiful orange buds ; most valued 
for boiKiuets ; Tea-scented ; a constant 
bloomer; medium size and fullness. 
Madame Margottin. \'ery large ; per- 
fectly double, elegantly perfumed ; color 
beautiful dark citron-yellow, with bright 
red center ; a strong grower and quite 
hardy. 
La France 
Papa Gentler. .'\ popular 
Tea Rose, very free- 
blooming; long, pointed 
buds of a glowing car- 
mine-crim.son color. It is 
delightfully fragrant. 
Perle des Jardins. .A 
beautiful straw color, 
sometimes a dee]) canary; 
very large, full and of 
fine form. .A verv free 
bloomer. .Steps at once 
into fame as the finest 
yellow Rose we h.ive in 
our collection. 
Madame Caroline Testout. .A beautiful 
bright yet clear pink Rose, and very much 
resembles La France, from which it un- 
doubtedly originated. It is of more sturdy 
habit, however, and exceedingly florif- 
erous, and the individual blooms areeften 
much larger than those of La France. It 
maintains its beautiful color at all seasons ; 
handsome foliage ; stem stout ; fragrance 
very delicate. 
Madame Joseph Schwartz. White, beau- 
tifully flushed with ])ink. The plant 
grows with great vigor, and is extremely 
free with its flowers, which are of medium 
size, cup])ed and borne in clusters. 
Marechal Niel. Deeji yellow ; very 
large ; very full, globular ; highly .scented. 
Requires careful treatment. It shotikl be 
severely pruned. The finest yellow Rose. 
Marie Guillot. Color pure snow-white, 
sometimes faintly tinged with pale yellow; 
extra large size ; full and ilouble ; very 
sweet T'ea scent. 
Marie Van Houtle. W lute, 
slightly tinged with yel- 
low, large and full. In 
every way a most charm- 
ing sort. 
“Trees were fine amJ customers all pleased.”— Kreo \’anhoosk, Minjfo, Johnson Co.. // Sjgoj. 
