Old-Fashioned Roses, continued 
China, Bengal, Tea, Bourbon and Noisette Roses 
Most of these are the original ‘‘Everblooming”’ or Monthly Roses. The old-fashioned Chinas and 
Teas are low and bushy in growth, similar to the more modern Hybrid Teas. Thought at one time to 
be tender for northern states, they have proved to be as hardy as any of our Roses. The foliage of 
these five classes is more resistant to disease because solid, substantial species strains were used for 
breeding them many years ago; that is why they have lasted down through the years. 
DUCHESSE DE BRABANT. Tea. (H. B. 
Bernede, 1857.) Tulip-shaped, double flowers 
of China pink turning to flesh color. Vigorous, 
bushy growth with excellent foliage; extremely 
hardy and healthy. Because of its unusual 
beauty and delightful fragrance, this was the 
favorite Rose of the late President ““Teddy”’ 
Roosevelt. $1.50 each. Supply exhausted 
until fall 1948. 
GIPSY BOY. Bourbon. Red. Dark crimson- 
red flowers of medium size. Plants make a 
strong bush growing 3 to 5 feet high. An ad- 
mirable border Rose. $2.00 each. 
HARRY KIRK. Tea. (A. Dickson & Sons 
1907.) Lovely buds of elegant shape an 
substance, opening to deep straw-yellow. $1.50 
each. 
HERMOSA. China. (Marcheseau, 1840.) Pink. 
Medium-sized, soft pink, double flowers. 
Good healthy, bushy plants up to 2 feet. This 
is a favorite of three generations. Truly ever- 
blooming. 35 petals. $1.50 each. 
HOFGARTNER KALB. China. (Felberg-Le- 
clerc, 1914.) Makes fine bushy plants 2 to 
21% feet high, covered with an abundance of 
lively pink flowers of charming shape and 
delicious fragrance. Excellent even in hot 
weather. 35 petals. $1.50 each. 
LOUIS PHILIPPE. China. Red. Medium 
size; double; globular; deep — scarlet-red. 
Bushy and profuse bloomer. $1.50 each. 
LOUISE ODIER. Bourbon. (Margottin, 1851.) 
Flesh-pink flowers of good form produced on 
3 to 4-foot, shrubby plants. Blooms con- 
tinuously until Iate fall. $2.00 each. 
MARECHAL NIEL. Noisette. (Pradel, 1864.) 
Yellow. Lovely buds and flowers of deep 
golden yellow, double and extremely fragrant. 
A celebrity among Roses. 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 $3.00 each. Dormant plants. $1.50 each. 
Rose 
Rosa alba. York Rose. Large, flat, pure white 
blooms with yellow centers, varying from single 
to semi-double. The tissue-like petals of this 
lovely old Rose are quite distinct, as is the gray- 
green wood and glaucous foliage. This historical 
Rose is always a “‘must have” for collectors of 
old Roses. Tall growth. $2.00 each. 
R. alba carnea. Palest blush-pink, fading to white. 
Many Rose experts consider this identical with 
Maiden Blush in every respect. $2.00 each. 
R. arvensis. (Europe.) White, scentless flowers 
11% to 2 inches across, borne singly in great pro- 
fusion in late June. A trailing shrub with rather 
large, bluish green foliage. Hardy and a depend- 
able ground-cover. $1.50 each. 
R. blanda. (Northeastern North America.) Soft 
pink; 2 inches across. Bright red hips. Does well 
in damp locations. 4 to 6 feet. 75 cts. each; 10 
for $5.50; 100 for $50.00 net. 
R. centifolia alba. White Moss Cabbage Rose. 
Like R. centifolia but flowers white. Rare and 
very scarce. $2.00 each. 
R. Ecae (R. Primula). (Turkestan.) Pale yellowish 
white flowers, 1 to 114 inches across, borne freely 
along the erect leafy branches very early in the 
season. Prickly stems 4 to 5 feet tall, with finely 
divided foliage which, when wet, emits a strong 
odor of formic acid. Its shiny dark green leaves 
and red thorns on the branches make it very 
attractive the whole year round. $2.00 each. 
R. Eglanteria (R. rubiginosa). Eglantine; Sweet- 
brier. Bright pink flowers in small clusters. 
Noted for fragrance of the young foliage. $1.50 each. 
R. hibernica (R. spinosissima bibernica). Thought 
to be a hybrid between R. spinosissima and R 
canina with small pink flowers. Growth dwarf; 
spiny stems. A good low shrub. $1.50 each. 
Bobbink & Atkins 
Species 
MUTABILIS (Rosa mutabilis). China. 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 
pas 2 to 3 feet high. Very scarce. $2.00 
each, 
SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON. Bourbon. 
(Beluze, 1843.) Blush. Pale flesh-colored 
flowers emitting a haunting fragrance. Plant 
dwarf and bushy, 2 feet high. $2.00 each. 
THE GREEN ROSE (Rosa chinensis viridi- 
flora). China. Green. The flower formation 
consists of a “tuft”? of green sepals, with no 
colored petals at all; hence the name of this 
most unusual variety. Grows as a small, 
vigorous, 3 to 4-foot bush. $2.00 each. 
WILLIAM R. SMITH. Tea. (R. Bagg, 1908.) 
Pale flesh-colored flowers of splendid shape, 
mottled with cream and pink. Plant is very 
vigorous and spreading, blooms freely all 
season, and foliage is never troubled by 
disease. $1.50 each. 
The following varieties will not be avail- 
able until fall 1948: 
BIRDIE BLYE. Bengal. 
CHROMATELLA. Noisette. 
COMTESSE DU CAYLA. China. 
CRAMOISI SUPERIOR. China. 
LAURETTE MESSIMY. China. 
