Kaiserin Augusta Victoria—Pure white, does not pink 
when planted out: splendid, large buds and superb, full, 
double blooms, making the choicest cut flowers. A most 
sturdy grower, blooming steadily from early spring until 
late frost. 
Kaiserin Goldifolia— (“The Golden Bcdder Kaiserin.*’) 
A sport from Kaiserin Augusta Victoria with which it is 
identical in bud and bloom. A free, bushy grower, not 
quite so tall as the parent. The distinguishing feature is 
its foliage of bright, golden-yellow, delicately veined and 
shaded. A new and useful novelty, splendid for bedding, 
massing, dwarf hedge, etc., introduced by Leedle in 190S. 
Katharina Zeimet—(See Catherine Zeimct.) 
Keystone—(Dingee, 1904.) Deep lemon-yellow; double 
as Clothilde Soupert: fragrant as Magnolia blossoms; a 
rapid climber; free brancher; insect proof and hardy to 
the last degree. 
^Killarney—(The Irish Beauty.) Brilliant sparkling pink 
with large, pointed buds, broad, wax-like petals and enor¬ 
mous semi-full flowers of exceeding beauty. One of the 
very finest forcers. 
Killarney Queen—(Budlong, 3912.) A cerise-pink sport 
from Killarney, unequaled for clearness and brightness of 
color, with petals larger than in the parent, and its per¬ 
fect foliage likewise larger and more glossy. 
Kommerzienrat # W. Rautenstrpuch—(Lambert, 1909.) 
Delicate salmon-pink, center bright* yellow, reverse of pet¬ 
als whitish. Very floriferous and continuous, forming 
trusses of a dozen blooms. 
Lady Battersea—(Red Niphetos.) Lovely wine-red; very 
long, pointed buds and large, full and double blooms. 
Lady Gay—(Walsh, 1903.) Cherry-pink, fading to soft 
white; the flowers, in large, loose trusses, together with the 
buds and foliage, form a mass of beautv from base of 
vine to tips of branches; a perfectly hardy climber. 
Ladv Hillingdon—(Lowe & Shawyer, 1910.) Deep apri¬ 
cot-yellow to orange; lon^, pointed buds; a very free flow¬ 
ering forcer, and a striking decorative Rose. Awarded 
gold medal of National Rose Society. 
Lady Pirrie—(II. Dickson, 1910.) Outside of petals 
deep, coppery, reddish-salmon; inside apricot-yellow, 
flushed fawn and copper; lovely in color and form. Vig¬ 
orous, free-branching, flowering at the point of every 
shoot. Gold medal N. R. S. 
La France—Sivery-rose, with pink shades and satin¬ 
like petals of unsurpassable beauty; large, symmetrical 
and deliciously fragrant blooms from June until frost; 
hardy with protection. 
Lamarque—A rampant climber; large clusters of full, 
very double and sweet, pure white flowers. A beautiful 
Rose for which there is a great demand. 
Laurent Carle—(Pernet-Ducher, ' 1907.) Brilliant vel¬ 
vety carmine, with long buds borne on long stems, open¬ 
ing into large flowers of perfect form and fullness. An 
extremely vigorous grower of erect branching habit, with 
splendid dark green foliage. 
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