CHAMPION CITY GREENHOUSES, SPRINGFIELD. OHIO 
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Hybrid Tea Roses, Standard Varieties—Continued 
KILiLARNEY (Alex. Dickson, 1898)—The finest pink 
forcing Rose ever introduced. In coloring It is especially 
beautiful, being an exquisite shade of deep seashell-pink. 
The buds and flowers are of enormous size, the petals 
being frequently two and one-half inches deep. 
LA DETROIT (Hopp, 1905)—Shell-pink, shading to soft 
rose. A beauty. 
LADY ALICE STANLEY (McGredy, 1910)—This we pre¬ 
dict will become very popular as a garden Rose. In fact, 
wherever tried It has won friends. The petals are shell 
shaped, forming a perfect flower. The color on outside 
of petals is a deep coral-rose; Inside delicate flesh, often 
flushed and snaffused with bright pink; remarkably at¬ 
tractive. Without doubt a magnificent Rose. Awarded 
gold medal. 
LADY ASHTOTV'N (Alex. Dickson, 1906)—Deep rose, shad¬ 
ing to silvery-pink, with touches of yellow at base of 
the petals; large, full and fine form, free and constant. 
A grand garden Rose, much prized In Ehigland. 
L.4DY BATTERSEA (W. Paul, 1901)—The Red Kaiserln. 
In the English gardens this Rose is very popular, Its 
novelty and charm lying in Its unusual coloring and its 
long, graceful buds; called appropriately the Red Kal- 
serin. Thet buds are full and pointed and of a beauti¬ 
ful cherry-crimson, permeated with an orange shade. 
We recommend this as one of the earliest and best. 
LADY DE BATH (Benj. Cant, 1911)—A grand garden 
Rose. Color, creamy-white, with golden-yellow mark¬ 
ings in the center petals; extra fine. 
LADY DOWNB (W. Paul, 1911)—A splendid bedding 
Rose, with large, handsome flowers on stout stems. For 
a Rose the color is quite peculiar, being a beautiful 
shade of buff. When fully open the center Is deep yel¬ 
low, and It matures finely Into a pleasing light yellow 
LADY HELEN VINCENT (Alex. Dickson, 1907)—Delicate 
shell-pink; reflex of petals blush; base of petals veined 
and suffused peach, with a distinct yellow zone. Large, 
full and of exquisite form; buds long pointed. Very fra¬ 
grant. A superb Rose. Awarded gold medal, N. R. S. 
LADY PIRRIE (Hugh Dickson, 1911)—A delightful gar¬ 
den Rose, of very distinct coloring. Stands at the top of 
the “Fancy Roses.” The outside petals are reddish-sal¬ 
mon; inside apricot, flushed fawn and copper. An ideal 
variety for bedding. Color, freedom of growth and 
abundance of bloom are bound to put this Rose in the 
very forefront of garden favoritea Awarded gold medal 
N. R. S. 
LADY REAY (Benj. Cant. 1911)—An attractive bedding 
variety. Color, deep rich pink, deeper in the center, 
shading off In the outer petals to silvery-white; very fine. 
LADY URSULA (Alex. Dickson, 1908)—Color a most beau¬ 
tiful shade of flesh-pink, of great substance and good 
form; petals large, circular and delicately perfumed. A 
grand grower, producing its round, full blooms in won¬ 
derful profusion. 
LA FRANCE (Gulllot, 1867)—The Queen of all the Roses. 
Beautiful bright silvery-pink with pale lilac shadings, 
over the entire flower a satiny sheen. Large, full and 
fine form; one of the sweetest-scented Roses. Most free 
blooming. 
LA T08CA (Schwartz. 1900)—Soft pink, tinted with rosy- 
white and yellow; large and full; very free flowering. A 
good bedding variety shown in every exhibition in Eng¬ 
land. 
LAURENT CARLE (Pernet Ducher, 1907)—An extremely 
vigorous grower, with fine erect branching habit and 
fine dark green foliage; long buds are borne on long 
stems, opening into large flowers of perfect form. Just 
full enough to open freely; color brilliant velvety-car¬ 
mine. A very promising variety; another Rose It will 
certainly pay you to try. We know it has a future. 
LE PROCRES (Pernet Ducher, 1904)—Color nankeen- 
yellow, with golden-yellow buds, of cupped form, open¬ 
ing to large flowers; very free. 
LIEUTENANT CHAURE (Pernet Ducher. 1910)—Velvety 
crimson-red; flowers large, fairly full, possessing petals 
of great depth and nicely cup formed. 
MADAME ABEL CHATENAY (Pernet Ducher. 1895)— 
Carmine-rose, shaded deep salmon; long pointed bud; 
forces well. 
MADA^rE CAROLINE TESTOUT (Pernet Ducher. 1890) — 
This charming Rose is In great demand. It is always 
scarce and always will be hard to get hold of, as It Is 
slow in propagating. Clear bright satiny-pink; flowers 
very large and extremely showy; quite distinct. We are 
the largest growers of Testout In the world, and never 
have enough to go around. It is the Rose par excellence 
in Oregon and the Pacific Coast; In fact, it does well 
evervwhere. 
