The French Rose (Rosa gallica ) 
Nobody knows when the French Rose was first brought into gardens. It is a native of 
all Europe. The outstanding characteristic of this group of Roses is their tendency to 
produce striped, mottled, and spotted flowers. The old authorities tell us that the French 
Roses should be thinned out in the spring and that the shoots should be pruned back to 
four or five eyes in order to obtain the finest flowers. 
These French Roses are $2.50 each, $20 for 10 of any one variety, except where otherwise noted. 
Varieties priced at $1 each are $9 for 10 of any one variety 
Asmodee. (Vibert, 1849.) Bright red, peony-shaped 
flowers of great attractiveness. 
Assemblage des Beautes. (Leroy, 1823.) All shades 
of red, from scarlet to purple. 
Baronne de Stael. (Vibert, 1820.) A brilliant pink 
Rose striped or stippled with a lighter shade. 
Belle Isis. (Parmentier.) Large, double flowers of 
pale flesh-pink. 
Boule de Nanteuil. (Introducer unknown.) A hand¬ 
some variety once well known. Flowers full, large, 
rich crimson-purple, varying in different seasons. 
Cardinal de Richelieu. (Laffay, 1840.) Very dark, 
double flowers of medium size, extremely hand¬ 
some and rich in coloring. 
Celestial. Flesh, chastely tinted delicate pink. 
Probably a form of R. alba. $1 each. 
Cramoisi des Alpes. Described as having me¬ 
dium-sized, full flowers of bright red-purple. 
Desiree Parmentier. (Introducer unknown.) Flow¬ 
ers large, full, and bright flesh-pink. 
Due de Guiche. (Introducer unknown.) Large, 
double flowers of light violet-red or lilac-pink. 
Due de Valmy. (Introducer unknown.) A very 
double, large-flowered variety of vivid red, chang¬ 
ing to dark rose-pink. 
Duchesse de Buccleugh. (Robert.) Flowers are 
lively crimson, tinged with lavender at the edges, 
large, full and cup-shaped. 
Du Maitre d’Ecole. (Introducer unknown.) Very 
large flowers of soft pink, changing to lilac. 
Dumortier. (Introducer unknown.) Pink. 
Hector. (Parmentier.) Shades of violet, slaty blue, 
pink, and purple, faintly striped with white. 
Hortense de Beauharnais. The soft pink, double 
flowers are dotted with a darker shade. 
Jeannette. (Descemet.) The double flowers are 
bright light red fading gradually to light rose-pink. 
La Couronne Tendre. Small, double, pompon¬ 
shaped flowers of velvety crimson. 
La Rubanee. (Vibert, 1845.) The flowers are large, 
double, cupped, and variously striped with rose, 
purple, and white. 
Lady Curson. (Turner, 1901.) A modern addition 
to this old class, with the ancient fragrance in its 
pale pink, single flower. Almost a Climber. $1 each. 
Maiden’s Blush. An old Rose difficult to classify. 
Flowers pale blush-pink and white. $1.50 each. 
Marie Tudor. Described in old catalogues as cherry- 
red or cerise, but the variety we have under this 
name is salmon-pink, blotched with rose. 
Mile. Sontag. Medium-sized blooms of soft silvery 
pink. Dark green foliage. 
Mme. Saportas. The large, full, intensely fragrant 
flowers are bright rosy red. 
Neron. (Laffay, 1841.) Handsome crimson flowers 
blotched and marbled with violet. 
Nouvelle Transparente. (Miellez, 1835.) Large, 
handsome blooms of crimson-pink or rosy crimson. 
CEillet Flamand. (Vibert, 1845.) Pink or white 
striped with rose, like a variegated carnation. 
The very fragrant flowers open flat. $1 each. 
CEillet Parfait. (Foulard, 1841.) Very double 
flowers of pale pink, striped crimson. $1 each. 
Panachee Double. (Vibert, 1839.) Probably the 
same as La Rubanee. $1 each. 
Perle des Panachees. See La Rubanee. 
Pepita. (Moreau fils.) Very pretty soft rosy pink 
variety striped with white. 
President de Seze. (Mme. Herbert.) Deep pink 
edged with lilac; very double and well-shaped. 
President Dutailly. (Dubreuil, 1888.) Carmine- 
purple flowers of large size, heavily shaded. 
Rosa Friedlanderiana. Medium, single, light pink. 
Rosa gallica (Apothecaries’ Rose; Rose de Provins). 
The single dark pink or crimson flowers are borne 
on dwarf, erect bushes. Its petals were used for 
scents, simples, and conserves. $1 each. 
Rosa Mundi (Village Maid; R. gallica versicolor). 
The flowers are pale pink with irregularly striped 
and blotched petals. $1 each. 
Royale Marbree. Medium-sized, very double flow¬ 
ers of lilac and purple, marbled with pink. 
Tricolor. The flowers are lilac-pink, fringed at the 
edges, and dotted and mottled with white. 
Tricolore de Flandre. (Van Houtte, 1846.) Lilac- 
white, striped with crimson. $1 each. 
Mme. Gregoire Staechelin. See page 18 
BQBBINK &. ATKI N S 
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