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fine; the blooms are produced in clusters, the growth, though rapid, is 

 slender and graceful. 



Queen of the Prairies. — Bright, rosy red, frequently with white stripes, 

 fairly covered with flowers in early Summer, and is one of the best climb- 

 ers for any purpose. 



Seven Sisters. — A small blusih rose, tinged with various shades of 

 pink. 



Empress of China. — Without exception one of the most valuable and 

 popular roses now offered; the color is soft dark red, changing to lighter 

 red or pink, lilte the color found in an apple blossom. 



White IVlarechal Niel. — The fame of this rose is too well known to 

 need any great praise; it is the exact counterpart of its parent, Marechal 

 Niel, save the color of its flowers, which are pure white; totally distinct. 



Dorothy Perkins was or- 

 iginated from seed of the 

 variety Rosa Wichuraiana, 

 hybridized with pollen from 

 that grand old rose, Mme. 

 Gabriel Luizet. The seed 

 parent was chosen for its 

 hardiness and vigorous habit 

 of growth, the pollen parent 

 for its beautiful color. 



The plants are perfectly 

 hardy, having withstood a 

 temperature of 20 below zero 

 uninjured. The flowers are 

 of large size for this class of 

 rose; usually about one and 

 one-half inches across; are 

 borne in clusters of ten to 

 thirty. The buds are remark- 

 ably pretty, just the right 

 size for the button-hole. 

 Plants are strong, vigorous 

 growers. The foliage is deep 

 almost an Evergreen variety. 



green of thick leathery texture. It is 



TREE ROSES. 



These beautiful novelties are without question the most pleasing 

 and beautiful of anything ever offered in the rose line. There is nothing 

 in the history of floriculture that is more beautiful than the Tree Rose. 

 The Tree roses are budded from three and a half to four feet from the 

 ground, thus forming a beautiful small tree. With proper care, pruning 

 and cultivation they succeed well. Are grown in all the principal varie- 

 ties of Hardy Hybrid Perpetuals. 



WICHURAIANA ROSES. 



This most distinct and hardy rose has been found to be one of the 

 most useful roses, from its being essentially unique in its manner of 



