So sweet was the savor of Roses . . . that sick persons, borne in the garden in a litter, walked 
forth sound and well for having passed the night in so lovely a place. 
—From the "Lay of the Little Bird.” 
Old-fashioned Roses, Continued 
The Lester Rose Gardens 
Lester Photo 
The Last Rose of Summer 
OLD BLUSH, the Rose of which Moore 
wrote his immortal lines. 
GARDENIA ( 1899) — Vigorous hardy 
climber with very handsome disease- 
proof evergreen foliage and double 
cream flowers. Ideal for covering an 
old building, its foliage effect is so 
lovely. 
GIANT OF BATTLES (1840) — Large 
double red flowers; strong bush habit. 
GEN. JACQUEMINOT ( 18 5 2 )—Scarlet 
crimson double flowers on strong stems, 
intensely fragrant. Vigorous, sturdy, a 
fine old favorite. 
GLOIRE de DIJON (18 5 3) — Favorite 
climbing rose of our grandparents, still 
as good as ever; hardy, vigorous, with 
very large, very full, fragrant flowers 
of rose, salmon, and yellow. This is the 
rose of which Dean Flole, England’s 
most famous rosarian, said that if he 
were condemned to have but one rose 
it would be the Gloire de Dijon. 
GLOIRE des ROSOMANES ( 1825); 
(Ragged Robin) —Large, semi-double 
fragrant flowers of glowing crimson, in 
clusters, borne quite continuously; vig¬ 
orous growth and tremendously resist¬ 
ant to pests, disease and neglect. High 
bush to pillar form. 
CHROMATELLA (1843); (Cloth of Gold; The 
Sherman Rose) — A vigorous everblooming 
climber, with disease proof foliage and double 
fawn-yellow fragrant flowers in profusion. The 
original rose whose romantic love-legend of old 
Monterey has given to it the name of "The Sher¬ 
man Rose.” With each plant we enclose a copy of 
Mr. Lester’s copyrighted "The True Story of the 
Sherman Rose.” 
DUCHESS de BRABANT ( 18 57); (The Duchess) 
—Favorite old decorative Tea rose; vigorous large 
bush form; pale pink tulip-form fragrant flowers 
all season long. 
EGLANTINE (Ancient Species Rose) — The true 
English sweetbrier, favorite of Shakespeare and his 
times; hardy, vigorous, easily grownjideal as spec¬ 
imen or for hedge; profuse single pink flowers 
followed by brilliant, lasting scarlet hips; foliage 
deliciously apple-scented Ailing the garden air with 
rare fragrance. 
FAIRY ROSE ( 1800) —Choice dwarf rose ideal for 
rock gardens, with profuse, single, small, pink 
flowers borne continuously and disease and pest- 
proof foliage. 7 5c. 
FELICITE et PERPETUE ( 1 828 )—Oldest climbing 
white rose, still one of the very best; extremely 
rank grower, with lovely evergreen, disease proof 
foliage and very fragrant double white bloom. 
$1.50. 
FORTUNE’S DOUBLE YELLOW (1845); 
(Beauty of Glazenwood; San Rafael Rose; 
Gold of Ophir) —A rank climbing China-tea rose 
in great favor, with profuse, semi-double orange- 
yellow flowers, flanked with red, borne in wreaths. 
Lester Photo 
The strange, fascinating, everblooming GREEN 
ROSE of 185 6. 
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