OLD-FASHIONED ROSES 
Rutherford, Mew Jersey S 
Little Gem. (W. Paul & Sons, 1880.) Miniature old 
Pompon Moss. Plants are dwarf, compact, and 
roduce clusters of bright crimson flowers with 
eavily mossed buds. 75 cts. each. 
Lycoris. (Introducer unknown.) The handsome 
flesh-pink flowers deepen to rose in the center and 
are faintly blotched with white specks. They are 
of medium size, very full, and sweetly fragrant. 
$2.50 each. 
Malvina. (V. Verdier, 1841.) Clusters of large, 
well-formed, very double flowers, resembling a 
China Rose, of a handsome pale pink shade tinted 
lighter at the edges. Very fine. $2.50 each. 
Marie de Blois. (Moreau-Robert, 1852.) A French 
authority describes the flowers as large, silky pink 
shaded with clear pink. $2.50 each. 
Monsieur Pellison. Large, full flowers of deep sal¬ 
mon-pink; well mossed; slightly fragrant. $2.50. 
Nuits de Young. (Laffay, 1845.) This famous old 
Moss Rose is of dwarf, compact growth. Velvety 
red with purple sheen—very odd color. $2.50 each. 
Old Pink Moss (Common or Old Moss; Communis). 
I his is the original old Moss Rose, producing 
splendidly mossed buds and large, globular, pale 
rose-pink flowers. It is one of the very finest 
representatives of the class. 75 cts. each. 
Red Moss. Probably the name of this variety is lost. 
It produces buds and flowers heavily shadowed by 
rich green moss, and the flowers are large, reddish 
rose. 75 cts. each. 
Salet. (Robert, 1854.) One of the Perpetual-flower¬ 
ing Mosses which gives bloom in autumn if given 
special care. The flowers are rosy pink with blush 
edges. 75 cts. each. 
William Lobb. A rare old type with quaint flowers 
of flesh-pink. 75 cts. each. 
The Damask Rose 
Rosa damascena 
The Damask Roses are very hardy and make robust growth, clothed with large, rough, 
light green leaves. Their flowers are very freely produced and are generally borne in trusses 
of three or more. Relatively few varieties of Damask Roses were ever introduced, but they 
contributed largely to the ancestry of the Hybrid Perpetuals, and the fame of their power¬ 
ful fragrance is second only to that of the Cabbage and the Moss Roses. 
These Roses are $1 each 
Damas officinalis (Damask Rose; R. damascena ). 
This is the original Rose of Damascus, which bears 
double, rose-pink flowers of eighteen petals or 
more and is intensely fragrant. 
Kazanlik (R . damascena trigintipetala). An ancient, 
double, sweet-scented variety of bright rosy pink 
which has been cultivated for generations in the 
Balkans for the production of attar of Roses. 
Marie Louise. Intensely fragrant, medium-sized, 
double flowers of very rich deep pink. Was grow¬ 
ing in the gardens of Malmaison in 1813. 
Mme. Hardy. (Hardy, 1832.) The flowers are pure 
white, occasionally delicately tinged with flesh- 
pink. They are cup-shaped, large and full. Most 
beautiful and fragrant of the Damasks. 
Professeur Emile Perrot. (E. Turbat & Co., 1931.) 
Flower semi-double, very fragrant, soft pink, 
useful for perfume industry. 
York and Lancaster. (Described by Monardes, 
1551.) The true variety is extremely rare. The 
flowers are parti-colored red and white. It is named 
in commemoration of the Wars of the Roses. 
The Cabbage Rose 
Rosa centifolia 
While the Cabbage Roses which we grow in gardens now are usually neglected and 
unkempt bushes, no class of Roses more liberally repays good care in fertilization and 
pruning. The Rose experts of a hundred years ago advise us to fertilize Cabbage Roses 
heavily and to prune them closely for best results. 
These Roses are $1 each, $9 for 10 
Cabbage (R . centifolia). This is the original Provence 
Rose, with large, double, nodding flowers of rosy 
pink, paling at the edges soon after opening; 
intensely fragrant. 
Foliacee. (Descemet.) Grown in America prior to 
1848 and described as soft pink or “rosy incarnate.” 
It was also sometimes called Caroline de Berry. 
Gros Provens Panache. Double flowers of varie¬ 
gated pink. 
Konigin von Danemark. (Booth Bros., 1898.) Deli¬ 
cate flesh-pink, moderately large, double flowers, 
with a deep pink center; fragrant. 
La Noblesse. (Soupert & Notting, 1856.) Double, 
light rose-colored flowers with a bright carmine 
center; very fragrant. 
CEillet. (Dupont, 1800.) Bright pink, double flowers 
of moderate size; fragrant. Plant vigorous, hardy, 
and free blooming. 
Persue de Gossart. (Introducer and date unknown.) 
A double flower of velvety cerise with garnet 
reflexes like a peony. 
Petite de Hollande. (Introducer and date unknown.) 
Small, double, rose-colored flowers, fragrant and 
freely produced. 
Petite Orleanaise. (Introducer and date unknown.) 
One of the Midget or Pompon Centifolias, with 
small, very double flowers like tiny zinnias. 
Pompon de Bourgogne. (Introducer and date un¬ 
known.) Small, very double flowers of pale pink, 
varying to white, tinted pink. 
Red Provence. (Old.) Clear crimson-red flowers of 
large size, cupped and very fragrant. A dwarl, 
spreading sort. 
Unique Blanche. Variously called White Provence 
or Unique. A very ancient Rose with deeply 
cupped petals of papery white. 
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