THE BLUE BOOK FOR FLORISTS 
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Polyantha Clothilde Soupert 
Polycmtha or Baby Rambler Roses 
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BABY RAMBLER, or MADAME N. LEVASSEUR—This is the 
original Baby Rambler, daddy of them all. In bloom all the 
time. Flowers in large clusters of brightest red. 
BABY TAUSENDSCHOEN—Its flowers are large and so much 
like “Tausendschoen.” A blush form of “Climbing Tausend- 
schoen,” having all the charms in the variable colorings in 
its flowers that its parent has. 
CATHERINE ZEIMET or WHITE BABY RAMBLER—Grows 
to a height of twenty inches and produces double pure white 
flowers in abundance. 
CHATILLON ROSE (Poly.)—Bud small, long pointed; flower 
medium size, semi-double, cupped, very lasting bright pink. 
Very vigorous, bushy, one to two feet high, profuse and con¬ 
tinuous bloomer. Hardy. 
CLOTHILDE SOUPERT (H. Poly.)—Known the world over as 
one of the very best of all bedding Roses. The only rival of 
“Hermosa” as a bedder and market pot plant. The color 
effect is beautiful ivory-white, shading towards the center to 
bright silvery pink. 
ELLEN POULSON—Dark brilliant pink, large, full, sweetly 
scented. 
ETOILE LUISANTE, or BABY HERRIOT—Its color is a 
shrimp-pink with intense coppery-yellow suffusion, the base 
of the petals golden-yellow which intensifies and lightens up 
its high colors. Plant is of free growth and floriferous. 
GEORGE ELGER—A lovely little golden-yellow Polyantha Rose, 
with good admixture of Tea blood ; like all of its class, it is 
free in growth, free in bloom with small, glossy foliage. 
GLORIA MUNDI—(Poly.)—Neat full well formed flowers of 
the most brilliant scarlet orange color. A wonderful addition 
to list of forcing polyanthas. No other color like it. Bound 
to prove very popular. 
GRUSS AN AACHEN—(H. Poly.)—Yellowish-rose colored with 
salmon-pink and red shadings, full, strong, free blooming 
and disease proof; erect and of moderate growth. 
LA FAYETTE—(Poly.)—Brilliant cherry-crimson flowers, pro¬ 
duced in branched trusses continuously from June until frost. 
The most brilliant and satisfactory Rose in this class for 
bordering walks or for edging large Rose beds. 
LE MARNE—Dwarf, perpetual flowering Polyantha. Semi¬ 
double flowers, bright salmon-rose at the edges, rosy blush 
inside. Blooms abundantly and continuously in bouquets of 
fifteen to forty flowers. Has fine keeping qualities. 
MADEMOISELLE CECILE BRUNNER (Poly.)—This is the 
popular Baby pink or “Sweetheart” Rose. It makes a hand¬ 
some miniature Rose, coming in sprays of three to five buds. 
Color blush, shaded light salmon-pink. 
MISS EDITH CAVELL—Bright crimson, white eye; very beau¬ 
tiful. 
ORLEANS—Showiest and prettiest of all Baby Ramblers. This 
charming and dainty Rose is of beautiful rounded habit and 
is a huge bouquet of deep cerise or Geranium-pink with dis¬ 
tinct showy center of pure white; florets not crowded, but 
of beautiful arrangement, and cannot be beaten. 
SALMON SPRAY (Hy. Poly.)—A very fine rose to force in 
pots for Easter, Mother’s Day, etc. Color a beautiful salmon- 
pink. 
TIP TOP (“Baby Doll”)—The color is absolutely new, and 
quite startling in its brilliancy, golden-yellow tipped with 
clear, bright cerise. 
Climbing Polyanthas 
CLIMBING MADEMOISELLE CECILE BRUNNER (C. H. P.) 
—Rosy-pink on a rich creamy-white ground; a beauty. This 
is the strongest growing Rose offered in this catalog, barring 
none. 
MOSS ROSES 
What can be more elegant than the bud of the Moss Rose 
and more delicious than its fragrance? Perfectly hardy. 
ELIZABETH ROWE—This is an old favorite with its large 
deep pink buds well mossed. A beauty. 
HENRI MARTIN—Large, full flower of deep red; well mossed; 
fragrant. 
MOUSSELINE—Pure white flower, buds heavily and beau¬ 
tifully mossed. 
CHEROKEE OR LAEVIGATA 
AMOENA—The Pink Flowering Cherokee Rose (L.)—The flow¬ 
ers are the same as the White Flowering Cherokee, except that 
the color is a glowing pink with a golden yellow center. 
Resembles huge apple blossoms. 
LAEVIGATA (The White Cherokee)—This is the famous Cher¬ 
okee Rose so well known in California. Large, pure white 
flowers with center filled with golden-yellow anthers. 
