TEA ROSES 
These roses of yesterday are in some cases better than the constant 
flood of new ones put out to take their place. You MUST allow them to 
grow until they have a huge plant then you can do almost anything to them 
and still get results. 
Some of them such as Souv. de Mme. Boullet are unbelievable if 
allowed to grow to large plants. It has often times a bud of three inches in 
length and after the weather warms up it will be pure gclden orange as well 
as double and perfectly formed. 
As a group they are no better or worse than the roses of today with 
their polyglot parentage—Teas, under proper conditions, all have perfect 
form. All, unless otherwise priced are $1.50 each. 
ALEXANDER HILL GRAY—Pale yellow and of a little larger proportions 
than most. 
BLANCHE MESSIGNY—Consistently cream color regardless of weather. 
This is a pet of mine. 
BON SILENE—One of the reddest of the old Teas—a pink rose. 
BRIDESMAID—Very double and still has perfect form of pale pink. 
DUCHESS de BRABANT—Very pale pink and rather poorer form than most 
of the others. 
CATHERINE MERMET—Of the same family as The Bride and Brides- 
maid, with the same marvelous form and a little deeper pink. 
GRACE DARLING—Not quite as healthy as the rest although it has larger 
blooms and a light rose pink color. 
HOMERE—tThis does not have as good form as the rest but I fall for the 
clean white with pink edging. Really dainty coloring. 
ISABELLA SPRUNT—A very old variety with a much smaller bud and 
sometimes not so well formed. Cream yellow with a trifle of pink. 
LADY HILLINGDON—Although this is more recent, it is in the cool weather 
in our springs a rich egg yolk orange with very long and slender buds. 
MAMMAN COCHET—This pink rose is still a honey as it is as consistent 
as those of today in its performance. Requires some heat. 
MME. HOSTE—Pale yellow fading but has a pink flush, quite double. 
MRS. DUNLOP BEST—More recent than the ‘rest and has form like a 
dream on a good plant, too. There has been a lot of medals handed out 
in our bought-and-paid-for supposedly test Gardens that are junk alongside 
of this rose. In color it is solid orange that along with its deep colored 
fee emo kOsaitenicortoypass Up. «Mache. 8 ae $1.50 
NIPHETOS—The rarest tea rose in existence—a poor grower. Has very 
slender double snowy white, perfectly pendant roses that last unbelievably 
long. But remember—it is collectors item and has to be left alone with no 
whacking. I never know from year to year whether or not I will be able 
to,oiter it. My old plant was propagated back in 1901.__... 5 $2.50 
POPPA GONTIER—When this came out rose growers were overjoyed as 
this was almost red with a fairly good bud. Very healthy but today it 
is barely a deep pink. 
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