Dreer's garden book 1927 (1927) Dreer's garden book 1927 dreersgardenbook1927henr Year: 1927 124 ^flEHRyAJim^ SELBCT-^vOSES >mMiM»k\ TEN NOVELTY HYBRID- TEA ROSES Introductions from Various Specialists Bedford Crimson (Laxton Bros.) This grand Rose was awarded the Clay Challenge Cup by the Royal Horti- cultural Society of England for the best new Rose with the best Old Rose Scent. Aside of its delightful odor it is unquestionably the most beautiful high colored Rose yet introduced, a brilliant crimson-scarlet. It is of beautiful form both in the half developed, as well as in the fully e
Dreer's garden book 1927 (1927) Dreer's garden book 1927 dreersgardenbook1927henr Year: 1927 124 ^flEHRyAJim^ SELBCT-^vOSES >mMiM»k\ TEN NOVELTY HYBRID- TEA ROSES Introductions from Various Specialists Bedford Crimson (Laxton Bros.) This grand Rose was awarded the Clay Challenge Cup by the Royal Horti- cultural Society of England for the best new Rose with the best Old Rose Scent. Aside of its delightful odor it is unquestionably the most beautiful high colored Rose yet introduced, a brilliant crimson-scarlet. It is of beautiful form both in the half developed, as well as in the fully expanded bloom, being full double with an average of forty heavy substantial petals which reflex beautifully; its flowers are produced profusely on good stiff stems. It has not been as strong and vigorous a grower under our trials as it is with the originators in which, we however believe it will improve, this being frequently the case with European introductions. $ each. Smile Charles. A French introduction of rich coloring, the buds being of a fiery red shaded and suffused with golden yellow, these develop to medium sized flowers of superb coral-red shading to rosy strawberry-red on the outer petals. Growth vigorous and free flowering. $ each. Lady Margaret Stewart. One of Alexander Dickson & Sons latest Irish introductions which was awarded the Gold Medal of the National Rose Society of England at the 1926 Spring Show. A Rose of unique and distinct color, the flowers in the young stage are a deep sunflower yellow heavily veined and splashed with orange-scarlet with the reverse of the petals deeply suffused with carmine as the flowers develop, these colors inter- mingle forming a most beautiful cadmium orange effect. The bud is long and pointed, opening to a full double flower, of most pleasing decorative form of delightfully sweet scent. Growth very vigorous and upright with beautiful, glossy, deep green, serrated foliage. $ each. Lady Roundway. A striking and di
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