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Old-Fashioned Roses 
Dlichesse de Montebello. Pale pink. Some authorities consider this to 
be more of a Gallica than a Centifolia. 
Foliacee. (Descemet.) Grown in America prior to 1848 and is soft pink or 
“rosy incarnate.” It was also sometimes called “Caroline de Berry.” 
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Grande Renoncule. (Introducer and date unknown.) Flowers full, of 
medium size, dull pink, shading to violet. 
Justine. (Vibert, 1822.) Also called “Nouvelle de Provence.” Medium-sized 
very double flowers of pale lilac-pink. In 1845 Rousseau introduced a Justine of 
the Bourbon class which was described as very double, rosy carmine tinged with 
crimson. 
Konigin von Danemark. (Booth Bros., 1898.) Delicate flesh-pink, mod¬ 
erately large, double flowers, with deep pink centers; fragrant. Strong-growing 
and hardy. $1 each. 
La Noblesse. (Soupert & Notting, 1856.) Double, light rose-colored flowers 
of excellent size, with bright carmine centers; very fragrant. Growth and foliage 
very vigorous. A charming and distinct old Rose. $1 each. 
Micaela. (Vibert.) The flowers are pink shading to silver. There may be some 
second bloom. 
GEillet. (Dupont, 1800.) Bright pink, double flowers of moderate size; fragrant. 
Plant vigorous, hardy, and free-blooming. A rare and attractive sort. There is 
another (Eillet, or perhaps the same thing, described among the Moss Roses as a 
synonym of the variety Asepala. $1 each. 
Persue de Gossart. (Introducer and date unknown.) A double flower of 
velvety cerise with garnet reflexes. $1 each. 
Petite de Hollande. (Introducer and date unknown.) Small, double, rose- 
colored flowers, fragrant and freely produced. Growth moderate. $1 each. 
Petite Orleanaise. (Introducer and date unknown.) One of the Midget or 
Pompon Centifolias, with small, very double flowers like tiny zinnias. The plant is 
almost a climber. 
Pompon. Small; double; white, streaked lilac-pink. 
Pompon de Bourgogne. (Introducer and date unknown.) Small, very 
double flowers of pale pink, varying to white, tinted pink in the center; fragrant. 
Free-flowering. Moderate growth. $1 each. 
Prolifera of Redoute. Resembles the old Cabbage Rose, except that its 
sepals are longer and more fringed. Often bears another flower in the center of the 
blossom. A curiosity. 
Red Provence. (Old.) Clear rose-pink flowers, deeper in center. These are of 
large size, cupped in form, and are very fragrant. A dwarf, spreading sort whose 
flowers are somewhat fleeting. $1 each. 
