. Roses and rose culture ... ischarming in the fall when others have done blooming. Itshould have a good open sunny exposure. And then, it isgenerally satisfactory. Valuable for prolonging the blossom-ing season and should therefore be universally planted. GEN. JACQUEMINOT. (Hybrid Remontant.)In 1853 France gave us General Jacqueminot, leader of thehybrid perpetuate, the grand, dark, crimson rose, so sturdy ingrowth, rich in bloom and powerful in odor. The great halfblown/dusky crimson buds have slept on the bosom of everybelle since that day, and they have been sold by the hundredfor as many
. Roses and rose culture ... ischarming in the fall when others have done blooming. Itshould have a good open sunny exposure. And then, it isgenerally satisfactory. Valuable for prolonging the blossom-ing season and should therefore be universally planted. GEN. JACQUEMINOT. (Hybrid Remontant.)In 1853 France gave us General Jacqueminot, leader of thehybrid perpetuate, the grand, dark, crimson rose, so sturdy ingrowth, rich in bloom and powerful in odor. The great halfblown/dusky crimson buds have slept on the bosom of everybelle since that day, and they have been sold by the hundredfor as many dollars to New York dealers, and were retailed, nodoubt, for twice that sum. A few days before one Christmasthe only Jacqueminot buds to be found in that city were soldto a customer for $15 each, or eight times their weight in gold.—American Review. Hundreds of thousands of feet of glassare devoted to the culture of this one rose for the purpose offorcing it out of season. It is known the world over andsucceeds Slerfrr&ttfi Cn 7t;. J, \ > LOUIS VAN HOUTTI. (Hybrid Remontant.) This has large handsome foliage with very few thorns andis a grand good rose, highly perfumed and a very abundantbloomer. Said to be the finest rose in this shade of is about the darkest colored rose there is. It is highlyperfumed, and valuable for cutting for vases, etc.
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