ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



The "EXCELSIOR " List of Ever-Blooming Roses— Continued 



DOUBLE WHITE KILLARNEY— A pure white sport from 

 Wnite Killarney. A great forcing Rose. 



DUCHESS DE BRABANT — Bright salmon-pink; an old favorite. 



DUCHESS OF ALBANY (Red La France)— A superb Rose. 



DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON— Intense saffron-yellow; stained 

 red. 



ECARLATE — The finest red bedding Rose to date. 



EDWARD MAWLEY— The finest of all dark crimson Roses. 



EMPRESS EUGENIE — Deep, rich pink; very double; hardy. 



ETINCELANTE — Bright, brilliant red, shaded with purple, 

 large, full and of fine form, opening into an enormous bouquet 

 of fragrance; bud elongated, of brilliant velvety crimson color. 

 Free flowering. Extra fine. 25 cents each; two-year plants, 

 45 cents each. 



ETOILE DE FRANCE — For the best red garden Rose it lies 

 between tnis one, Rhea Reid and Helen Gould. Some say one 

 and some say the other. 25 cents each; two-year plants, 

 45 cents each. 



ETOILE DE LYON — Still the best large golden-yellow Rose. 

 25 cents each; two-year plants, 45 cents each. 



EUGENE E. MARLITT — Rich bright carmine with scarlet tones. 



FLORENCE FORRESTER (H. T.)— Clear snow-white with a 

 lemon tinge; as the flowers age they become a pure white; the 

 blooms are even larger than Paul Neyron. Its habit is abso- 

 lutely perfect, and the freedom with wnich it flowers is marvel- 

 ous. We consider this Rose the grandest of all whites for bed- 

 ding. For size and substance has no equal among Hybrid Teas. 

 Is very sweetly perfumed. Gold Medal, National Rose Society. 

 35 cents each; two-year plants, 55 cents each. 



FLORENCE PEM BE RTON— Creamy-white, flushed and shaded. 



FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (H. T.)— It is very fitting that such a 

 fine new Rose should be honored with the name of the author 

 of the "Star Spangled Banner," and also that it should hail from 

 Baltimore, one of whose forts was being assailed when the in- 

 spiration came to the author to write our national anthem. 

 The flowers are from large to very large, with sixty or more 

 petals opening to a high center. The color is a magnificent 

 deep red rose. Wherever it has been staged this Rose has 

 swept all competitors from the Doards and secured every prize 

 it has entered for. Grand for the garden. 35 cents each; 

 two-year plants, 55 cents each. 



F. R. PATZER — Creamy-buff, reverse delicate pink; extra fine. 



GENERAL McARTHUR — A superb, deep, rich red Rose; new. 



GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE— Orange-yellow; shaded white; 

 free. 



GENERAL SUPERIOR ARNOLD JANSS EN— Glowing car- 

 mine. Extra. 



GLADYS HOLLAND (H. T.) — Of magnificent form and size. 

 Color buff, shaded orange-yellow, outside of petals pearly- 

 peach. Very free flowering. Awarded a gold medal. National 

 Rose Society of England. 35 certs each; two-year plants, 

 55 cents each. 



GLOIRE DES BELGES (H. T.)— Growth vigorous and free, 

 flowering continuously until late in the season. Buds oval, long 

 and of elegant form with vivid colors of carmine and cochi- 

 neal. Fine for massing and a fine cut flower. 35 cents each ; 

 two-year plants, 50 cents each. 



GOLDEN GATE — White; most beautifully tinged pink. 



GOLDEN SPRAY (H. T.)— Unique in habit and growth, it 

 sending up long arching shoots wnich form great loose elegant 

 sprays, every bud of which opens up in succession. The buds 

 are very long, of deep Marechal Niel yellow, opening to almost 

 single blooms of clear lemon-yeilow. Awarded gold medal. 

 National Rose Society of Englana. 35 cents each; two-year 

 plants, 55 cents each. 



GORGEOUS — Flowers large and full, exquisitely formed and pro- 

 duced in endless profusion. Deep orange-yellow and heavily 

 veined with reddisn-copper, the most cnarming and gorgeous 

 coloring which has yet been introduced. The most striking 

 Rose in existence. 35 cents each ; two-year plants, 55 cents 

 each. 



GRUSS AN TEPLITZ— Brightest red of all Roses. Extra. 



HADLEY (H. T.) — In color it is a deep velvety-crimson, retain- 

 ing its brilliancy at all seasons of the year. The variety is 

 double and buds are well formed. The fragrance is excelled 

 only by American Beauty. It is a strong, rapid grower, and 

 the flowers are borne on long, stiff stems. It has proven itself 

 under thorough trial to be an all-the-year-round forcing variety 

 30 cents each; two-year plants, 50 cents each. 



