Dreer's garden calendar : 1891 . dreersgardencale1891henr Year: 1891 La Franxe. General Jacquimenot. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. In the list offered we believe that the range of color comprises all the distinct and really valuable shades. Many sorts have been left out, not because they are of no value in themselves, but that the sorts listed are superior in size, hardiness, vigor, productiveness or some other characteristic that is necessary to make a good rose. The best effects are produced where masses of few colors are used, tliereby avoiding the uneven and checker-board appearance of a body o
Dreer's garden calendar : 1891 . dreersgardencale1891henr Year: 1891 La Franxe. General Jacquimenot. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. In the list offered we believe that the range of color comprises all the distinct and really valuable shades. Many sorts have been left out, not because they are of no value in themselves, but that the sorts listed are superior in size, hardiness, vigor, productiveness or some other characteristic that is necessary to make a good rose. The best effects are produced where masses of few colors are used, tliereby avoiding the uneven and checker-board appearance of a body of miscellaneous varieties, whose demand for favor lies simply in that they are ' different.' Alfred Colomb. A splendid rose ; large, globular, full, and very sweet; bright clear cherry red, shaded with crimson. American Beauty. An excellent rose for forcing or open air. The flowers are very double, of .a deep crimson color, and very fragrant. Its blooming qualities are remarkable, as it is scarcely ever out of flower, and is a true type of what a Hybrid Perpetual Rose should be. Anna de Diesbach. Clear bright carmine; very large and finely shaped, full and fragrant. Antoine I>loutton. Bright clear rose, large and full. Baron de Bonstettin. Dark red, almost black; very large, double, fragrant flowers; a strong grower. Baroness Rothschild. A magnificent rose; flowers extra large, full and globular; color rich satiny pink ; rare and exquisitely beautiful. Beauty of VValtham. Cherry carmine, cupped, large and full. Boule de IVeige (Ball of Snow). A pure white rose of good substance, of fine form and medium size. Chas. Lamb. A lovely clear bright red. Very beauti- ful in bud. A continuous bloomer. Camille Bernardiu. Deep red ; free and fragrant. Captain Christy. A lovely rose, blooming almost the entire season ; very large double buds of a deep flesh color; strong grower and grand foliage. Chas. Lefebvre. Bright velvety scarlet, petals smooth and thick ; beautifully formed. Count
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