MME. EUGENE RESAL. China. 
MME. PLANTIER. Noisette. 
MRS. HERBERT STEVENS. Tea. 
OLD BLUSH. China. 
REVE D’OR. Noisette. 
SAFRANO. Tea. 
WHITE PET. China. 
WILLIAM ALLEN RICHARDSON. Noisette. 
These Roses all priced at $1.50 each. 
. Moyesi. (Western China.) Deep blood-red 
blooms, 2 to 3 inches across. The color of the 
flowers is not only unlike that of any other Rose, 
but of any other flower. It is a vivid yet deep, 
warm, velvety, reddish terra-cotta, a color one 
sometimes sees tn old needlework and tmpossible 
to describe. Strong grower. Beautiful foliage. 
6 to 8 feet. $2.00 each. 
R. mutabilis. This unusual species from China 
gives flowers of several colors on the one plant. 
Large, single flowers of rose-pink, yellow, buff, 
and orange are produced all summer. Bushy 
plant 2 to 3 feet high. Very scarce. $2.00 each. 
R. Primula. See R. Ecae. 
R. Roxburghi. Burr Rose. Single pale pink flowers 
followed by bristly seed pods resembling chestnut 
burrs. Bushy, shrubby plants to 5 or 6 feet. Bark 
peels off like a sycamore tree. Aside from the 
lovely pink blooms, the fruit or hips of this Rose 
are so unusual that collectors of species and old- 
fashioned varieties consider this a curiosity par 
excellence. $1.50 each. 
R. rubrifolia (R. ferruginea). Red-leaved Rose. 
(Central and Southern Europe.) Pink flowers. 
Remarkable for the beauty of its foliage, which 
is bronze-red. Red fruits. 6 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. sempervirens. Evergreen Rose. Slightly fra- 
grant, white flowers, 2 inches in diameter, in June 
and July. Fruit orange-red. Evergreen. $1.50 ea. 
R. setigera. Prairie Rose. (Inland North America.) 
Large; single, bright pink; in clusters. 6 to 8 feet 
high, with grayish foliage. Very hardy. 60 cts. 
each; 10 for $5.50; 100 for $50.00 net. 
R. Watsoniana. The Bamboo Rose. (Japan.) 
Tiny, compact, narrow, fern-like foliage, forming 
dense plumes. Nearly evergreen foliage. Small 
pink-tinted flowers. 2 to 3 feet. $2.00 each. 
R. Wichuraiana. See page 15. 
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Scotch Roses 
Rosa spinosissima Hybrids and others 
Small, fern-like foliage and spiny 
growth 
distinguish this group. They are all extremely 
hardy, trouble-free, making fine compact bushes 
that combine well with other shrubs and hand- 
some as specimen plants. 
Pruning: Thin out old wood only. 
HARISON’S YELLOW. (Harison, 1830.) The 
yellow shrub Rose of oldtime gardens. Semi- 
double, bright yellow flowers on sturdy plants 
6 to 8 feet tall. $2.00 each. 
ROSA SPINOSISSIMA. White. The original 
Scotch Rose. Flowers usually white, but 
sometimes pink or yellowish. Very fragrant. 
An excellent hedge subject. It is the sweetest 
scented of all our wild Roses. It Iooks loveliest 
I its native haunts, with its red-tipped buds 
and blush-white flowers. 3 feet. 75 cts. each; 
10 for $6.50; 100 for $55.00. 
R. XANTHINA. Its long, arching canes make 
a bushy, upright shrub, bedecked in early 
spring with golden rosettes. $2.00 each. 
STANWELL PERPETUAL. (Lee.) Pink. 
This old favorite blooms during the entire 
season. Flesh-pink, double blooms. 6 feet. 
$2.00 each. Supply exhausted until fall 
1948. 
Austrian Briers 
Austrian Briers are descendants of Rosa 
fotida, and the ancestors of the modern yellow, 
orange, and copper Hybrid Teas. 
AUSTRIAN COPPER (Rosa fetida bicolor). 
Single flowers of intense copper-red, reverse 
of petals bright golden yellow. $2.00 each. 
AUSTRIAN YELLOW. The yellow-flowered 
type of Austrian Copper. $2.00 each. 
PERSIAN YELLOW. Double, rather small, 
deep golden yellow flowers, produced along 
the canes in the manner characteristic of this 
class. $2.00 each. 
Hvbrid Stweetbriers 
Not available until fall 1948 
Developed from the common Sweetbrier or 
Eglantine (see Species Roses), they bear single 
and semi-double flowers along their arching 
canes. Most of them grow 8 to 10 feet high with 
a good spread. For fall 1948, the following varie- 
ties will be available at $2.00 each (None for 
spring 1948): Anne of Geierstein (crimson), 
Brenda (peachy pink), Green Mantle (bright 
rosy red), Julia Mannering (pink), Lady Pen-~ 
zance (copper), Meg Merrilies (crimson), Re= 
fulgence (bright scarlet). 

These charming little Roses, sometimes called 
“Miniatures,” seldom grow more than a foot 
high. Though small and dainty, they are com- 
paratively hardy, even in cold climates. They 
should never be planted right in among other 
everblooming Roses, although they do make nice 
edging plants for the small Rose-garden. 
OAKINGTON RUBY. Deep crimson buds 
opening to ruby-red—lovely, non-fading color 
with no white center. This is a lovely red 
Fairy Rose. Potted plants. 75 cts. each. 
POMPON DE PARIS (Pompon Ancien). 
The plants are small; buds pointed; flowers a 
deep pink. Potted plants. 75 cts. each. 
ROSA ROULETTI. Double rose-pink flowers, 
less than a half inch across. Potted plants. 
75 cts. each, 

