THE ISLAND PEOHT GARDENS 
PRESIDENT TAFT, Syn. REINE HORTENSE 
7.4 PRINCESS BEATRICE (Kelway). Large, compact, 
high crown; both guards and crown light violet-rose; 
collar creamy-white, with shades of amber, flecked 
crimson; fragrant; strong, vigorous grower, free 
bloomer; extra good tri-color. Each Fifty Cents 
8.7 REINE HORTENSE (Calot). Enormous compact, 
flat flower of soft flesh color deepening to shell-pink. 
Center showing crimson splashes. There are faint 
stripes on the face of the petals. Well formed, very 
striking. Deliciously fragrant. A vigorous, strong 
grower and profuse bloomer. Each $1.00 
8.8 RICHARD CARVEL (Brand). Immense bomb type 
red flower with a distinct bluish cast. Very desir¬ 
able because of its earliness; strong stems; early and 
porfuse blooming habit; pleasant odor, and its very 
fine texture. We consider Richard Carvel to be one 
of the varieties without which no good collection is 
complete. Each $2.00 
9.0 ROSA BONHEUR (Dessert). Rose type. A large, 
symmetrical flower of old rose pink. Center petals 
slightly incurved. Late. Each $3.00 
9.0 SARAH BERNHARDT (Lemoine). Large, well 
formed semi-rose type. Apple blossom pink with 
each petal silver tipped. Few stamens. Agreeable 
fragrance. Strongest grower, very free with flowers 
in huge clusters. Very full. A most satisfactory 
sort in every particular. Each $1.00 
9.7 SOLANGE (Lemoine). A very large, compact, per¬ 
fect formed rose type. Outer petals delicate lilac 
waxy-white, deepening toward the center, with sal¬ 
mon shading. Very strong, erect grower. Free 
bloomer. One of the finest in existence. Each $2.00 
8 8 SOUVENIR de LOUIS BIGOT (Dessert). Excep¬ 
tionally large blooms of a very distinct shade of rich 
salmon-pink with silvery lights. Extra fine. Late 
midseason. Each $2.00 
9.4 TAMATE BOKU (Jap). A Japanese type of rare 
beauty. Large cup-like flower of rosy pink. Center 
composed of long yellow petaloids. Scarce. 
Each $20.00 
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