. Her Majesty. American Beauty. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. "We have again reduced our list of varieties hi this class to thirty-six, believing 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 them- selves, 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, thereby avoiding the uneven and checker-board appearance of a body of miscellan
. Her Majesty. American Beauty. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. "We have again reduced our list of varieties hi this class to thirty-six, believing 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 them- selves, 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, thereby avoiding the uneven and checker-board appearance of a body of miscellaneous varieties, whose demand for favor lies simply in that they are "; Alfred Colomb. A splendid rose; large, globular, full, and very sweet; bright clear cherry red, shaded with crimson. Anna de Diesbach. Clear bright carmine ; very large and finely shaped, full and fragrant. Baron de Bonstettin. Dark red, almost black ; very large, double, fragrant flowers; a strong grower. Baroness Rothschild. A magnificent rose; flowers extra lar^e, full and globular; color rich silvery white, delicately tinged with pale blush ; rare and exquisitely beautiful. Cainille Bernardin. 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. Cardinal Patrizzi. Rich velvety crimson. Chas. Lefebvre. Bright velvety scarlet, petals smooth and thick ; beautifully formed. Comtesse de Oxford. Light carmine, fine form. Fisher Holmes. Rich velvety crimson, large double, and of fine form ; a splendid rose. Geant des Batailles. Bright scarlet crimson. General Jacquimenot. Brilliant scarlet crimson, a most superb and glowing color ; large flowers. General YVashington. Very double crimson. Helen Paul. Very large and fragrant, globular, pure white, sometimes tinted rose. Her Majesty. Of immense size, perfect symmetry, and a lovely shade of rose pink tinted flesh color. The
Size: 2846px × 1757px
Photo credit: © The Bookworm Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggi, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookyear1888
