The Damask Rose 
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Professeur Emile Perrot. (E.Turbat & Co., 1931.) Flower semi-double, 
very fragrant, soft pink. Used by perfume industry. 
Roi des Pays-Bas. Originator and introducer unknown, but described in 
Gore’s Manual in 1838 as having large, double flowers of vivid and uniform pink, 
varying to dark red. 
Rosa damascena. The original Rose of Damascus. Yields double, rose-pink 
blooms with 18 or more petals. When fully open, the golden stamens add to its 
loveliness. Pleasingly and deliciously fragrant. $1 each. 
York and Lancaster. This historical Rose is said to have appeared in an 
English garden soon after the War of the Roses and the historical description said 
that “It has irregularly shaped flowers which may be pale red or pure white, or 
part red and part white. Flowers of these different colorings may, and often do, 
appear on the bush at the same time.” The blooms are richly fragrant with the 
true Damask scent. This is distinctly different from the striped Rose which has 
heretofore been sold as York and Lancaster in this country and we are glad to be 
the first to offer the true variety. $2 each. 
