The Cream of the New Roses 



Fashion changes with the ages. The rose was the queen of flowers 

 to the ancients, just as it is to-day; but the rose leads all flowers, 

 on account of its adaptability to every decorative purpose. 



We here offer what is good in the new Hybrid Tea Roses. To have what is good you must try these Roses. They are 

 the best that England, France, Ireland, Italy, Holland and America produce. 



HYBRID TEA ROSES 



This is a class of recent creation embodying the delicate shades and peculiar fragrance possessed by the Tea Roses, combined with 

 the vigor and more pronounced pink and crimson shades of color previously confined to the Hybrid Perpetual class. In our opinion 

 the Hybrid Teas will supersede all others because of their superior constitution and marvelously free-flowering qualities. In a sentence 

 it may be said they combine all the better traits of the two classes from which they sprang, altogether a great advantage. Almost 

 all are highly perfumed, an attribute absolutely essential to a perfect Rose. They are ever bloomers and hardy in all but the most 

 rigorous climate. 



AMERICA (Hills) (H. T.) — A cross between Premier and Hoosier 

 • Beauty. Bud long, pointed; flower immense, very lasting, rose 

 pink, fragrant. Foliage large, dark green. Vigorous very free 

 bloomer. Thornless. Resembles Columbia, but superior in 

 color and form of bud. One-year plants, 45 cents each ; 

 two-year plants, 90 cents each. 



ANNIE LAURIE 



ANNIE LAURIE (H. T.)— Annie Laurie Roses. Doesn't that 

 name suggest an old-fashioned garden, and moonlight and a girl's 

 ! soft face? Lovely as its name is the rose itself. It is a new- 

 comer into the land of flowers, but has already made its pres- 

 ence known by winning blue ribbons and certificates of merit 

 at flower shows in leading cities in various parts of the continent. 

 Sport of Ophelia, type Mad. Butterfly. Bud large, long pointed; 

 flower large cupped, very double (forty petals), very lasting: 

 flesh pink, edges deeper, golden yellow base extending a third 

 of the petal; borne on long strong stem. Foliage abundant, 

 large rich, glossy green, disease resistant. Few thorns. Very 

 vigorous, upright, bushy. Profuse and continuous bloomer; 

 not hardy. One-year plants, 30 cents each; two-year 

 plants, 60 cents each. 



CAPT. F. BALD (H. T.)— Deep scarlet crimson, heavily flushed 

 with blackish crimson; a very promising variety in a deep rich 

 color. One-year plants, 35 cents each; two-year plants, 

 70 cents each. 



CAPTAIN Kl LBEE STUART (H. T.)— A vigorous growing vari- 

 ety with dark olive foliage. The blooms are very large, of good 

 shape with broad petals somewhat after the style of Edward 

 Mawley. The color is a rich velvety crimson shaded violet. 

 One-year plants, 30 cents each; two-year plants, 60 cents 

 each. 



CHARLES K. DOUGLAS (H. T.)— Bud large, long pointed; 

 flower large, full, double, sweet fragrance, color intense flaming 

 scarlet, flushed bright velvety crimson. Foliage dark green; 

 disease resistant; vigorous upright grower; produces an abund- 

 ance of blooms from June to October. One-year plants, 25 

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



CHARMER (H. T.) — Silvery pink, with long pointed buds, good 

 strong stems. One-year plants, $1 .00 each ; two-year plants, 

 $2.00 each. 



CITY OF LITTLE ROCK (H. T.) (E. G. Hill Co.)— (Introduced 

 by Vestal & Son, 1924.) Type, Premier. Bud, medium size, 

 long pointed; flower medium size, semi-double, open, lasting, 

 fragrant, hydrangea pink, borne singly on medium long stem. 

 One-year plants, 60 cents each; no two-year to offer. 



COL. OSWALD FITZGERALD (H. T.)— A brilliant rose. Its 

 blood-red velvety-crimson, beautifully finished blooms are pro- 

 duced in great profusion on erect stems; branching; pure tea 

 perfume. We have no hesitation whatsoever in describing this 

 variety as excellent. Named in remembrance of Colonel Oswald 

 Fitzgerald — a lover of roses — who perished with his chief, Lord 

 Kitchener. One-year plants, 25 cents each; two-year 

 plants, 50 cents each. . 



