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Souv. de la*’Malmaison. © Cli. Bourbon. (1843.) A famous and influen- 
tial rose ‘‘with a haunting fragrance.’’ Another of our special favorites and of 
Mrs. Keays also, for she writes of it with much charm and favor—'‘ Souvenir de la 
Malmaison, 1843, a grand old rose and a tremendous favorite in the past. The bloom is 
often very large, always full, of refreshing fragrance. Its thick petals are quartered and neat, 
of a pale flesh color with center rosy or rosy buff, the light playing over them with a trans- 
lucence which is enchanting and typical, like the light of history over the mistress of Mal- 
maison. 
We are again indebted to James Hanscom, Elmhurst, New York, with whom 
we enjoyed last year, ‘‘a quiet smoke beside the Malmaison.’’ He now says in 
part, '.. . all that we thought before. Grown as an 8 foot pillar it gives bloom solidly from 
top to bottom, evoking a nostalgia for the innocence of youth and ‘Paris in the Spring’ .”’ 
1.50 
Splendens. R. Gallica Splendens. One of this summer’s special pleasures 
is viewing the varieties seen in Roy Shepherd's beautiful Medina, Ohio garden, 
now blooming in our fields. These are my June, 1951, notes on Splendens,— 
“Next to Cramoisi des Alpes, this 1s my favorite among the Shepherd roses. The handsome 
ribbed foliage provides a fine background for the graceful, semi-double, brilliant red flowers 
—heavy and very pleasing fragrance.’’ | will vouch for any or all of the following 
adjectives,—exquisite, enchanting, ravishing. iP ey 
Sunday Best. Cli. H. Perpetual. (1924.) When Roy Hennessey gives 
eleven catalog lines to a variety, prints it twice, and does not insist on ‘‘buying 
six’’—you can be pretty sure he has something,—so I yielded to his eloquence, 
stated frankly I intended to grow it, if it was good—and . . . here it is. 
I am reminded of expert photographer, Frank Aston’s comment, as we ap- 
proached the nursery row of Sunday Best,—"'Why, they look like giant sweet peas!” 
Mr. Aston had been official photographer for Burpee—and knew his sweet peas. 
It’s a large single, in clusters with a variety of tones, from a lively scarlet to pale 
rose. Blooms all the time. Roy says it’s hardy to zero,—we say you will love it! 
Roy says it’s well worth 2.00 
Tausendschon. Rambler. (1906.) (Thousand Beauties.) A vigorous and 
thornless rambler, producing in spring a great crop of rose-pink semi-double 
blossoms, sometimes repeating in fall. Worthy of more usage,—truly a rose “‘of 
a thousand beauties.’’ Needs room. 1.50 
The Beacon. Rambler. (1922.) Mighty well named is this fiery red ram- 
bler, which shouts at us away across the growing fields,—blooming in large 
clusters of semi-double 2 inch flowers, with white eyes. Certainly among the 
most striking of-our new additions and refuses to be annoyed by any of the rose 
diseases. (Will Lester & Tillotson reserve one for the catalog-writer’s garden, 
please.) 1.50 
Thusnelda. H. Rugosa. (1889.) Greatly admired by everyone for its 
handsome foliage and the rare delicacy of the large, semi-double, soft pink 
blooms, which come freely throughout the season. Rated among top favorites 
by two of the LRG staff,—the third wavered. 1.50 
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