OLD-FASHIONED ROSES 
^0S6S hy Bohhinh ^Athins 
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 Roses are $1 each 
DAM AS 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. This old and 
interesting Rose was growing in the gardens of Mal- 
maison 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 flow¬ 
ers are parti-colored and white. It is named in com¬ 
memoration of the Wars of the Roses. Illustrated in 
color on page 47. 
The Cabbage Rose • Rosa centifoUa 
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. centijolia). This is the original Provence 
Rose, with large, double, nodding flowers of rosy 
pink paling at the edges soon after opening; in¬ 
tensely fragrant. 
GEORGES VIBERT. (Robert, 1853.) Large, double, 
flat flowers of bright purplish red, broken by white 
streaks and stripes. A very striking and showy Rose 
that always attracts attention. 
GROS PROVENS PANACHE. Double flowers of 
variegated pink. 
KONIGIN VON DANEMARK. (Booth Bros., 1898.) 
Delicate flesh-pink, moderately large, double flowers, 
with a deep pink center; fragrant. 
LA NOBLESSE. (Soupert & Hotting, 1856.) Double, 
light rose-colored flowers with a bright carmine cen¬ 
ter; very fragrant. 
(EILLET. (Dupont, 1800.) Bright pink, double flowers 
of moderate size; fragrant. Plant vigorous, hardy, 
and free blooming. 
PETITE DE HOLLANDE. (Introducer and date un¬ 
known.) Small, double, rose-colored flowers, fragrant 
and freely produced. 
PETITE ORLEANAISE. (Introducer and date un¬ 
known.) One of the Midget or Pompon Centifolias, 
with small, very double flowers like tiny zinnias. 
POMPON DE BOURGOGNE. (Introducer and date 
unknown.) 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 dwarf, 
spreading sort. 
UNIQUE BLANCHE. Variously called White Provence 
or Unique. A very ancient Rose with deeply cupped 
petals of papery white. 
VIERGE DE CLERY. (Baron Veillard, 1888.) Snowy 
white blooms of large size and a little more modern 
aspect than the older Roses; fragrant and handsome. 
Plants vigorous and hardy. 
Tbe Fairy Rose • Rosa chinensis Lawranceana 
These charming little Roses originated, evidently, on the island of Mauritius, and were brought into 
America as early as 1810. The plants are seldom more than a foot high. Prune very lightly and only when 
necessary to keep at desired height. 
LAWRANCEANA ROSE (Miss Lawrance’s Rose). The 
tiny, semi-double flowers are pale pink. Plants are 
dwarf. We also have Gloire des Lawranceanas but 
with us it appears to be the same as Lawranceana 
Rose. Potted plants, $1 each, $9 for 10. 
POMPON DE PARIS (Pomp)on ancien). An antique 
everblooming Rose which used to be sold as a pot- 
plant in the Paris markets. It has bright pink flowers. 
The plants are smaller, the buds more pointed, and 
the flowers more double and of a deeper pink than 
Rouletti. Potted plants, $1 each, $9 for 10. 
ROULETTI. The plant is very small, and the double 
rose-pink flowers, less than a half-inch in diameter, 
are produced in generous profusion throughout the 
entire season. Fine for rock-gardens and edging beds 
of Hybrid Teas or other Roses. Potted plants, 75 
cts. each, $6.50 for 10. Illustrated in color on 
page 47. 
TOM THUMB. (“Peon,” by J. de Vink, 1936.) Plant 
Patent No. 169. Flowers rich crimson, with white 
centers, studded with gold stamens. Dwarf. Potted 
plants, $1 each. 
Grow healthy, vigorous Roses with Tri-ogen 
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