BOBBINK & ATKINS 
RUTHERFORD 
NEW JERSEY 
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Around these old Roses much sentiment is entwined, and poets 
and writers in every clime have sung their praises, and borrowed 
their most engaging similes from some of their characteristics. 
But putting sentiment aside, these Old-fashioned Roses have 
many qualities which should commend them to all who love 
Roses. They are informal in shape, the colors are clear, their 
fragrance is sweet and powerful, and they will survive the 
rawest, coldest climate without winter coddling. 
More than twenty years ago Mr. Bobbink began collecting and 
preserving them, and now has an extensive collection. 
Feeling that they deserved a booklet all to themselves, he has 
caused to be printed a quaint and charming booklet in the style 
of long ago, entitled “Old-fashioned Roses” in which they are 
all catalogued and described. Sent free for the asking. 
We list below only a few of the Mosses and Damasks. Refer 
to “Old-fashioned Roses” for complete collection. 
The Moss Rose 
We list a few of the well-known Moss Roses here and for others 
refer you to the booklet mentioned above, “Old-fashioned Roses.” 
The old double Moss Rose, known in Holland in 1596, probably 
was a sport from the Provence Rose, but in the nineteenth century 
Anni Welter. (N. Welter, 1906.) Very 
large flowers of dark rose-pink, fragrant, 
and well mossed. 75 cts. each. 
Baron de Wassenaer. (V. Verdier, 1854.) 
One of the best Moss Roses. Light crim¬ 
son, globular flowers, not fully double, 
and more than average size. 75 cts. each. 
Blanche Moreau. (Moreau-Robert, 1880.) 
Heavily mossed buds and white, double 
flowers, tinged with pink in the center, 
borne in clusters. 75 cts. each. 
Crested Moss. (This Rose was found in 
Switzerland in 1827.) It has been called 
Cristata and Chapeau de Napoleon. Al¬ 
though it is not a true Moss, the calyx 
great numbers of new varieties were originated, of which possibly 
about fifty now survive, and these are listed in the booklet 
mentioned above. 
Little Gem. (W. Paul & Sons, 1880.) 
Miniature old Pompon Moss. Dwarf and 
compact, crimson flowers with heavily 
mossed buds. 75 cts. each. 
Old Pink Moss (Common or Old Moss). 
The original old Moss Rose, producing 
splendidly mossed buds and large, globu¬ 
lar, pale rose-pink flowers. 75 cts. each. 
Red Moss. Buds and flowers heavily 
shadowed by rich green moss. The color 
is reddish rose. 75 cts. each. 
White Bath (Unique). Large, paper-white 
flowers. An old favorite. $2.50 each. 
Zenobia. Large, full, satin rose, fragrant 
flowers. Buds well mossed. $2.50 each. 
of the bloom is so remarkably fringed 
and frilled that it cannot be assigned to 
any other class. The flowers are large, 
full, and bright rose-pink. 75 cts. each. 
Golden Moss. (P. Dot, 1932.) Pinkish, 
mossed buds open to rich golden buff 
flowers with a pinkish cast, fully 3 inches 
across. It is very double and fragrant. 
$1 each. 
Henri Martin. (Laffay, 1863.) Sparsely 
mossed buds and large, shining crimson, 
semi-double flowers. 75 cts. each. 
La Neige. (Moranville, 1905.) Pure white 
flowers of medium size, double and 
sweet. 75 cts. each. 
The Damask Rose • Rosa damascena 
The original Damask Rose was brought to Europe by the Crusaders on their return from Palestine, and it has been well established 
that they were grown in England in 1573. See our booklet “Old-fashioned Roses,” sent free on request. 
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 powerful fragrance is second only to that 
of the Cabbage and the Moss Roses. 
Pruning: Flowers are borne on old wood. As the plants age, thin out oldest wood, saving the best 1-year and 2-year stems; 
shorten laterals. 
These Damask Roses are $1 each 
Damas Officinalis (Damask Rose; R. damascena). This is the 
original Rose of Damascus, which bears double, rose-pink 
flowers of 18 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. 
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 end of 
the Wars of the Roses, during which the badge of the 
House of York was a white Rose and that of Lancaster 
a red one. Some time after the close of this thirty-year 
conflict a white and red flower was found on a Damask 
Rose plant and was accepted as a sign that the two fac¬ 
tions were now united. 
Centifolia, Gallica and 
Fairy Roses 
Can be found in our Spring 1936 Catalogue. Free on 
request. 
ROULETTI, a tiny plant with rose-pink flowers. 75 cts. each 
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York and Lancaster Rose 
