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Introduction

The roses
1. Gros Choux d'Hollande
2. Milkmaid
3. Jeanne D'Arc
4. Rubens
5. Slater's Crimson China
6. D'Aguesseau
7. Niphetos
8. Desprez à Fleur Jaune
9. Mme Alfred Carrière
10. Noëlla Nabonnand
11. Parkzierde
12. Bullata
13. Reine des Violettes
14. Solfaterre
15. Meg Merrilies
16. Reine des Iles Bourbon
17. Fortuniana
18. Sombreuil
19. Molly Sharman-Crawford
20. Gruss an Teplitz
21. Maman Cochet
22. Souvenir de la Malmaison
23. Fantin-Latour
24. Waldfee
25. Harison's Yellow

Four & Five

  • Rose de Rescht
  • Rose des Peintres
  • Rose du Roi
  • Rosette Delizy
  • Rouletii

Rubens

(1859, parentage unknown) Freely-flowering tea with large, blowsy flowers. One author describes them as creamy-white shaded with rose; another sees a mix of pinks with hints of yellow in the center. The plant is mildew-free with a bushy habit.

  • Russelliana
  • Sachsengruss
  • Safrano
  • St. Nicholas
  • Salet
  • Serratipetala
  • Seven Sisters

Slater's Crimson China

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