


Bourbon and Noisette Roses 
These Roses are $1.50 each, except where otherwise noted, less quantity discount as given on page 9 
The Bourbons are closely related to the Chinas. Some bloom 
continuously, but a few are once-blooming. Prune like China 
Roses, leaving old wood on climbing kinds. 
The Noisette group comprises some of the most beautiful Roses 
Chromatella (Cloth of Gold).  Nois. 
Creamy yellow flowers with darker centers; 
varies considerably, but usually large and 
full, of fine globular form. 
Deschamps. Nois. Red. Large, cupped, 
rich cherry-red flowers. Repeats. 
Gipsy Boy. Bour. Red. Dark crimson-red 
flowers of medium size. Plants make a 
strong bush growing 3 to 5 feet high. An 
admirable border Rose. 
Kathleen Harrop. Bour. Shell-pink, very 
fragrant blooms are borne freely in spring 
on a thornless climbing plant. It is a 
light-colored sport of the lovely Zephirine 
Drouhin. 
in the world. They grow most vigorously and produce a wealth of 
lovely, fragrant bloom. Contrary to what is sometimes stated, 
the Noisette Roses are hardy with ordinary winter protection, 
Louise Odier. Bour. Flesh-pink flowers of 
good form produced on upright, 3 to 4- 
foot, shrubby plants. Blooms continuously 
until late fall. — 
Marechal Niel. Nois. Yellow. Lovely 
buds and flowers of deep golden yellow, 
double and extremely fragrant. A celebrity 
among Roses. Dormant plants $1.50 each. 
Since it is not hardy in the North we 
have grown a quantity of large, trained, 
greenhouse-grown pot-plants for use in a 
conservatory or cool greenhouse at $3 each. 
Mme. Arthur Oger. Bour. Large brilliant 
pink flowers on a strong climbing plant. 
Very rare. 
such as we recommend for the Hybrid Teas. 
Mme. Jules Gravereaux. Nois. Flesh- 
pink flowers with yellow centers; well 
formed and fragrant. One of the most 
beloved of the old Roses. 
Souvenir de la Malmaison. Bour. Blush. 
Pale flesh-colored flowers emitting a 
haunting fragrance. Plant dwarf and 
bushy, 2 feet high. Can be planted among 
Hybrid Teas. 
Zephirine Drouhin. Bour. Vivid pink, 
well-filled flowers of fine shape, exquisitely 
perfumed. Blooms freely in spring and 
sparingly in fall. Attractive plants with 
thornless, reddened canes and _ healthy 
foliage. Climbing. $1 each. 
China or Bengal Roses 
These Roses are $1 each, except where otherwise noted, less quantity discount as given on page 9 
Most of the Roses in this group are low and somewhat spread- 
ing, with dainty, almost evergreen, disease-resistant foliage. 
Thought at one time to be too tender for northern states, they 
have proved to be as hardy as any of our Roses, flowering all 
summer, and reaching the height of their glory m the fall. 
The smaller varieties can be used Itke Polyanthas for the front 
Birdie Blye. Pink. Double, pink, fragrant 
flowers mm spreading clusters. Bush or 
pillar Rose. 
Comtesse du Cayla. Bicolor. Lovely buds 
of coppery orange; flowers reddish orange 
and yellow. An_ extremely attractive 
novelty both for its color and beautiful 
foliage. 10 petals. 
Fabvier. Bright crimson, semi-double flowers. 
The brightest of all the Chinas. Never 
“blues.” Low bush with wiry stems and 
ruddy foliage. 20 petals. 
Hermosa. Pink. Medium-sized, soft pink, 
double flowers. Good healthy, bushy 
plants up to 2 feet. This is a favorite of 
three generations. 35 petals. 
Hofgartner Kalb. Pink. Large, full, 
bright salmon-pink flowers with yellow 
centers, outer petals shaded red; fragrant. 
Might be termed a pink Gruss an Teplitz. 
Laurette Messimy. Pink. Handsome buds 
and light rosy flowers tinted with yellow 
at base of petals. Plant and foliage just 
like Comtesse du Cayla. 
Le Vesuve. Pink. Bright carmine lightened 
to pink of several shades on the same plant. 
Blooms in clusters on a good plant. Very 
floriferous. A rare old Rose which should 
be in every garden. 
Mme. Eugene Resal. Pink. Bright pink 
flowers with yellow base and orange-red 
shadings. Bushy growth; medium height 
up to 2 feet. 
Mutabilis (Rosa mutabilis). This unusual 
species gives flowers of several colors on 
the one plant. Looks and acts like a China. 
Large, single flowers of rose-pink, yellow, 
buff, and orange are produced all summer. 
Bushy plant 2 to 3 feet high. Very scarce. 
$1.50 each. 
Tea Roses 
row of beds or for edgings and they are lovely in solid beds. 
There is an airiness and daintiness to the lovely bloom of the 
Chinas that is not found in other Roses. 
Planting Distance: 15 inches. 
Pruning: Trim lightly like Polyanthas. 
Nemesis. Double crimson flowers; very 
free. This ts one of the 15 Lawranceanas 
catalogued a century ago and was the 
strongest growing of them. 
Old Blush. Pink. The original China Rose. 
Bright pink flowers which darken with age. 
Still one of the best. 33 petals. 
Prince Eugene. Fiery red. Medium growth. 
Purple Bengal. Red with darker shadings. 
Medium growth. 
The Green Rose (Rosa chinensis viridiflora). 
Green. Has a mass of sepals instead of 
petals. A curiosity which should be in 
every garden. 
White Pet. White. A tiny edging plant 
with diminutive double white flowers. 
A charming rock-garden Rose that will 
give a little more accent and height than 
the well-known Roulettt. 
These Roses are $1 each, for field-grown plants, less quantity discount on page 9 
These are the original Everbloommg Roses from which the 
Hybrid Teas have descended. 
At one time thought to be too tender for northern states, they 
have proved as hardy, if not hardier, than our modern Roses, and 
Bon Silene. Rose. Semi-double, regularly 
cupped flowers of soft rosy red, shaded with 
golden yellow; sweetly scented. 
Duchesse de Brabant. Pink. Small, 
tulip-shaped, double flowers of pale pink 
and flesh-color. Bushy growth. 28 petals. 
Etoile de Lyon. Yellow. Full, fragrant, 
golden yellow flowers of lovely form. 
Growth bushy. 11% feet. 
East Rutherford, N. J. 
with their disease-resistant foliage, fragrance and perfection of 
form, they should and will occupy a prominent place in all future 
plantings. 
Harry Kirk. Yellow. Lovely buds, opening 
to deep straw-yellow blooms of great 
size, with slight fragrance. Has Hybrid 
Tea characteristics and is extremely hardy. 
13 petals. 
Marie van Houtte. Cream. Very double, 
full, deep cream tinted with carmine-pink 
at edges and back of petals; changes to 
buff-yellow at base. Bushy and sprawling. 
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Planting Distance and Pruning: Same as for Hybrid Teas, 
Mirs. Herbert Stevens. White. Double white 
flowers tinted pale lemon at center and 
sweetly perfumed. 37 petals. 
Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Yellow. Double 
yellow deepening to copper and apricot; 
sweetly perfumed. 74 petals. 
William R. Smith. Pink. Pale flesh, 
mottled with cream and pink. 75 petals. 
