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Mile. Leonie Calot (Calot 1861), a beautiful shade of sal- 
8.1 mon-pink fading to a soft flesh-white. Blooms free¬ 
ly in clusters on long stems. Late. 
Marcello Dessert (Dessert 1899), creamy-white splashed 
8.2 with minute lilac dots, giving the effect of a delicate¬ 
ly tinted flower. Some “accidental” carmine mark¬ 
ings. Fragrant. Midseason. 
Marquis C. Lagergren (Dessert 1911), brilliant cherry- 
7.8 red with darker shadings. Flowers borne in clusters 
on stiff, upright stems, which make it an excellent 
variety for mass planting. Midseason. 
Marie Lemoine (Calot 1869), very large flower of creamy- 
8.5 white with a golden light reflected from hidden sta¬ 
mens. Fragrant. Stems dwarf but strong. Late. An 
exceptionally beautiful flower. 
Masterpiece (Kelway 1895), a deep, glowing crimson 
7.4 oftentimes showing some golden stamens. Stems 
erect and a very fine variety for garden effects. Late. 
Midnight (Brand 1907), large, very dark maroon, good 
7.3 for cut flowers. Early midseason. 
Monsieur Dupont (Calot 1872), large, symmetrical flow- 
8.3 ers of ivory-white with crimson markings in center. 
Strong, vigorous growth and a fine variety. Late. 
Pierre Duchartre (Crousse 1895), evenly colored, deep 
8.2 shell-pink flower with very broad, rounded petals. 
Stems strong and upright, although only of medium 
height. Very late. 
Rachel (Lemoine 1904), large, globular flowers of excel- 
8.3 lent form; fresh, soft rose. Strong stems. Midsea¬ 
son to late. 
Reine Hortense (Calot 1857), large compact flowers with 
8.7 broad rounded petals of soft flesh color, center show¬ 
ing some crimson splashes. Very charming variety. 
Midseason. 
Rosette (Dessert 1918), delicate shell-pink illuminuated 
8.8 with salmon tints at base of petals. Golden stamens 
are sometimes visible. Occasional accidental marking 
on guard petals. Early midseason. 
Stanley (Crousse 1879), large globular flowers of light 
8.0 pink with lilac lights. Total effect is very pretty. 
Midseason. 
W. F. Christman (Franklin 1921), very large, full flow- 
8.8 ers of delicate pink fading to white with pink tints 
at base of petals. The stems are strong and carry 
the flowers with ease. Midseason. 
Wilton Lockwood (Shay lor 1915), tall strong grower, 
8.8 producing large, flat flowers of deep pink with pro¬ 
nounced crimson markings on some petals. Midsea¬ 
son. 
Cherry Hill Nurseries had their beginning in 1832. 
