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The Lester Rose Gardens 
FELICITE et PERPETUE ( 1827)—An evergreen rose with very double cream flowers 
in clusters; beautiful and vigorous. 
FORTUNE’S DOUBLE YELLOW (1845); (Beauty of Glazenwood; San Rafael 
Rose; Gold of Ophir) —A rank climbing China-tea rose in great favor with pro¬ 
fuse, semi-double orange-yellow flowers, flaked with red, borne in wreaths. 
GEN. JACQUEMINOT (18 52) —Scarlet crimson double flowers on strong stems, in¬ 
tensely fragrant. Vigorous. 
GIANT of BATTLES (1846) T —An almost extinct rose with deep fiery crimson, 
double, fragrant flowers. $1.50 
GLOIRE de DIJON (18 5 3) —Our grandparents’ favorite climbing rose; hardy, vigor¬ 
ous, with very large, very full, fragrant flowers of rose, salmon and yellow. 
GREEN ROSE (18 56) —A rose with a rare sense of humor! Bears continuously, very 
lasting, novel "flowers” which are really leaf sports but of perfect flower form, green 
tinged with bronze. Only rose of its kind. 
HARRISON’S YELLOW (18 3 0); (The Old Fashioned Yellow Brier) —Shrub rose 
with small, very double, gold-yellow flowers and fern-like foliage; brought to the 
West by the covered wagon pioneer women in the gold-rush days. 
HERMOSA (1840) T —Old favorite with globular bright rose double flowers; con¬ 
tinuous bloomer. $1.50 
LA FRANCE (18 67) T —Invaluable old tea rose with large, full, silver-rose flowers of 
sweetest fragrance; a continuous bloomer. 
LAMARQUE (183 0) —Grand old climbing Noisette rose, rank growth, handsome 
foliage; large, fragrant white flowers with yellow flush. $1.50 
MME. ALFRED CARRIERE (1879)—Noisette climber, continuous bloomer, disease 
proof, with blush-white double, fragrant flowers. 
MME. PLANTIER ( 183 5)—Fine old Noisette shrub rose, a glorious sheet of white 
when covered with its double, fragrant bloom. 
MARECHAL NEIL (1864) —For generations the favorite climbing yellow, everbloom- 
ing rose, most fragrant of all roses. 
MARIE VAN HOUTTE (1871) T— Pale yellow, tinged with rose, fine form; perhaps 
the best tea rose for gardens. 
MOSS ROSE (17th Century) —No other rose is richer in association value! Moss 
covered buds of exquisite form; delicious fragrance. We offer the White, Pink, Red 
and the newer Golden Moss. 
PAPA GONTIER (1883) T—Early, profuse and continuous bloomer with fairly 
double pink flowers wth crimson reverse. 
PERLE D’OR (1883)—Polyantha dwarf rose of lovely apricot shade, small perfect 
buds; often called the "Yellow Cecil Brunner.” 
REVE D’OR (1869)—Old climbing Noisette rose with disease proof foliage and large, 
double, very fragrant deep yellow flowers, abundant and continuous. $1.25 
SHAILER’S PROVENCE (1796)—A very rare rose with anemone-shaped, cupped 
flowers of lilac pink and the fine cabbage-rose fragrance. Strong grower and hardy. 
$ 2.00 
SHERMAN ROSE (See Chromatella) 
SOUVENIR de la MALMAISON (1843) T—Rare old favorite; flesh flowers shaded 
fawn, large, full and fragrant. Rich foliage. $2.00 
