VARIOUS ROSES r l{OSeS by Bobbink RAtkjns. 
Climbing Paul Lede. CHT. Large, very fragrant 
flowers of rosy apricot, shaded yellow. 
Cl. Radiance. CHT. Large flowers of the Radiance 
type. Color exactly the same. 
Cl. Red Radiance. CHT. A strong climber with 
flowers like the original bush Hybrid Tea. 
Cl. Souvenir de Claudius Pernet. CHT. Fine buds 
of fadeless yellow, paling somewhat toward the 
edges. 
Cl. Wilhelm Kordes. CHT. Deep golden salmon, 
tinted with copper, paling to blush-pink. 
Ednah Thomas. CHT. (Capt. Thomas.) Flower 
large, double, fragrant, crimson-scarlet with con¬ 
siderable orange in its color, borne on strong stem. 
Foliage holds well. Growth vigorous, climbing; 
continuous bloomer. 
Gloire de Dijon. CT. Bulf-pink blooms, with orange 
shadings toward the center; large, full, very fra¬ 
grant. One of the hnest Climbing Roses. $1.50. 
Kathleen Harrop. See page 20. 
Mermaid. Flowers single, nearly 5 inches across, 
rich yellow in the bud, opening soft primrose. 
Slow in starting growth in spring. $1.50 each. 
Paul’s Lemon Pillar. CHT. Pale lemon buds and 
faint sulphur-yellow flowers; double, fragrant. 
Fine for cutting or exhibition. 
Setina. C. Climbing form of the well-known 
Hermosa. Flowers of soft pink. 
Souvenir de Claudius Denoyel. CHT. Flowers 
glistening crimson-red, tinted vermilion, ol enor¬ 
mous size and sweetly perfumed. 
Zephirine Drouhin. See page 20. 
Tea Roses 
Tea Roses are the original Everblooming Roses from which the Hybrid Teas have descended. 
If properly protected they are as hardy as the Hybrid Teas and are admired for their continuous 
bloom, rich fragrance, disease-resistance, and delicate beauty. 
All these Roses, field-grown plants, are $1 each, $9 for 10 of any one variety 
Alexander Hill Gray. Pale lemon-yellow, deepening 
in the center; fragrant. 57 petals. 
Bon Silene. Small buds and semi-double, regularly 
cupped flowers of soft rosy red, shaded with 
golden yellow; very sweetly scented. 
Duchesse de Brabant. Small, tulip-shaped, double 
flowers of pale pink and flesh color. Vigorous, 
bushy growth, with excellent foliage. 28 petals. 
Harry Kirk. Lovely buds, opening to deep straw- 
yellow blooms of great size, with some fragrance. 
13 petals. 
Lady Hillingdon. Slender, pointed buds and 
flowers of deep saffron-yellow, paling toward the 
edges. 21 petals. 
Maman Cochet. Carmine-pink, double blooms, 
creamy buff at the center. Free blooming. 80 
petals. 
Marie Van Houtte. Lemon-yellow flowers of good 
size, darker in center, edged rose. 44 petals. 
Mrs. Herbert Stevens. Fine, double white flowers 
tinted with pale lemon at center and sweetly 
perfumed. Very hardy. 37 petals. 
Rosette Delizy. Small, slender buds and firm, high- 
centered flowers of heavy texture, deep yellow, 
with dark rose-pink outer petals. 55 petals. 
Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Very double, yellow 
flowers deepening to copper and apricot; sweetly 
perfumed. 74 petals. 
White Maman Cochet. A white form of Maman 
Cochet, but often flushed with pink on the outer 
petals. 80 petals. 
William R. Smith. Pale flesh-colored flowers of 
splendid shape, mottled with cream and pink. 
Hardy as most Hybrid Teas. 34 petals. 
China or Bengal Roses 
Honeysuckle and China Roses brightened English cottage gardens in the days of Dean Hole. 
These Roses are charming in beds, hedges, or edges. They are everblooming, most profuse flowering, 
and surprisingly hardy in the North. Foliage is very healthy and resists all diseases. 
Leave old canes unpruned except for shortening lateral shoots to three eyes. After three years 
from planting, remove some of the old wood to ground annually. 
The China or Bengal Roses are $1 each, $9 for 10 
Birdie Blye. Pink, fragrant flowers produced in 
diffuse clusters. Bush or pillar Rose. 
Comtesse du Cayla. Lovely buds of coppery orange; 
flowers light reddish orange and yellow. 10 petals. 
$1.50 each. 
Climbing Cramoisi Superieur. See page 21. 
Cramoisi Superieur (Agrippina). Exquisite buds; 
double, cupped flowers, velvety crimson. 20 petals. 
Fabvier. Bright crimson, semi-double flowers with 
a few white lines on the petals. 22 petals. 
Gruss an Teplitz. Medium-sized, double blooms of 
velvety brilliant crimson and intense fragrance. 
Very large plants. 33 petals. 75 cts. each. 
Hermosa. Medium-sized, symmetrically double 
flowers of soft pink. 35 petals. 75 cts. each. 
Laurette Messimy. Handsome buds and light rosy 
flowers tinted with yellow at base of petals. 43 
petals. $1.50 each. 
of any one variety, except where otherwise noted 
Mme. Eugene Resal. Bright pink flowers with yel¬ 
low base and reddish orange shadings. $1.50 each. 
Nemesis. Crimson. Probably a Lawranceana. 
Old Blush. Bright pink flowers, darkening with age. 
The original China. 33 petals. 
Prince Eugene. Fiery red. 
Purple Bengal. Red with darker shadings. 
Setina. See above under Climbing Roses. 
The Green Rose (Rosa chinensis viridiflora). This 
Rose belongs to the China class. It is one of the 
most peculiar of all Roses inasmuch as all the 
petals of the flowers are light green, very similar 
to the color of the leaves. It is not grown for the 
beauty of flowers, but for its oddity. Bushy 
grower like Polyantha Roses. 
White Pet. A tiny edging plant with miniature, 
double white flowers. Charming rock-garden 
Rose. 
Potted Roses after May 1. Ask for list of varieties 
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