COMMONWEALTH (H. T.)— Bud large, long pointed; flower 

 large, open, double, very lasting, deep pink, solid color; borne 

 singly on medium strong stems; moderate fragrance. Foliage 

 sufficient, leathery, medium size; rich green, disease resistant, 

 few thorns. Vigorous, upright; continuous bloomer. One- 

 year plants, 30 cents each ; two-year plants, 60 cents each. 



COMTESSE DE CASSAGNE (H. T.)— Flowers of varying color, 

 rich coppery-pink, shaded clear rose; sometimes comes pure 

 yellow; very large, form very fine; growth vigorous; fragrant. 

 One-year plants, 25 cents each; two-year plants, 50 cents 

 each. 



CRUSADER (H. T.) — A big, strong growing variety, robust and 

 rugged in every characteristic; the growth is heavy and the 

 flower stems strong and heavy . It is free flowering, and the 

 blooms are big and double, and in color a rich velvety-crimson. 

 A free flowering red Rose that is a wonder. One-year plants, 

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



DONALD MAC. DONALD (H. T.)— The most floriferous Rose 

 we know of, with perfect habit, and the most ideal and radiant 

 Rose one can imagine. As a bedder.it is never out of bloom, 

 during the rose time. Its medium sized blooms are full, with 

 beautifully shaped shell-like petals, which glow with exquisite 

 intensely orange-carmine color, and the buds develop naturally 

 into perfect miniature exhibition blooms, three and a half to 

 four inches across, so that its charms may be easily gauged. 

 The blooms are produced on bronze erect branching graceful 

 wood. Persian-tea perfumed. One-year plants, 75 cents 

 each; two-year plants, $1.50 each. 



EARL GRAY (Double Richmond) (H. T.)— A beautiful rich 

 crimson scarlet; lovely pointed form; not a large Rose, but of 

 medium size. One-year plants, 25 cents each; two-year 

 plants, 50 cents each. 



EARL HAIG (H. T.)— This rose reminds you of Earl of Dufferin, 

 the color, dark crimson, being almost identical with that.old rose 

 when seen at its best. The growth, however, is sturdy and up- 

 right; the blooms are well formed, sweetly scented. One-year 

 plants, 35 cents each; two-year plants, 70 cents each. 



EDEL (H. T.) — Type, Florence Forrester, bud very large; flower 

 very large, double, well built, stately, opens well in all weather; 

 sweet fragrance. Color, white, with the faintest ivory shading 

 toward base, passing to pure white. Foliage bold and distinct. 

 Very vigorous grower; free bloomer. One-year plants, 25 

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



ETOILE DE HOLLAND (H. T)— Flower bright dark red, of 

 medium size, fairly full, deliciously perfumed. Growth vigor- 

 ous, upright. A cross between General McArthur and Hadley. 

 A rose of great future. One-year plants, 30 cents each ; two- 

 year plants, 60 cents each. 



ELSIE BECKWITH (H. T.)— This is a very fine seedling (from 

 Ophelia & Mevrow Dora van Tets) of a vigorous, upright habit 

 of growth. The very sweetly scented blooms, with large bold 

 stiff petals, are produced on strong stems. Not liable to damage 

 by rain. Color a rich glowing rosy pink. Foliage dark green, 

 shaded red; wood dark red; very handsome. Not liable to mil- 

 dew. This is quite one of the best roses of the year, and a good 

 all around sort for garden, bedding and under glass. It suggests 

 a glorified Mrs. Charles E. Russell in commerce. One-year 

 plants, 35 cents each; two-year plants, 70 cents each. 



ESME (H. T.) — Large, full flowers of creamy white, flushed car- 

 mine on back edge of petals; a "fancy" exhibition size. One- 

 year plants, 30 cents each; two-year plants, 60 cents each. 



EVELYN (H. T.) (Pierson, 1918.)— Sport of Ophelia; soft pink, 



„ yellow at base. One-year plants, 35 cents each; two-year 



* plants, 70 cents each. 



