
ROSA 
DAMASCENA 
$1 each 
The Damask Rose 
Rosa damascena 
The Damask Roses are very hardy 
and make robust growth, clothed with 
large, rough, light green leaves. Their 
flowers are very freely produced and are 
generally borne in trusses of three or 
more. The fame of their powerful fra- 
grance is second only to that of the 
Cabbage and the Moss Roses. 
DAMAS OFFICINALIS. Large; very double; 
pink. $1 each. 
KAZANLIK (R. damascena _ trigintipetala). 
Southeastern Europe. A semi-double form 
of the Damask Rose grown in the Balkans for 
the production of attar of roses. 3 to 4 feet. 
$2 each. 
MARIE LOUISE. Medium-sized double flowers 
of rich deep pink. They are intensely fragrant. 
Bushy, shrubby growth. One of the most 
desirable of the Damask family. $2 each. 
MME. HARDY. (Hardy, 1832.) This is the 
much-sought-for pure white Damask Rose. 
It is cup-shaped, large and full, and bears 
heavily in spreading clusters. We consider it 
the most beautiful and fragrant of the white 
Old-fashioned Roses. $2 each. 
PROFESSEUR EMILE PERROT. (EF. Turbat 
& Co., 1931.) A delicate soft pmk, very fra- 
grant Damask Rose brought to France from 
Persia by Professeur Perrot. Grown in great 
quantities for the perfume industry. $2 each. 
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. 
AUSTRIAN COPPER. $1 each 


Old-Fashioned Roses 
Che Cabbage Rose 
Rosa centifolia 
The Cabbage or Provence Rose has 
been grown in gardens for so many 
centuries that nobody knows where or 
when it originated. It is probably the 
most fragrant of all Roses and has been 
grown for ages to manufacture rose- 
water and attar of roses. 
CABBAGE (R. centifolia). This is the original 
Provence Rose, with double, nodding flowers 
of rosy pink, paling at the edges soon after 
opening. The name “Cabbage” is suggested 
by the incurved globular form—not the size. 
$1 each. 
KONIGIN VON DANEMARK. (Booth Bros., 
1898.) Flowers medium size, very full, fra- 
grant, flesh-pink with darker center. Vigorous. 
$2 each. 
CEILLET. Pink. Bright pink, double flowers of 
moderate size. $1 each. 
PERSUE DE GOSSART. A large double 
flower of velvety cerise with garnet reflexes. 
Very distinct and shows the true Cabbage 
Rose formation. $2 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. 
Not availab’e until fall 1943. $2 each. 
RED PROVENCE. (Old). Clear rose-pink 
flowers, deeper in center. These are of large 
size, cupped in form, and are very fragrant. 
Not available until fall 1943. $1.50 each. 
ROSE DES PEINTRES. Rose-color to deep 
rose-pink; Iarge and full, with raised center. 
Vigorous growth. The Rose of the old Dutch 
painters of still life. $2 each. 
Austrian Briers 
Austrian Briers are descendants of 
Rosa fetida, and the ancestors of the 
modern yellow, orange, and copper Hy- 
brid Teas. Hardy and spectacular in 
color, they make fine shrubs or Climbers. 
Pruning: Thin out old wood. 
These Roses are $1 each 
AUSTRIAN COPPER (Rosa fetida bicolor). 
Single flowers of intense copper-red, reverse 
of petals bright golden yellow. 
AUSTRIAN YELLOW. The yellow-flowered 
type of Austrian Copper. 
PARKFEUER. (P. Lambert, 1908.) Single, 
bright scarlet. Strong grower (6 to 8 feet.) 
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Cabbage Roses, continued 
VARIEGATA DI BOLOGNA. 
(Bonfiglioli, 
1909.) This is the largest of all striped Roses 
and shows the pure white background with 
purplish red veinings on each petal. Plant 
makes a spectacular pillar or large, vigorous 
shrub. The blooms are the true large, double, 
globular, Cabbage Rose type. $2 each. 
VIERGE DE CLERY. (Baron Veiliard, 1888.) 
Snow-white blooms of large size; exceedingly 
fragrant. Considered the best white Cabbs age 
Rose in existence. $2 each. 
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