Archive image from page 24 of A descriptive catalogue of select. A descriptive catalogue of select roses offered for sale by Ellwanger & Barry, Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, descriptivecatal1881moun Year: 1881 CATALOGUE OF ROSES. 19 LA FRANCE. (5 NATURAL SIZE.) Special Merits.—Great freedom of bloom; intense fragrance. LA FRA:N'CE. {Oaillot-fils, 1867.) Mod. or free. Kaised from seed of a Tea Rose. Delicate silvery rose, changing to silvery pink ; very large, full, of fine, globular form ; a most constant bloomer. The sweetest and most useful of all roses ; none can surpass the deli
Archive image from page 24 of A descriptive catalogue of select. A descriptive catalogue of select roses offered for sale by Ellwanger & Barry, Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, descriptivecatal1881moun Year: 1881 CATALOGUE OF ROSES. 19 LA FRANCE. (5 NATURAL SIZE.) Special Merits.—Great freedom of bloom; intense fragrance. LA FRA:N'CE. {Oaillot-fils, 1867.) Mod. or free. Kaised from seed of a Tea Rose. Delicate silvery rose, changing to silvery pink ; very large, full, of fine, globular form ; a most constant bloomer. The sweetest and most useful of all roses ; none can surpass the delicacy of its coloring. Extra line. Sizes and prices the same as common varieties of other classes. (See cut.) Madame Alexandre Bernaix. {Guillot-fils, 1877.) Mod. Deep salmon rose; borders of petals sometimes edged with rosy white; large and full. Has true Tea fragrance, not very strong, but distinct and very pleasant. A promising variety. Small size, 60 cents. Madame Etienne Levet. (A. Levet, 1878.) Dwf. Cherry red, with a cop- pery shade, a good clear color; well shaped buds, freely produced, agreeably perfumed. Small size, 50 cents. Mademoiselle Brigitte Violet. {A. Levet, 1878.) Mod. Pale rose, shaded with violet; somewhat the color of Viscountess Falmouth ; flowers large and full. Small size, 50 cents. Michael Saunders. {Bennett, 1879.) From President X Mme. Victor Verdier. Free or mod. Bronzed rose, a distinct color; large, beautifully formed flowers, which, from their great fullness, do not always open well under glass, but are fine in open air ; somewhat fragrant. Large size, 75 cents, small size, 50 cents.
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