MISS MARTHA HISER, FLORIST, URBANA, OHIO. 



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15 Choice Named Roses for Only 5flc j FaiMiS La FrOnOB Family 



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BY MAIL, POSTPAID. 



HOBSON" ROSE COLLECTION. 



My Roses are grown 011 their own roots and will grow 

 and bloom at once, either planted in the open ground or 

 in pots. They are of hardy constitution and true ever- 

 blooming varieties or fragrant monthlies. 



EXAMINE THE LIST BELOW and see if you can dupli- 

 cate them anywhere else for double the money I ask for 

 them. Each variety is first-class and many of them new 

 and all will produce beautiful flowers. 



I cannot make any change in this collection, even if you 

 should have several of the same varieties offered, you 

 can easily sell them to your friends for more than double 

 the price you have paid for them. 



ARCHDUKE CHARLES— Rich. bright red: large, full and 

 double, early and constant bloomer;very hardy and good. 



AUGUST HALEM— A constant and profuse bloomer, first 

 introduced last year. It is very fragrant: the handsome 

 buds and flowers are of a clear rosy red, verging to deep, 

 rich crimson. Sure to become immensely popular. 



BRIDESMAID— A lovely new Tea Rose, worthy of its 

 name. Sport from the well known Catherine Mermet. 

 Pointed buds, long stems, lovely pink. 



BON SILENE— Noted for the great size and beauty of 

 its buds; bright, rich, rosy crimson; good for both open 

 ground and house culture. 



DIRECTEUR RENE GERARD— Remarkable for size, full- 

 ness, and brilliant color combinations of its blossoms. 

 Color, light yellow, bordered with china Rose, deepened 

 at base of petals; large, full bloom of beautiful and very 

 rich colored pink. Very fragrant, free blooming, robust 

 in growth. 



MADAM CAMILLE — Flowers and buds of grand size; 

 rosy flesh, shaded with salmon and carmine. 



MADAME CAROLINE CUSTER — One of the hardiest. 

 Large, double flowers of beautiful lemon yellow. 



MADAM LOMBARD— Extra large, full flowers, of rosy 

 salmon; varies richly in color. 



MADAME WELCH E— Large globular buds of amber yel- 

 low, clouded orange and ruddy crimson. 



MADAME SCIPION COCHET — Pale rose, shaded with 

 clear yellow; large, full flowers, very handsome. 



MRS. WHITNEY— A beautiful new Rose. Clear, deep 

 pink buds of ideal form, with long stems. 



MADAME MARGOTTIN— Rich citron red, shaded apricot; 

 large, full flowers, profuse bloomer. Very fine. 



MADAME JOSEPH SCHWARTZ — White, shaded with 

 flesh pink, full flowers of medium size. 



PRINCE KAMIL PACHA— A Rose that thrives every- 

 where, and always gives satisfaction; apricot, changing 

 to salmon yellow; large, full, fragrant. 



SNOWFLAKE— Neat and dwarf in habit, and really won- 

 derful in constant profusion of bloom; exquisite pure 

 white flowers of medium size. 



THE HOBSON COLLECTION of 15 choice named Roses 

 in large, two year old plants for $2.00, by mail, postpaid, or 

 by express for $1.76, purchaser paying charges. 



Of Ever Blooming Roses. 



Red, White, Striped, Pink, Crimson, Yellow 



and Climbing, Seven Varieties 



for 60 Cents. 



^7"HELa France Roses are certainly nearest perfection 

 U, of flowers and nothing can compare with them in the 

 eyes of the true Rose. A distinctive characteristic of 

 the set is the true La France fragrance by which every one 

 may be known. 



WHITE LA FRANCE— It is identical with La France ex- 

 cept the color. It is pearly white, sometimes tinted fawn. 

 Price, 10 cents each; large, two-year-old plants, 25 cents 

 each. 



