Conrad Ferdinand Meyer—Pure, silvery-pink, surpassing 
all others of^ the Rugosa family in beauty of color and 
fullness of form; fragrant and hardy; will not mildew 
nor black-spot; handsome in foliage and valuable as an 
ornamental shrub. 
Coquette de Lyon—Lovely canary-yellow; graceful buds 
and large deep flowers. One of the best for open-ground 
and pot culture. 
Coquette des Alpes—Large, full and well formed with 
very large petals; lovely pure white in color; fragrant; 
profuse bloomer; hardy. One of the-very best of its class. 
Cornelia Cook—Clear snow-white; immense buds and 
symmetrically arranged flowers on massive stems. 
Countess of Shaftsbury—(H. Dickson, 1911.) Bright, 
silvery-carmine, mottled and flushed pale shell-pink at the 
edges of the petals, giving a delightful picotce effect, the 
color of the base of petals deepening with age to light 
cochineal carmine. Upright, vigorous, of free branching 
growth, with a profusion of large flowers of perfect shape 
and outline, high pointed center and exquisite refinement 
and finish. The finest of all pink Roses for bedding, mass¬ 
ing and garden decoration. 
Creole Beauty—(See Madame de Vatry.) 
Crimson Baby Rambler—(See Mme. N. Levavasseur.) 
Crimson Rambler-—The most popular out-of-door climb¬ 
er of today; a rapid producer ot long heavy canes, reach¬ 
ing a height of ten to twenty feet in one season; rich 
clusters of bloom form a mass of vivid crimson beauty 
until late in the season. Perfectly hardy in the most try¬ 
ing climates, being a native of Japan. 
Debutante—(Walsh, 1903.) Light pink, passing to 
white; double blooms in clusters, with delicate odor of the 
Sweetbriar; dark, glossy foliage; suited for climbing or 
trailing; hardy. 
Devoniensis—(Magnolia Rose.) Creamy-white with yel¬ 
lowish center and a rosy tinge on reverse of large round 
petals which recurve at maturity, forming large and mag¬ 
nificent star-shaped blooms; abundant and fragrant. 
# Dinsmore—A general favorite for the garden; hardy, 
vigorous; early, constant and profuse bloomer; large, 
handsome and perfectly double. Rich cherry-red; fra¬ 
grant. 
Dorothy Perkins—(Perkins, 1902.) Beautiful shell-pink 
color, which holds for a long time, fading finally to a 
lovely deep rose; very sweet-scented; fully equal to Crim¬ 
son Rambler in foliage, hardiness, habit of growth and 
blooming qualities. 
Double Pink Killarney—(Robert Scott & Son, 1911.) 
Possesses all of the good points of Killarney. and is a 
stronger grower, producing larger flowers with one-third 
more petals, two great gams for warm weather and ship¬ 
ping puposcs. 
Double White Killarney—(Budlong, 1912.) Sport from 
the Waban strain of White Killarney, with double the 
petalage, larger size, greater purity of color throughout 
the year, larger and deeper foliage and more vigorous 
growth than the parent. The best white forcing Rose ex¬ 
tant, promising to supplant both Kaiserin and White Kil¬ 
larney. 
17 
