VARIEGATA DI BOLOGNA—'"'Fracrance RavisHING!"’ 
Wm. R. Smith. Tea. (1908.) We quote the enthusiastic catalog de- 
scription of the Thomasville Nurseries,—"' Here zs the finest cut flower variety of all 
the Teas. Large, double, long-lasting flowers of blush-pink on long stems. Foliage large, 
rich green, leathery. Always a favorite.”’ 3 for 4.00 each 1.50 
Violette. Rambler. (1921.) This is an offspring of Veilchenblau . . . dif- 
erent chiefly in that its spring flowers are pure deep violet, which lovely tone 
is maintained until the end. It is a long-time Lester favorite, as it is also, with 
many an admiring garden visitor. If you don’t like violet tones in roses, pass 
on friend, but you might be missing something. 1.50 
York & Lancaster. Abundant spring bloom on a strong, bushy plant. 
“The rose nor red nor white but stolen of both,’’ says Shakespeare. In fact we 
have so many ‘‘quotes’’ for this variety, we know not where to begin or leave 
off—for no rose has had so much mention, and none a more interesting history. 
The sparkle of this gaily striped rose with its beautiful fern-green foliage makes 
it very worth growing even without history or Shakespeare. (Pardon me, bard.) 
“Red Rose of Lancaster 
White Rose of York 
And the striped rose, the King’s rose 
Tells of old sorrows, 
Wars, Beauties forgotten,— 
And nod on their stalk.” 
—MarGareT STANLEY WRENCH 
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