PINK LA FRANCE— Undoubtedly the most perfect type 

 of a cut flower Rose ; elegant foliage ; no variety surpasses 

 it in delicate color— silvery rose, shaded pink: large, keeps 

 well, and of a distinct, pervading fragrance. Price, 10 

 each; large, two-year-old plants, 25 cents each. 



STRIPED LA FRANCE— Imagine a lovely Rose with the 

 shape and fragrance of La France, of a rich creamy pink, 

 with a silvery gloss, growing deeper at base of petals, the 

 whole beautifully etched and streaked with delicate car- 

 mine. Price, 10 cents each; large, two-year-old plants, 25 

 cents each. 



RED LA FRANCE— Of a deep Rose pink hue. The flowers 

 are produced in wonderful profusion upon long stems; 

 are very large, double, and of superb form. Price, 10 cents 

 each; large, two-year-old plants 25 cents each. 



LA FRANCE DE 1889 (New Crimson Hybrid Tea Rose)— 



One notable peculiarity of this variety is its long, elegant 

 buds, while expanded flowers are of immense size. Color, 

 very nearly scarlet. The brightest and most brilliant 

 Rose we know. Price, 15 cents each; two-year-old plants, 

 30 cents each. 



CLIMBING LA FRANCE-Identical with La France in 

 every respect except in style of growth, which in this new 

 variety is of strong climbing habit. Charming peach pink 

 color, and exquisite. Price, 15 cents each; large, two-year- 

 old plants, 30 cents each. 



YELLOW LA FRANCE Mme. Pernet Ducher— (New)— A 

 charming Rose and a new shade in this section, being the 

 first with a distinct yellow coloring. Outside petals are 

 sulphur yellow, and assumes a deeper shade toward the 

 center, with polished, glittering surface like a Water Lily. 

 Price, 15 cents each; large, two-year-old plants, 35 cents 

 each. 



SPECIAL OFFER— For 60 cents I will send the set of 7 

 Hardy Ever-Blooming La France Roses, or 3 sets for $1.50; 

 or the set in large two-year-old plantsfor $1.50; 2 sets In the 

 two-year-old size for $2.50. In ordering say the "La France 

 Set. 



The Five Ha^dy Ever-Blooming H^ft?x>s&s. 



The Hermosa Family are exceedingly fine for Winter Blooming, and especially well adapted for house culture, 

 being of the hardiest constitution and perpetual bloomers. 



PRICE, JO CENTS EACH; LARGE TWO YEAR OLDS, 225 CENTS EAOH. 



BLUSH HERMOSA— This elegant new Tea Rose has been 

 thoroughly tested, and has given perfect satisfaction. It 

 is a strong and robust grower and a constant and profuse 

 bloomer. The color is a soft white blush, delicate rose 

 center shaded with fawn, the flowers are of large size, 

 very full and delightfully sweet. 



WHITE HERMOSA— Pure white. It has been called Her- 

 mosa, as it resembles Hermosa in form and freedom of 

 bloom, and is quite as valuable, for, though no claim has 

 been made for it as a fancy Rose, its persistence in bloom 

 will make it a very popular white variety for bedding or 

 pots. 



SPECIAL OFFER — I will 



RED HERMOSA— Color, a rich, dark, velvety, crimson- 

 scarlet, literally loaded with flowers at all times; extra 

 good for the house or garden. 



YELLOW HERMOSA— This is a most charming yellow 

 Tea Rose, a good grower, has elegant buds, and is so free 

 in flower as to be called the yellow Hermosa. A Rose that 

 will please all. 



PINK HERMOSA— A clean, healthy grower; color,bright 

 pink. It is grown largely in New York cemeteries for its 

 hardiness and continuous blooming. 



The set in two 



losas, one of each kind, for 35 cents, or the 4 sets for $1.00. 

 year old plants for 75 cents. 



Remember, I cannot fill Plant Orders fop less than 25 Cts., unless 10 Cts. be added to pay Postage 

 and Packing, as the cost for packing and postage is nearly as great for 2 plants as it is for a dozen. 



