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(1878) Page(s) 22.
As the Gallicas are hardy and of stately growth and presence, they are still worth a place in roseries, or in spare spaces where continuous bloom is not the chief object, either as standards or bushes. The following are very beautiful, and can hold their own on the show-stands where they occasionally appear with the best:
Adèle Prevost, blush...
(1878) Page(s) 22.
The following are very beautiful, and can hold their own on the show-stands where they occasionally appear with the best:...Boula de Nanteuil, crimson purple...
(1877) Page(s) 120.
Comtesse Chabrilland, by Marest, a raiser who has given us too few Roses, came out in 1859. This is a perfect model of symmetry, though scarcely large enough to satisfy the craving for monstrosity which is the failing....
(1878) Page(s) 22.
The following are very beautiful, and can hold their own on the show-stands where they occasionally appear with the best:...D'Aguesseau, brilliant crimson...
(1878) Page(s) 21.
The Hybrid Provence, a cross between the previously named [Provence roses] and the Gallica, are now little cultivated. They are all pale colours; Emérance is pale lemon; Princess Clementine, paper white. Both the above should be grown on their own roots in well-manured soil, and require close pruning.
(1878) Page(s) 22.
The following are very beautiful, and can hold their own on the show-stands where they occasionally appear with the best:...Gloire de Colmar, deep crimson...
(1878) Page(s) 22.
The following are very beautiful, and can hold their own on the show-stands where they occasionally appear with the best:...Kean, or Shakespeare, rich crimson....
(1878) Page(s) 22.
French Roses....The following are very beautiful, and can hold their own on the show-stands where they occasionally appear with the best:...La Tour d'Auvergne, bright rose...
(1878) Page(s) 172.
The New French Roses for 1878 in brief.
(These are all H.P.'s except where otherwise specified.)
Madame Anna de Bésobrasoff, bright cerise
(1878) Page(s) 172.
The new French Roses for 1878 in brief.
These are, of course, merely on their trial; a few, as usual, may probably turn out acquisitions:
Madame Dorlia, bright cherry...
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