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1 5 CHOICE NAMED ROSES FOR ONLY 50 Cts. 



. BY MAIL POSTPAID . 



THE "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 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 arid flow- 

 ers 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 SI LENE— Noted for the great size and 

 beauty of its buds; bright, rich, rosy crim- 

 son; good for both open ground and house 

 culture. 



DIRECTEUR RENE GERARD— Remarkable 

 for the size, fullness, brilliant color combi- 

 nations 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, tree 

 blooming, robust in growth, 



MADAM CAM I LLE— Flowers and buds of 

 grand size; rosy flesh, shaded with salmon 

 and carmine. 



DIRECTUER RENE GERARD 



MADAME CAROLINE CUSTER-One of the 

 hardiest. Large, double flowers of beautiful 

 lemon yellow. 



MADAM LOMBARD— Extra large, full flow 

 ers, of rosy salmon; varies richly in color. 



MADAME WELCHE— Large globular buds 

 of amber yellow, clouded orange and ruddy 

 crimson. 



MADAME SCIPION COCHET — Pale rose, 

 shaded with clear yellow; large, full flow- 

 ers: ver} r 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 medi- 

 um size. 



PRINCE KAMIL PACHE — A Rose that 

 thrives everywhere, and always gives satis- 

 faction; apricot, changing to salmon yellow; 

 large, full, fragrant.' 



SNOWFLAKE— Neat and dwarf in habit, 

 and really wonderful in constant profusion 

 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 fey express for $175, purchaser paying charges- 



The Famous La France Family of Ever-Blooming Roses 



Red, White, Striped, Pink, Crimson, Yellow and Climbing, 7 Varieties for 60 Gts. 



mHE La France Roses are certainly nearest perfection of flow- 



U' ers and nothing can compare with them in the eyes of the 



i true Rose lover. 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 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 dis- 

 tinct, pervading fragrance. Price, 10 cents each; large, two-year- 

 old plants, 25 cents each. 



STRIPED LA FRANCE— Imagine a lovely Rose with the shape 

 and fragance 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-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; two-year- 

 old plants, 25 cents each. 



LA FRANCE DE 1889 (New Crimson Hybrid Tea Rose)— One no- 

 table peculiarity of this variety is its long, elegant buds, while 

 expanded flowers are of immense size. Color, very nearly scar- 

 let. 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; two-year- 

 old plants, 30 cents each. 



YELLOW LA FRANCE (New)— Mme. Pernet Ducher— 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 cts. each; large, two-year-old plants, 35 cts. eac 



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 plants for $1.50 ; 2 sets in the two-year- 

 old size for $2.50. In ordering say the "La France Set." 



QPEPIAS PREMIUM To every person purchasing the HOBSON and LA FRANCE SETS TOGETHER, I will give, 

 OrLUlnL V la L isi I U ill 1 free, the Sensationl New Rose, Maid of Honor, a very deep, glossy pink, darker than Brldes- 

 — maid; the most exquisite thing you ever saw. Price, 20 cents each, when taken alone. 



