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A Discourse on the Virtues of the Rose. CHAMPIER—1514 
OM)|d Fashioned - ©tunusual ©Varieties 
‘A fine old rose is a collector’s item. It has beauty, form, character, 
and a brave history.” —Mrs. JAMES CAMPBELL LEwis, CornisH, N. H. 
It has been estimated that 25,000 varieties have been re- 
corded since Adam and Eve planted their first rose in the 
Garden of Eden, and how few relatively, have survived! 
We offer in this section, 19 Hybrid Perpetuals, 14 Musks 
and Hybrids, 13 Rugosas, 13 Teas, 12 Moss Roses, 9 Gallicas 
and Centifolias, 7 Briers, 7 Damasks and Bourbons, 6 Chinas, 
3 Noisettes and 24 miscellaneous Species, hybrids, etc., a 
total of 127 varieties. Quite an assortment, for one lone rose- 
grower, you will agree. They represent too much wealth of 
varied rose-beauty to be forgotten. ‘Fashion may have changed, 
but beauty never.” 
We are rabid collectors! Hundreds of old roses still can 
be found, with friendly aid, in old gardens here and abroad. 
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