WALSH’S HANDBOOK OF ROSES 
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SINGLE HYBRID TEA ROSES 
All the charm of the Wild Rose is had in this class of vigorous, free-flowering Garden Roses. The blooms 
have a graceful, airy appearance that delights everyone who sees them. The beauty of form and the attrac¬ 
tive colorings of the single Hybrid Tea Roses are making them more popular each year. The assortment 
which I offer comprises the choicest varieties which have been perfected. 
$1 each, Sll per doz. 
Irish Beauty. Unusually large pure white blooms 
with distinct and prominent golden anthers. 
Deliciously fragrant. 
Irish Elegance. In the bud a bronze and orange- 
scarlet, then varied apricot hues of a peculiar 
charm. Growth vigorous and erect, branching 
freely. A profuse bloomer from early June until 
the end of the season. 
Irish Fireflame. A strikingly gorgeous Rose, which 
conveys the idea of a flame. In the spiral bud 
stage it is a deep maddery orange, which becomes, 
as the flower fully opens, a rich, satiny, ochrey 
old-gold, delicately sheened, as if sunset-tinged, 
with pure crimson and pure lemon zone, against 
which the light, fawny anthers form a beautiful 
contrast. Combined with the size, 5^ inches 
across, the finish of the bloom instantly pro¬ 
nounces its loveliness. The handsome graceful wood 
is shiny purple-chocolate, with varnished, deep 
bronzy green, ovate foliage. Strongly tea per¬ 
fumed. Vigorous growth, and never out of bloom. 
Dormant, field-grown. 
CLIMBING HYBRID TEAS 
$1 each 
Climbing American Beauty. Rich glowing crimson. 
Climbing Captain Christy. Flesh-white. 
Climbing Caroline Testout. Satin-rose. 
Climbing Frau Karl Druschki. White. 
Climbing Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. Primrose. 
Climbing Killarney. A strong-growing, climbing 
form of the well-known beautiful Rose, Killarney. 
Climbing Lady Ashtown. Very pale rose du Barrie. 
Climbing Liberty. Brilliant, velvety crimson. 
Climbing Mme. Abel Chatenay. Carmine-rose, 
shaded with salmon. 
Climbing Papa Gontier. Rosy crimson. 
Climbing Reine Marie Henriette. Bright scarlet- 
crimson; large and full. 
Climbing Richmond. In all respects, excepting 
growth, identical with the normal Richmond; 
growth vigorous and of true climbing character. 
Climbing Sunburst. Cadmium-yellow, orange 
center. 
HUGONIS 
Sulphur-yellow; single; very early flowering. Upright growth, with spreading and slender branches. 
$i each. 
TEA ROSES 
Known in the old time gardens as “China Tea Roses” because the first varieties of this group were taken 
to England from China, their native country, a century ago. The Tea Roses comprise one of the largest 
classes of garden Roses. They are noted for their distinct fragrance, for the perfection of form of their flowers, 
and for the profusion of their bloom. Constant attention has been devoted to this class by Rose-lovers, and 
hybridizers have produced varieties which are truly marvelous. 
$1 each, Sll per doz. 
Alexander Hill Gray. Deep lemon-yellow, which 
intensifies as the blooms develop; large, of great 
substance, and perfect formation; superb in every 
respect, and valuable for any purpose; strongly 
tea perfumed. Awarded a Gold Medal by the 
National Rose Society. 
Lady Hillingdon. Deep apricot-yellow; long-pointed 
buds; very free-flowering and sweetly scented. 
This variety has grown immensely in popular 
favor since its introduction. Its greatest beauty 
is in the bud, but it is attractive at all times. 
Lady Roberts. Rich apricot, with base of petals 
coppery red, and edges shaded orange. Buds long 
and pointed. 
Mrs. Herbert Stevens. White, with a distinct fawn 
shading toward center. Bloom long and pointed; 
of good form; very floriferous. A fine Rose. 
Miss Alice de Rothschild. Described by leading 
professional Rose-growers as a “bedding Marechal 
Niel”—a very flattering character, indeed. Rich, 
deep citron-yellow, which intensifies as the bloom 
expands; very large, full and of perfect form, with 
high-pointed center; petals charmingly reflexed; 
growth vigorous, erect and free; blooms continu¬ 
ously; deliciously fragrant (Marechal Niel per¬ 
fume); specially valuable for pot culture, as the 
color does not fade. 
Mrs. S. T. Wright. T he large guard petals are 
delicate cadmium-old-gold; the center petals 
have a delicate and charming suffusion of delight¬ 
ful, pure rose-pink on cadmium-orange-chrome—a 
very intense, silk-finished apricot. It has splendid 
constitution, its dark, bronzy green, graceful foli¬ 
age and wood makes a delightful contrast against 
the uniquely colored blooms, which have a delici¬ 
ously pervading Hybrid-Persian perfume; very 
floriferous. Well worthy of a place in every 
garden. 
W. R. Smith. White, tinged blush; large; full; very 
free-blooming. 
PRACTICAL POINTS 
The professional gardener needs no directions. 
This is intended to assist those who wish to grow 
Roses, but not having sufficient practical knowledge 
to insure themselves against making mistakes in 
the culture they give their plants. 
FOR ROSE-GROWERS 
The best position for Roses is a southeast to 
southwest exposure. Roses require sunshine. They 
will not thrive in the shade, neither will they thrive 
where the roots of trees come in contact with the 
Rose-bed and rob the soil of plant-food. Roses 
