. Vick's garden and floral guide . ite; petals of greatsubstance; shell-shaped and reflexed; free flowering;highly perfumed; growth vigorous and foliage veryhandsome. Undoubtedly one of the finest raised by thisfirm. We have had this variety in flower and regard itas a decided acquisition to the list of Hardy White , each, two-year plan!a, 50 cents. VICKS CAPRICE. This plant, introduced by us some years ago, still standsat the head of the list of striped Roses, being the most dis-tinctly marked and constant in its character. This grandRose may be grown to perfection by the amateur,
. Vick's garden and floral guide . ite; petals of greatsubstance; shell-shaped and reflexed; free flowering;highly perfumed; growth vigorous and foliage veryhandsome. Undoubtedly one of the finest raised by thisfirm. We have had this variety in flower and regard itas a decided acquisition to the list of Hardy White , each, two-year plan!a, 50 cents. VICKS CAPRICE. This plant, introduced by us some years ago, still standsat the head of the list of striped Roses, being the most dis-tinctly marked and constant in its character. This grandRose may be grown to perfection by the amateur, as well asby the professional florist. The flowers are large, softsatiny pink, distinctly striped and dashed with white andcarmine. It is beautiful in the bud form, being quite longand pointed, showing the stripes to great advantage. Bloomscontinuously through the summer. Desirable for , 20 cents each; hvoycar plants, jj cents each;two for 60 els. PLANTS ZR,0£3-fcL! 19. LaFRANCE ROSES Bloom till late in Autumn. La France and its Sports. LAFRANCE or Pink LaFrance. RED LAFRANCE or Duchess of Albany. 8TRIPED LAFRANCE or Madame Angelique Veysset. WHITE LAFRANCE or Augustine Guinoisseau.(Our illustrations show only two of this favorite quartette.) Beautifully Formed in Bud and Full Bloom. LaFrance stands at the head of our hardy roses for the beauty and pro-fusion of its bloom, and for its fragrance. In these respects, as well as forautumnal blooming, it is unexcelled. Indeed, it is the most distinguishedmember of the Hybrid Tea varieties. It is of beautiful form, both in budand full bloom ; very large, full, globular; a most constant bloomer, andthe sweetest of all roses. The color of LaFrance is a pink or silvery rose,—that is, there is apparently a silvery bloom overlaying the pink :ind rosecolor,—a satiny sheen, as it has been termed. This rose has, at different times, produced sports which have the samecharacteristics as the original plant, excep
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