ROGER LAMBELIN—"A Lovely and Intricate Thing.” 
ROGER LAMBELIN. H. Perpetual. (1890.) 6 - 8 feet. 
Along in the gay nineties, the family of hybrid perpetuals must have been 
startled when Roger first appeared, for this strange hybrid is totally unlike 
any of them. Each dark magenta-red petal is edged with white and 
exquisitely perfumed. A strong-growing, healthy plant, preferring full 
sun, for a steady succession of bloom. 
Lois Spencer of Chicago has a word for it—"Included in my six favorite old 
roses, not because of its novelty but because it is a lovely thing, as well as an 
intricate thing. And, when wearing one, I’m charmed with the comments regard- 
WG 3h, 
Next to Crested Moss, the most wanted rose in our catalog, old or 
new. 3 for 5.00 each 2.00 
RAUBRITTER. (Robber Baron.) H. Macrantha. (1936.) 10 - 15 feet. 
Last year we rated Raubritter the most unusual of all our new additions, 
and it is still included in our six top favorites. Will word artist, Mrs. 
Hortense Wild or Austin Faricy, please describe for the next catalog, as I 
do not find words to picture these strangely beautiful, soft-pink blooms 
with the incurved, over-lapping petals. 
English authority, G. S. Thomas, much quoted herein, says it is ideal for 
banks and retaining walls, and calls it a remarkable hybrid. We would 
like every lover of unusual roses to have this one. 2.00 
REINE DES VIOLETTES. H. Perpetual. (1860.) 6-8feet. (Wren-day- 
Vee-oh-lett.) Grows to shrub proportions, hardy, thornless and glossy 
leafed. Flower is large, many petalled, strongly fragrant—starting a 
velvety violet-red, aging to rich purple tones. Profuse and recurrent 
bloomer. 
The lustiest of your new roses is ‘Reine des Violettes,’—already to 6 feet. We 
think it the finest of the purple varieties.’—James Hanscom, Elmhurst, New 
York. 3 for 4.50 each 1.75 
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