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Old-Fashioned Roses 
Reine Blanche. (Robert & Moreau, 1858.) The large, pure white flowers 
have a very handsome, broad, flat form. It is one of the best white Moss Roses and 
has undoubtedly become confused at times with Blanche Moreau. Three white 
Moss Roses of similar names, all introduced by the firm of Robert, or Robert & 
Moreau, or Moreau-Robert, are recorded. The names are Blanche, Reine Blanche, 
and Blanche Moreau, and there is some suspicion that they are all the same thing. 
To increase the confusion, there are two Hybrid Perpetuals called Reine Blanche: 
the earliest, put out by Damaizin in 1868, a well-formed white flower tinged with 
blush and pale pink; and a similar variety, put out by Crozy in 1869, described as 
flesh-white shaded with rose. Heaven alone knows now which variety is which. 
Rosa Bonheur. (Laffay, 1852.) Parkman mentioned this variety in 1866, 
and it is meagerly described as pink or bright rose-color. 
Salet. (Robert, 1854.) One of the Perpetual-flowering Mosses which bloom 
again in autumn if given special care. The flowers are rosy pink with blush edges. 
75 cts. each, $6.50 for 10. 
Single Moss. Pink, quite single. Very rare. 
Souv. de Pierre Vibert. (Moreau-Robert, 1867.) Flowers dark red 
shaded carmine and violet, large and full. Blooms freely. Growth moderate. Said 
to bloom again in autumn. 
Striped Moss. Small rose-pink flowers striped carmine. Very distinct 
foliage. Stems almost mossy. A most charming little plant worthy of every gar¬ 
dener’s attention. 
Turenne. (Robert & Moreau, 1858.) Nothing is known of this variety except 
that the flowers are described as amaranth or purplish amaranth. 
Unique. A sport of White Provence, a Cabbage Rose. The pure white flowers 
are large and full and are sometimes lightly tinted. The buds are well mossed. 
Van Dael. (Laffay, 1850.) The flowers are described as large and full, rich 
purple with lilac edges, or deep lilac with blackish center, or lilac or deep pink with 
paler edges. But all descriptions agree that the plant is vigorous and that the buds 
are well mossed. 
Violacee. (Soupert, 1876.) Steel-blue shaded violet to grayish pink, large 
and full. 
Waldtraut Nielsen. Large, clear deep pink Moss. One of the best. 
White Bath. (Salter, 1817.) Large, paper-white flowers. An old favorite. 
William Lobb. (Laffay, 1855.) A rare old type with quaint flowers of 
flesh-pink. 75 cts. each. 
Zenobia. (W. Paul, 1892.) Large, full, satin-rose; exceedingly fragrant. Buds 
well mossed. 
