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IRISH SINGLE ROSES 
I he Irish Single Roses are attaining great 
popularity in California. They are apparently 
leas or possibly hybrids. Very free blooming. 
Irish Beauty. (A. Dickson, 1900.) Pure white 
with prominent golden anthers. Large and deli¬ 
ciously fragrant. 
Irish Elegance. (A. Dickson, 1905.) Apricot, 
shaded orange and pink. Buds particularly hand¬ 
some. Always in bloom. A great favorite. 
Irish Fireflame. (A. Dickson, 1913.) Old gold, 
flushed with pure crimson when fully developed. 
Buds are very long and slender, beautifully spiral 
and richly colored a deep orange red with golden 
base. The open flowers are quite large, often five 
inches broad. A further color effect is obtained 
from the extremely long, wiry, violet-colored stems. 
Foliage is rich glossy green. Delightfully tea- 
scented. Remembering the prompt recognition se¬ 
cured by Irish Elegance, it is easy to prophesy a 
great future for this variety, which surpasses it in 
every respect. 
MISCELLANEOUS ROSES 
Comprises all varieties not falling into any 
of the preceding divisions. 
Agrippina. (Bengal; Coquereau, 1832.) Rich 
crimson. Flowers globular, full and of medium 
size. Blooms continually and profusely, hence 
highly esteemed as a hedge rose. 
Austrian Copper. (Austrian Briar; Gerard, 1596.) 
Nasturtium-colored. Rich coppery red on upper 
or inside of petals, yellow on lower or outside. 
Single; five petals. Although over three centuries 
old, it is usually taken for a new rose except by 
the few who know and appreciate it. It is inter¬ 
esting to note that the Pernetiana variety Juliet 
doubtless obtained its wonderful coloring from 
this old rose. 
"Banksia Double White. (From China, 1807.) 
Pure white. Flowers very double, small, violet- 
scented and borne in almost endless profusion dur¬ 
ing spring. Branches extremely long, slender and 
entirely thornless. Known throughout the State. 
"Banksia Double Yellow. (From China, 1824.) 
Chamois yellow. Identical with preceding save for 
color. 
’"Banksia Single White. (California Nursery Co., 
1900.) Pure white. A single white sport originat¬ 
ing with us. If possible it blooms even more freely 
than the double type and fragrance is more intense. 
Otherwise identical. 
’"Climbing American Beauty. (Moopes, 1911.) 
Cerise red. Flowers medium size, double and pos¬ 
sessing a rich fragrance due to its Wichuraiana 
blood, which is also evident in its glossy, rich 
foliage, doubtless mildew proof. Its name is de¬ 
ceiving, as it has no resemblance to American 
Beauty. Growth extremely vigorous. 
’"Dorothy Perkins. (Wichuraiana hybrid; Jackson 
& Perkins, 1902.) Shell pink. Blooms in spring 
only, when it is literallv covered with innumerable 
dainty, pink, double flowers. Foliage is glossy, 
attractive and does not mildew. Sweetly scented. 
Very strong climber. 
Empress of China. (Bengal; Jackson. 1896.) 
Light pink. Flowers medium size and borne in 
clusters. Very free bloomer and of vigorous 
growth. Often classed as a climber. 
"Fortune’s White. (Brought from China by For¬ 
tune, 1850.) Pure white. Flower of medium size, 
very double and borne profusely in spring only. 
Considered a hybrid between Banksia and Chero¬ 
kee. lienee often called “Cherokee Double White.” 
♦Fortune’s Yellow. (Brought from China by For¬ 
tune, 1845.) Creamy yellow, shaded orange and 
rose. Semi-double. Thought to be a hybrid of 
Cherokee and Banksia. Blooms only once a year, 
but that once is well worth while. There probably 
is no other rose that has such a profusion of bloom 
at one time. The color varies greatly, many dif¬ 
ferent shadings appearing on one plant. It also 
rejoices in the following synonymous names: Beauty 
of Glazenwood, Hester, San Rafael and Watkins. 
♦Varieties starred are climbers. 
Banksia Double Yellow 
In addition to these, it is commonly, but errone¬ 
ously known in Southern California as “Gold of 
Ophir,” which is the correct name of another and 
entirely dissimilar sort. 
Gloire des Rosomanes. (Bourbon; Vibert. 1825.) 
Bright red. Better known in California as “Ragged 
Robin.” Buds produced in large clusters, but 
open consecutively, keeping it always in bloom. 
The open flowers are loose and semi-double, of no 
value individually, but very showy en masse. 
Splendid hedge rose. 
Persian Yellow. (Austrian Briar; from Persia, 
1837.) Bright yellow. Small but quite double. 
Foliage faintly scented. Particularly interesting 
as being one of the parents of the wonderful Per¬ 
netiana class. 
♦Silver Moon. (Wichuraiana hybrid; Hender¬ 
son, 1910.) Pure white, single, very large. Golden 
stamens very conspicuous. Stems long. Foliage 
glossy bronze green. Remarkably strong grower. 
Very hardy. 
Sweet Briar. The common Eglantine (Rosa rubi- 
ginosa), with simple, pink, single flowers and richly 
scented foliage. 
♦Wichuraiana. (Japanese species.) White. 
Flowers are small and single, pure white, with 
showy yellow stamens. They have a delightful 
fragrance all of their own. Foliage is deep green 
and very lustrous. If trained up will make an ex¬ 
cellent climbing rose, but when allowed to grow 
naturally the long, slender shoots grow flat on the 
ground. This, with its evergreen habit, makes it 
fine for covering banks. Sometimes called Memor¬ 
ial Rose. 
STANDARD OR TREE ROSES 
Our Standard Roses are as fine as our bush 
plants, which is to say that they are the best 
possible. It takes a long time to grow them, 
and this with constant selling keeps the assort¬ 
ment continually changing. We give a revised 
list of the kinds we have in stock each season 
in our annual Price List. 
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