Excerpt from New Floral Guide, 1911 Avoca (h. T.) - Crimson scarlet, buds very long and pointed, flowers large and sweetly perfumed, foliage large and very dark green. Awarded Gold Medal National Rose Society. Col. R. S. Williamson (h. T.) Satiny white with deep blush center. The blooms are very large, full, perfectly formed, with high pointed center; possessed of great substance; countess annesley - Rosy salmon, suffused and crayoned old gold; deliciously per fumed. Blooms large, petals of great depth and substance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.