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Bon Silene. (Hardy, 1835.) Salmon rose, often 
flushed carmine. Remarkably handsome in bud 
and an unusually free bloomer. An old favorite. 
Bridesmaid. (Moore, 1893.) Clear bright pink. 
Very full and well formed. A sport from Catherine 
Mermet and very similar except in color. Beautiful 
and popular. 
Catherine Mermet. (Guillot, 1869.) Pink shading 
to amber in center. Flowers are large and well 
formed. Free bloomer. 
♦Climbing Bridesmaid. (Dingee.) Pink. A 
climbing form of the beautiful and popular Brides¬ 
maid, having larger flowers. Liable to mildew in 
some sections. 
♦Climbing Devoniensis. (Pavit, 1858.) Creamy 
white w r ith blush center. Large, double and in¬ 
tensely fragrant. 
♦Climbing Niphetos. (Keynes, 1889.) Pure white. 
Flowers larger than in the bush variety. 
♦Climbing Papa Gontier. (California, 1901.) Rosy 
crimson with carmine center. All that its name 
implies. Flowers identical with the bush variety 
except that they are somewhat larger. Blooms very 
freely; growth remarkably strong. An admirable 
free-blooming climber. 
♦Climbing Perle des Jardins. (Henderson, 1891.) 
Deep golden yellow. Flower same as in bush 
variety. 
♦Climbing Pink Cochet. (Howard & Smith, 1913.) 
Rose pink with lighter center. Growth extremely 
strong. Flower identical with the very popular 
bush form. 
♦Climbing White Cochet. (Needle, 1911.) White 
tinged pink. Flowers are indistinguishable from 
bush form. Growth rampant. 
Dr. Grill. (Bonnaire, 1886.) Coppery yellow 
tinged rose. Buds long and pointed. Grows strong 
and blooms freely. Excellent. 
♦Duchesse d’Auerstaedt. (Bernaix, 1888.) Light 
yellow shading to nankeen at center. Strong 
climber, with foliage and habit much like Marechal 
Niel. Fragrant and fairly free bloomer. 
Duchesse de Brabant. (Benede, 1857.) Soft rose. 
Widely known as “Duchess” and highly prized for 
its wonderful freedom of bloom. 
Francisca Kruger. (Nabonnand, 1879.) Deep 
chamois, shaded peach pink. Buds particularly 
fine. 
♦Gloire de Dijon. (Jacotot, 1853.) Fawn, tinted 
salmon and rose. Fragrant and free blooming. 
One of the hardiest Teas. An old friend that is 
still esteemed. 
Golden Gate. (Dingee, 1892.) Creamy white, 
tinted yellow and rose. Particularly fine in bud. 
Harry Kirk. (A. Dickson, 1907.) Creamy yel¬ 
low with bright amber center. Buds are much 
deeper in color and long pointed. Open flowers are 
fairly double, saucer-shaped and large. Fragrance 
is exceptionally fine. It is an exceedingly heavy 
bearer. Bush grows vigorously, branches freely 
and has rich, dark, glossy green foliage. About 
the best light yellow in this division. 
Helen Good. (Good & Reese, 1906.) Delicate 
yellow, suffused pink. A sport from Maman Cochet, 
which it resembles in size, form and habit. 
Improved Rainbow. (Sievers, 1895.) Carmine, 
rose and flesh. Similar to Rainbow, but larger and 
with the variegation in numerous small flecks in¬ 
stead of broad stripes. 
Ivory (Am. Rose Co., 1902.) Pure white. A sport 
from Golden Gate; identical with it except in color. 
Lady Hillingdon. (Lowe & Shawyer, 1910.) Deep 
apricot yellow. The color is solid without any 
shading and absolutely unique. It can be told at a 
glance from any other rose known. A wonderful 
thing about it is that even after the flower is cut 
the color will deepen. It never fades. The new 
wood and long stems are deep violet, making a 
contrast with the flower that has to be seen to be 
appreciated. Growth is strong and vigorous. Foli¬ 
age at first dark violet, becoming a very deep green 
with slight violet hue. Flowers are large and loose, 
with long, pointed buds and remarkably large pet¬ 
als. The finest yellow rose to date, in our opinion. 
Madame Chedane Guinoisseau. Clear canary or 
lemon yellow. Quite distinct in color. Flowers of 
medium size and loose. Unusually free bloomer. 
♦Varieties starred are climbers. 
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An old variety, but too good to drop. Origin un¬ 
known. 
Madame de Watteville. (Guillot, 1883.) Salmon 
white, flushed and bordered rose. Flowers of me¬ 
dium size, finely formed and very fragrant. 
Madame Hoste. (Guillot, 1887.) Canary yellow, 
deepening to golden yellow in center. Grows vig¬ 
orously. Well liked. 
Madame Lambard. (Laeharme, 1877.) Bronzy 
rose, tinted salmon or fawn and shaded carmine. 
Color decidedly variable. Flowers large, full and 
fragrant. Free bloomer. 
Madame Vermorel. (Marie, 1901.) Coppery yel¬ 
low, shaded rose. Buds salmon rose, deepening as 
they expand. 
Madame Welche. (Ducher. 1878.) Pale yellow 
with deep orange center. Flowers large and very 
double. 
Maman Cochet. (Cochet. 1893.) Deep rose pink 
on outer petals, but very light in center. Buds ex¬ 
tremely large and beautifully formed, with outer 
petals well roflexed. Being very full, they hold their 
form until withered. Magnificent in every way ex¬ 
cept that stems are not quite strong enough for 
such large flowers. One of the most popular vari¬ 
eties in California and generally known as “Pink 
Cochet.” 
♦Marechal Niel. (Pradel. 1864.) Deep golden 
yellow. Doubtless the best known yellow rose. 
Flowers very large and full, beautifully formed and 
most deliciously fragrant. Its classification has 
always been subject to argument. Often included 
with the Noisettes, but has no resemblance to the 
rest of them and certainly conforms to the usual 
idea of a Tea Rose. 
Marie Van Houtte. (Ducher, 1901.) Creamy yel¬ 
low, tinted rose on the outer petals. Buds and 
opened flowers are full and handsomely formed. 
Growth vigorous. 
Marquis de Querhoent. (Godard, 1901.) Carmine 
on flesh or yellow ground. Color decidedly variable. 
Very free bloomer. Spring flowers are only fair, 
but coloring in fall is very brilliant. 
Miss Alice de Rothschild. (A. Dickson, 1910.) 
Deep yellow center with lighter edges. Buds rather 
light, but color deepens as they expand. Flowers 
are of medium size, very full, pointed in bud, cupped 
when open, with a rich tea fragrance. 
Molly Sharman Crawford. (A. Dickson, 1908.) 
Pure white or with a faint greenish tinge. Of me¬ 
dium size, well formed and fragrant. 
Mrs. Herbert Hawksworth. (A. Dickson, 1912.) 
Creamy white, light yellow at base. Straw color in 
bud. The open flowers are particularly beautiful 
owing to their unusual globular, cup-shaped forma¬ 
tion, with tips of petals slightly recurved. Fra¬ 
grance is very sweet. Stems are fairly good; flow¬ 
ers nod slightly. 
Mrs. Myles Kennedy. (A. Dickson. 1906.) Deli¬ 
cate silvery white shaded buff, with pink center. 
Large, full and finely formed. 
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