Dreer's garden calendar : 1898 . dreersgardencale1898henr Year: 1898 132 DREER'S SELECT LIST OF ROSES. ->^^^^New Ever=bloominq Roses^^^^^^^^ New Hybrid Tea Rose. Souvenir du President Carnot. Shown in colors on the front cover of this Catalogue. The grandest Rose introduced in many years, and a valuable acquisition, both as a Rose for forcing and for garden culture. It is of exceptional strong, free growth, with handsome, large, heavy foilage. The flowers, which are of large size and exquisite fragrance, are produced in marvelous abundance; each shoot terminating with one or more buds, on
Dreer's garden calendar : 1898 . dreersgardencale1898henr Year: 1898 132 DREER'S SELECT LIST OF ROSES. ->^^^^New Ever=bloominq Roses^^^^^^^^ New Hybrid Tea Rose. Souvenir du President Carnot. Shown in colors on the front cover of this Catalogue. The grandest Rose introduced in many years, and a valuable acquisition, both as a Rose for forcing and for garden culture. It is of exceptional strong, free growth, with handsome, large, heavy foilage. The flowers, which are of large size and exquisite fragrance, are produced in marvelous abundance; each shoot terminating with one or more buds, on long, strong stems; in color it is similar to that well-known favorite Souv. de la Malmaison, a rosy flesh shading to white at the edges of the petals. We feel positive that it will be one of the standard Roses of the future; and realizing its great value when introduced last year, we pre- (lared a large stock, which enables us to offer it at popular prices, viz.: Selected Size. First Size. Second Size. Extra strong, 2-year-old plants, 40 cts. each, §4 00 per doz. 30 15 Albertine Borg-uet (Tea). Large beautifully formed flowers ; color yellow mauve with canary centre, sometimes shaded with light green. A constant bloomer and very fragrant. In habit and shape of flower it resembles Isabella Sprunt, but the petals have more substance and the flowers are more double. Good young plants, 15 cts. each. Antoilie Kivoire (Tea). Camellia formed flowers of clear salmon-rose, with dark yellow at back, edged carmine; su- perb. Strong young plants, 15 cts. each. August Comte (Tea). Color rose-red, outside petals car- mine red, with broad bor- der of a deeper color, and the centre salmon- colored rose-ochre. Good young plants, 15 cts. each. Baronne M. de Tor naco (Tea). A very strong grower with beautiful bud and long, large, full flower; color white with golden reflections retouched with a very delicate rose and edged with carmine. Good young plants, 25 cts. each. Comte de Ciiaud
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