
THE OME! Rose. Its TRANSLUCENT PricKLEs ARE AFIRE! 
R. Sweginzowi. China. It is most unfortunate that this delightful plant 
must bear, until forgotten, a name which so quickly condemns it to all but the col- 
lectors and connoisseurs. Our specimen is on the frequented path to the store-house, | 
and in all stages from its charming two inch single shell-pink blooms, borne along 
graceful canes, to the great crop of scarlet hips which followed, it has been greatly 
admired by everyone. 2.00 
R. Watsoniana. (Watson Rose) Japan. Large growing, bushy shrub with 
pale green, grass-like foliage and tiny pale pink blooms in clusters; interesting for 
its strangeness, but certainly not beautiful. Collector’s item. 2.00 
Rainbow. Tea. China. Picked up by the Lesters on one of their adventurous 
journeys through the Mother Lode Country. Origin and history unknown to us. 
Charming globular blooms, similar to Duchesse de Brabant, start cream color at 
center and darken to deep crimson at the outer edges. Decidedly “‘different.” 2.00 
Reve D’or. Noisette. (1869.) Strong growing, climbing type, with super- 
ior foliage, extending to the base of the plant. Flowers are double, well formed, 
described by Mrs. Keays, as “soft yellow, outside a pale pink, so the general color 
is of a buffy pink shade, with yellow shanks .. . This is an excellent rose, healthy, 
happy, free of bloom.” We like everything about this famous old Noisette, except 
the tenacity with which it holds the faded blooms to the sometimes bitter end. 
Supply limited. 2.00 
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