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4 FEW FLOWERS 
Captain Christy.— A very beautiful rose ; color pale peach, deepening at the centre to rosy crimson. Flowers are 
extra large and finely formed. 
Duchess of Albany.— A sport from La France, but deeper in color, more expanded in form, and larger in size. 
The flowers are deep even pink, very large and full, highly perfumed, and in all respects of first quality. The growth of 
the plant is exceedingly vigorous, the habit is good, and the flowers, which are thrown up well above the foliage, are 
produced in extraordinary pro¬ 
fusion. Needs protection in 
winter. 
Duchess of Bedford.— 
Dazzling light scarlet crimson, 
surpassing in brilliancy any one 
rose of its color ; large, full, 
and of perfect globular shape ; 
a vigorous grower, with very 
handsome foliage. 
Xavier Olibo. — A most 
magnificent dark rose ; color, 
rich velvety purple, shaded 
with amaranth. Flowers large 
and of fine form. 
Senator Vaisse. — This 
is a great favorite in England, 
and deservedly so ; color, daz¬ 
zling red; large and of fine form. 
Merveille df. Lyon. — 
Pure white, shaded and washed 
with satiny rose. This rose is 
closely related to the Baroness 
Rothschild. 
Francois Michelon. — A 
lovely rose ; easy of culture ; a 
good autumnal bloomer ; color, 
deep rose, reverse of petals sil¬ 
very; good form and of fine size. 
Chas. Lefehre. — Red¬ 
dish crimson ; sometimes with 
a shade of purple ; very velvety 
and rich, and quite distinct. 
Lord Macaulay. — This 
is one of the best of the high- 
colored roses, and is a great 
favorite in England, where it 
is a prizetaker at almost every 
exhibition. Color, rich scarlet 
crimson, sometimes maroon 
crimson ; large and full ; petals 
of good substance, good habit 
and very handsome foliage. 
Grand Mogul. — This 
splendid rose is a seedling from 
A. K. Williams, producing flow¬ 
ers of a deep and brilliant crim¬ 
son, shaded with scarlet and 
black ; they are large and full, 
of perfect symmetrical shape, 
and produced i n great profusion; 
the growth is vigorous, and the 
foliage large and massive. It is destined, without doubt, to take a place in the first rank of varieties, as it is a grand 
decorative rose, and produces blooms of the highest excellence. 
Madam Gabriel Luizet. — To my mind this is one of the loveliest of roses, and its peculiarly graceful form makes it 
distinct from all other sorts. Color, a pale pink, a very delicate and beautiful color ; large and full cupped and very sweet. 
Although dormant roses can be obtained in the fall much cheaper than pot-grown roses in the spring, yet I think spring 
hardy roses growing on fence, showing how a beautiful object may be made of an unsightly fence. 
