the e. g. hill company 
5 
in Clipped form. Foliage bright; superb buds on 
stiff stems. Try this for forcing. 
MME. J. W. BUDDE. (H. T.) 
(Soupert and Notting.) 
Color glowing carmine, shading brighter; bud 
very slender, long and pointed, on a long stiff stem. 
Probably the most vigorous- of the red Hybrid 
Peas and strongly recomnnyided as a garden rose. 
QUEEN OF SPAIN. (H. T.) 
(S. Bide & Son.) 
One of the most noted English roses of the 
year; as grown in our benches here at Richmond, 
it is a most promising variety; a strong grower with 
a stiff stem and elegant dark glossy foliage; the 
bloom is very full; color, pearly white deepening 
to flesh-pink at the center; it may not open its buds 
well in the winter, but it will prove a grand bedder 
and we feel sure it will rank with Kaiserin as a 
summer bloomer. 60 cents each; $50 per 100. 
RHEINLANDS EHRE. (Tea.) 
(Geduldig.) 
Clear, even, satin rose of brilliant finish; bud, 
long; flower, large; form of a perfect Camellia. A 
variety of the first order for the garden. 
ROSE GUBERT. (Tea.) (Xabonnand.) 
Color canary yellow, deepening at the center; 
bud long, producing a large flower. Extremely 
free in growth and bloom. 
RENEE WILMART-URBAN. (H. T.) 
(Pernet.) 
Color, salmon flesh, edges of petals bordered 
and tinted carmine; a strong grower, with fine 
green foliage. A promising bedding variety, and 
ought to be tested in the forcing house; a beauty. 
SOUVENIR DU R. ROSE VILIN. (H. T.) 
(Vilin.) 
Very large and full, opening well, color of white 
velvet, a seedling from Caroline Testout which it 
resembles in habit and foliage; comes very highly 
recommended by several of the best European 
growers. Double to the center. 
SOUV. DE FREDERIC VERCELLONE. 
(H. T.) (Schwartz.) 
Color, rose-carmine, shaded copper; flower, 
large, full, of elegant form and fragrant. Awarded 
silver medal at Orleans. 
SOUV. DE MME. OUDIN. (H. T.) 
(Bonnaire.) 
Beautiful shade of silver white, edged with pale 
blue; flower large and full; a vigorous grower; a 
very curious variety. 
Of 
Last Year’s New Roses 
A collection of sterling sorts that are true novelties, and first-rate additions to our lists. 
$10 per 100, except where noted. 
CHAS. J. GRAHAM. (H. T.) (Alex Dickson.) 
Dazzling orange crimson; large, of fine form, 
free and perpetual; a vigorous grower; a magnifi¬ 
cent red variety, and especially recommended for 
bedding. 
C’TESS OF DERBY. (H. T.) (Alex Dickson.) 
Center, salmon shading into delicate peach; 
large, full, free and vigorous in growth; bud sharp¬ 
ly pointed in the center, stems stiff and upright. 
Delightfully fragrant. 
C’TESS OF ANNESLEY. (H. T.) (A. Dickson.) 
Rosy salmon, suffused with old gold; large and 
finely formed, very large petals, free and fragrant. 
A strong grower. Certificated by the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society. 
COUNTESS OF GOSFORD. (H. T) (M’Greedy.) 
Clear salmon-pink, base of petals saffron; large, 
full and very free, being quite perpetual; a very 
promising novelty. 
DEFIANCE. (H. T.) E. G. Hill. 
A red bedder; color crimson scarlet, absolutely 
full and of large size, very free in bloom. 
DR. CAMPBELL HALL. (H. T.) (Alex. Dickson.) 
Coral rose, suffused white, base of petals yel¬ 
low; a charming rose, flowers large, full and per¬ 
fectly formed; very free. 
DR. WM. GORDON. (H. P.) (Wm. Paul.) 
Extra large, deep-petalled and high-centered; 
brilliant satin-pink; very free in bloom, a grand ad¬ 
dition to this color. 
DAVID K. WILLIAMSON. (H. P.) (Wm. Paul.) 
Large and full, with fine spread of petals, on 
long, stiff stems; soft carmine rose, wonderfully 
fragrant and a true perpetual. 
GROSSHERZOGIN ALEXANDRA. (H. T.) 
(Jakobs. Welter.) 
Very large and full, perfect cupped form, opens 
