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15 CHOICE NAMED ROSES EOR ONLY 50 CTS, 



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BY MAIL, POSTPAID. 



HOBSON" ROSE COLLECTION. 



My Roses are grown on 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 duplicate them anywhere else for double the money I ask for them. 

 Every variety is first-class and many of them new, and all produce beautiful flowers. 



I can not 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, grood. 



August Halem — A constant and pro- 

 fuse bloomer, first introduced last year. 

 It is very fragrant; the handsome buds 

 and flowers are of a clear rosy red, verg- 

 ing to deep, rich crimson. 



Bridesmaid— A lovely new Tea Rose 

 worthy of its name. Sport from the well 

 known Catherine Meemet. 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 — Remark- 

 able for the size, fullness, brilliant color 

 combinations of its blossoms. Color, 

 light yellow, bordered with china rose, 

 deepened at base of petals; large, full 

 bloom. Very fragrant, free blooming, 

 robust in growth. 



Empress Augusta Victoria — A 

 royal Rose, which should be found in ^ 

 every garden. It has magnificent buds, afS 

 very double, perfectly formed, full flow- |S§ 

 ers, and can be cut with long stems. ^ 

 The color is pure white, shaded in the p|| 

 center of the fully expanded flower with ;^j 

 pale lemon yellow. The habit of growth ||| 

 is strong and vigorous, bearing lovely 

 flowers. 



Madam Camille — Flowers and buds 

 of grand size; rose flesh, shaded with 

 salmon and carmine. 



HOBSON ROSES 



Madame Caroline Custer— One of 

 the hardiest. Large, double flowers of 

 beautiful lemon yellow. 



Madame Lombard-Extra large.full 

 flowers, of rosy salmon; varies richly in 

 color. 



Mrs. Whitney — A beautiful new 

 Rose. Clear, deep pink buds of ideal 

 form, with long stems. 



Madame Margottin — A rich citron 

 red, shaded apricot, large, full flow- 

 ers, and a very profuse bloomer. A fine 

 variety. 



Madame Joseph Schwartz — A 

 fine white, shaded with flesh pink; full 

 flowers of medium size. 



R-uby Gold — The color is a tawny 

 shade of yellow, bordering on old gold, 

 through which run veins of rosy red 

 and pink. It is very difficult to describe 

 the rich crimson— not unlike burnished 

 copper— which lights up the center of the 

 flower. 



Star of Lyon— This magnificent Tea 

 Rose is a rich golden yellow, a strong, 

 healthy and vigorous grower; prolific 

 bloomer, bearing flowers very early and 

 and late. The flowers are very deep, 

 p rich and full, excellent substance and 

 gsj very sweet. It is remarkably hardy, 

 both as to the heat and cold. 



Snowf lake— Neat and dwarf in habit 

 and really wonderful in constant profu- 

 sion of bloom; exquisite pure white 

 flowers of medium size. 



THE "HOBSON" ROSE COLLECTION of 15 Choice Named Roses in large two year old 

 plants for $2.00, by mail, postpaid, or by express for $1.75, purchaser paying charges. 



The famous Laf ranee family of fverblooming Roses 



Red, White, Striped, Pink, Crimson and Yellow, 6 Varieties for 50 Cents. 



The La France Roses are certainly nearest perfection of flowers 

 and nothing can compare with them in the eyes of the true Rose lover. 

 A distinctive characteristic of the set is the true La France fra- 

 grance by which every one may be known. 



White La France— It is identical with La France except 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 distinct, per- 

 vading fragrance. Price 10 cents each, large two year old 

 plants 25 cents each. 



Striped La France — Imagine a lovely Rose with the shape an^ 

 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 carmine. Price 10 cents each, large two 

 year eld plants 25 cents each. 



Red La France — Of a deep Rose pink hue. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in wonderful profusion upon long stems; are very large, dou- 

 ble, and of superb form. Price 10 cents each, large two year 

 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 ex- 

 panded flowers are of immense size. Color very nearly scarlet. The 

 brightest and most brilliant Rose I know. Price 15 cents each, 

 large two year old plants 30 cents each. 



Yellow La France (New) — Mme. Pernet Ducher. A 

 charging Rose and a new shade in this section, being the first 

 with a distinct yellow coloring. Outside petals are sulphur 

 yellow, and assume 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. 



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Special Offer For 50 Cents 1 wffl send the set of e 



— E . Hardy, Ever - Blooming La France 



Roses, or 3 sets for $1 . 25 , or the set in Ian© % year old 

 plants for $1.50 ; 2 sets in 2 year old size for $2.50. 

 In ordering say the "La France Set.** 



