Compte de Chambord – 1863. A Portland Damask with large full blooms packed with petals of warm pink. Repeats well, strong fragrance. Fairly continuous flowering. 3ft by 2ft.

Duchess of Portland - 'The Portland Rose' - 1790. A spectacular sight en masse. Clear red with conspicuous golden anthers. Repeat flowering. Good in a container. 3ft by 2ft.

Ispahan – pre 1832. Clear pink fragrant double flowers over a long period. Scrolled in the bud but opening quartered and later reflexing to show a green button eye. Summer flowering. 5ft by 4ft.

Jacques Cartier – 1868. An excellent repeat flowering Portland Damask. Deep pink full blooms with a button eye and a wonderful fragrance. A compact well foliated plant. Repeat flowering. 3ft by 2ft.

Mme. Hardy – 1832. Pure white cupped flowers crammed with petals and having a green button eye, Large shrub with light green foliage. An excellent variety. Summer flowering. 6ft by 5ft.

Rose de Rescht – Said to have been discovered in an old Persian garden and brought back by Miss Nancy Lindsay. A good shorter Portland rose with fully double ruby red blooms with purple tints and a button eye. Strong fragrance. Repeat flowering. 3ft by 3ft.