HELEN GOULD — A rich red Rose that is a great bloomer; the 

 shade of red has been described best as a watermelon-red; 

 elegant. 25 cents each; two-year plants, 45 cents each. 



HELEN GOOD (The Beauty Cochet)— What the introducers 

 say: "This is a true Cochet Rose, and after two years' trial 

 in the garden we pronounce it as good if not better than any 

 Rose for tne garden ever sent out. We bougi.t tne entire stock 

 of this Rose, paying SI, 000 for two plants, this being by far 

 the highest recorded price ever paid for any Rose. The color 

 is a delicate yellow suffused with pink, each petal edged deeper, 

 very cnaste and beautiful. The color, with its immense size and 

 exquisite form, maices it without question the greatest Tea 

 Rose ever introduced, and we are proud to have brought it out." 

 25 cents each; two-year plants, 45 cents each. 



HENRIETTE (H. T.) — One of the finest in existence for bedding 

 garden and cut-fiower purposes; blooms erect on long stems; 

 buds long and pointed. Color fiery orange-crimson, changing 

 to soft coral-salmon. Very hardy. Free in haDit. 35 cents 

 each; two-year plants, 55 cents each. 



HERMOSA — Beautiful bright pink flowers; old favorite. 



HERZOGIN MARIE ANTOINETTE (H. T.)— Very long buds 

 of pure orange or old gold; very large flower of perfect form. 

 Soupert & Notting, of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, say: 

 "This is the finest yellow of all the yellow roses." Gold medal, 

 M. Gladbacn; certificate of merit of the German Nurserymen's 

 Society; also prizes of honor at Leipsic, Sangerhausen and 

 Zweibrucken. 



ISABELLA SPRUNT — Flowers freely daring the winter; flowers 

 of the richest yellow color. 25 cents each; two-year plants, 

 45 cents each. 



IVORY (T.) (American Rose Co., 1903.)— A pure white sport of 

 Golden Gate; forces well. 



JONKHEER J. L. MOCK— A glorious pink Rose. 



KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA— A grand white garden 

 Rose that has stood the test of time. Full and double; fine 

 buds and flowers. 25 cents each; two-year-old, 45 cents 

 each. 



KILLARNEY — Clear rich deep shell-pink; a great beauty. 



KILLARNEY BRILLIANT (H. T.)— The introducers are' to 

 be congratulated 16 years after tne advent of Killarney in giving 

 us this distinct novelty, which is undoubtedly the best of tne 

 KiHarney type. Killarney Brilliant has the same habit of 

 growth and the same freedom of bloom as its parent, while tne 

 flower is more double. The color is a very brilliant pink and 

 varies like Killarney. In the garden in bright weather is dear 

 pink, and in dull weather almost crimson. Extra. 35 cents 

 each; two-year plants, 55 cents each. 



LA DETROIT — Shell-pink, shading tp rose; elegant. 



LA FRANCE — This is claimed by many to be the queen of 

 all tne Roses; bright silvery-pink. 



LADY ASHTOWN— Deep rose, shading to silver-pink. 



LADY BATTERSEA— Long pointed buds of richest red; elegant. 



LADY HILLINGDON— Deep golden-yellow; superb. 



LADY PLYMOUTH (T.)— The color is a pearly, delicate but 

 deep, ivory-cream, faintly flushed, giving it a most piquant 

 finish that is difficult to describe. Awarded gold medal National 

 Rose Society of England, and silver medal at Crystal Palace 

 Show, London. 25 cents each; two-year plants, 45 cents 

 each. 



LADY ROBERTS (T.)— The color is a rich golden-yellow, very 

 free bloomer and a grand garden Rose. 25 cents each; two- 

 year plants, 45 cents each. 



LADY URSULA— Flesn-pink; large, full and perfectly formed. 



LA TOSCA — Soft pink, tinted rosy-white; extra. ® 



LAURENT CARLE — Deep rosy-carmine; extra fine. 



LOUIS PH I LLIPE— Bright red; very free bloomer. 



MABEL DREW — Deep cream and canary-yellow. 



MADAME ABEL CHATENEY— Rosy-pink, with lighter shad- 

 ings. 



MADAME CAROLINE TESTOUT— Bright pink. 



MADAME CONSTANT SOUPERT— Deep yellow. 



MADAME JENNY GILLEMOT— Saffron-yellow, opening pale 

 yellow. 



MADAME JULES GROLEZ— Rose and satiny-pink; extra. 



MADAME LOMBARD — Rosy- red, with silver reflex, extra fine. 



MADAME PAUL EULER— The famous pink Prima Donna Rose. 



MADAME SEGOND WEBER— A beautiful grand deep pink. 



MADEMOISELLE FRANZ ISCA KRUGER— Deep coppery 

 yellow. <p. 



MADEMOISELLE HELENE CAMBIER— Coppery yellow; 

 deep center. 



