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Our Crack New Pedigree Rose
Pink Soupert
Clotilde Soupert x Lucullus.

OUR list of novelties would, indeed, be incomplete without including this sterling New Rose. We cannot make deliveries, however, before March 1, 1896, as the demand for it the past Spring was greater than the supply. We regard "Pink Soupert" as the most triumphant result of scientific hybridization yet accomplished in this country, and it is a source of keen gratification to know from expert Rosarians who have seen it in bloom that it is the most valuable Rose for general commercial purposes yet introduced in America. Lack of space forbids an extended description. It may be said to be exactly identical with Clotilde Soupert, its progenitor, with the exception of foliage and color of flower. The foliage is dark and of splendid texture, standing winds and rains with impunity, and is singularly free from disease.

The flowers take their form from Clotilde Soupert, and in color a deep Hermosa pink. It is a continuous bloomer, each branch terminates with a cluster of flowers. Single plants, when but six months old, under ordinary treatment, often produce fifty perfect flowers. Blooms splendidly in open ground, and is hardier than Clotilde Soupert; this valuable characteristic being imparted from Lucullus.

In a paper presented by Mr. John Burton at the Pittsburgh Convention of S. A. F., the following extract is significant: "Among the Polyantha Roses introduced this year is an American variety called 'Pink Soupert.' It is claimed to be as hardy and as free flowering as C. Soupert. While the flowers are not as large as the last mentioned variety, the color is distinct, and is a break in the right direction, as we cannot have too many sports or seedlings from this grand Rose." Be sure to have your order booked now.