MADAME .nJIJES BOUCHE (Croibler, 1911)—A beautiful 
white, suffused with salmon-pink center, deeply shaded 
with virginal-pink; large and full. This Rose has won 
numerous medals and awards. 
MADAME G. SERRUIER (Soupert & Netting, 1910) — 
Mother of pearl white, beautifully flushed and tinted 
with baby-pink. The flowers are formed as perfectly as 
a Camellia flower. Blooms from June till winter comes. 
A fine Rose. 
MADAME JENNY GILLESIOT (Pernet Ducher, 1905)— 
Buds long and pointed, deep saffron-yellow, opening 
canary, with dark golden shadings; blooms large, petals 
Immense; opens very freely; a fine upright grower of 
branching habit; exquisitely beautiful; very large in size. 
MADAME JULES GROLEZ (Guillot, 1857)—Clear deep 
rose, shaded yellow at the base; long pointed bud open¬ 
ing to large well-formed flowers; very free flowering; an 
attractive and distinct variety. 
MADAarE IJ20N PAIN (Guillot, 1904)—A most wonder 
fully beautiful Rose. Perfect in outline and form. Sal¬ 
mon-pink, overlaid with silvery-white, center yellow and 
orange; a lovely combination of colors. 
MADAME LUCIEN BALTET (Pernet Ducher. 1911)—Rosy- 
flesh, shaded yellow. Petals bordered carmine, large, 
full and globular. A very free blooming garden Rose. 
Distinct and useful. 
MADAME MELANIE SOUPERT (Pernet Ducher, 1906) — 
Flowers veiy large with bold cupped petals, almost full 
and globular. Color golden-yellow, center orange-yel¬ 
low, the whole flower suffused delicate pink. Superbly 
grand. 
MADAME PERNET DUCHER (Pernet Ducher, 1891)—A 
good yellow Rose that has been revived under the name 
of Yellow President Carnot. The color is a solid, per¬ 
fectly clear waxy golden-yellow, free from all apricot 
tints. A most valuable addition to our very limited 
stock of really good yellow Roses. 
MADAME SemVALLER (Origin unknown)—Bright pink, 
delightful fragrance; pleases everybody who plants it. 
MADAME SECOND WEBER (Soupert & Notting, 1908)— 
One of the grandest novelties of recent years; every¬ 
body is talking about It, and the more one knows of this 
wonderful Rose the more he will talk about it, and, 
what is of real value, every bit of talk about Mme. Seg- 
ond Weber (s in praise of her. Rosy-salmon or flesh- 
pink in color, of the general type and color of “My 
Maryland.” The bud is long and pointed, opening Into 
enormous blooms which deepen Its color until fully ex¬ 
panded, when it is ols Impressive as an “American 
Beauty.” The texture of the Rose Is very thick and 
heavy and the form of the petals peculiarly beautiful. 
A great garden Rose; awarded two gold medals. 
MADAME VALERE BEAUTVIEZ (Schwartz, 1908)—Cream, 
yellow and orange are the colors in this queenly Rose. 
All the tints exquisitely beautiful, form very full and 
nicely rounded; a strong grower. We feel sure that this 
Rose will rank in the dozen best bedders. “Standard” 
In all necessary qualities, “fancy” in its coloring. 
MADAME VITTORIA GAGNIERE (Schwartz. 1910) — 
Pearly-white with rose shadings, reverse of petals car¬ 
mine. I.«arge, full, erect, very vigorous and florlferous; 
flne bedder. 
MADAMOI8ELLE HELENE CAMBIER (Pernet Ducher, 
1893)—Grand flower, opens orange-yellow, changing to 
ooppery-yellow, and then again changing to almost 
white. 
MAGNAFRANO (Conrad, 1902)—This Rose is becoming 
popular on account of its splendid crimson-scarlet color 
and magnlflcent buds. The flowers are large, very reg¬ 
ular. full and double and deliciously sweet. 
MARGARET (W. Paul, 1909)—A clear, delicate tint of 
soft pink color. Long, handsome buds developing Into 
large, thick petaled flowers of good form and substance. 
Extra. 
MARIE DELESALLE (Soupert & Notting. 1910)—As free 
in growth as Teplitz, flowering continuously; buds long 
and elegant, opening Into lovely blooms of flne form and 
large petals; color bright deep cerise; reverse of petals 
shaded carmine; large and full. A decidedly free bed¬ 
ding Rose. 
MARY, COUNTESS OF ILCHE8TER (Alex Dickson, 1909) 
In the opinion of many expert rosarians this must be 
classed as one of the finest novelties. Mr. Roger Mur¬ 
phy, who has worked with Roses for the past forty 
years, says: “This Rose has come to stay. After trying 
out all the novelties of the past five years, I place the 
Countess Mary first.” The color Is unique and distinct, 
being a warm crimson-carmine, a shade difficult to de¬ 
scribe; of great size, with large, smooth, circular petals, 
deliciously scented. Simply grand. 
MELODY (A. Dickson, 1911)—A most charming and de¬ 
cidedly beautiful Rose, which attracted the attention of 
all visitors to our Rose gardens during the past summer 
because of Its marvelous free-blooming qualities. The 
blooms are of good size; the color Is an Intense, pure, 
deep saffron-yellow, with primrose edges, a delightful 
color harmony. A Rose of the highest merits. 
