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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



BELLK SIEBRECHT. 



Select List of the best and most popular Everblooming 

 Roses in Cultivation. 



Suitable for the Flower Garden in Summer or Greenhouse in Winter. 



Agrippina — Brilliant fiery red, very double; profuse bloomer. 



Bridesmaid— A sport from Catherine Mermet. The buds are 

 very large and full; color a deep rich pink. 



Catherine Mermet — Flesh color; very large buds. 



Cornelia Cook — Pure white; an excellent Rose. 



Crimson Bedder — Rich, dark, velvety crimson. 



Duchess de Brabant — Soft rosy flesh^ changing to deep rose. 



Hermosa — Beautiful clear rose; constant bloomer. 



Henry M. Stanley — A magnificent everblooming Rose. Flow- 

 ers extra large and full; color a beautiful amber rose, tinged with 

 delicate apricot yellow. 



Madam Hoste— A magnificent Rose; color white, shaded with 

 delicate canary yellow. 



Mrs. De draw — A hardy everblooming Rose. It blooms pro- 

 fusely all summer. Color, rich glossy pink; very fragrant. 



Perle des Jardins — Clear golden yellow ; is among the very best 

 yellow Roses in cultivation. A strong grower and sure bloomer. 



Safrano — Bright apricot yellow; very profuse bloomer. 



Souvenir d'un Ami — Light pink. 



Souvenir de Wooton — A superb variety ; flowers very large and 

 full. Color rich crimson. 



The Bride — A sport from Catherine Mermet, resembling that 

 superb Rose in everything but in color, which is pure white. 



The Rainbow — A magnificent flower, very large and full. Color 

 deep pink, mottled with crimson and shaded with golden amber. 



Price, each, 10 cts.; per doz., $1.00. 



Climbing Roses. 



Chromatella, or Cloth of Gold— Clear bright yellow ; a profuse 

 bloomer. 

 James Sprunt — Deep, velvety-rose. 

 La Marque — Sulphur yellow; large and full. 

 Marechal Neil — Deep golden vellow; buds of immense size. 

 Price, each, 10 cts.; per doz., $1.00. 



Hybrid Tea Roses. 



Belle Siebrecht (new) — A very handsome free bloomer, color 

 rich pink, flowers of good substance, stems long and erect; an 

 excellent variety for florists' use. Each, 25 cts. ; per doz., $2.50. 



American Beauty— Very large, very fragrant, brilliant crim- 

 son, free bloomer. 



Duchess of Albany— A charming Rose, resembling La France, 

 but the color is a much richer pink. 



Kaiserin Augusta Victoria (new)— A great acquisition, com- 

 bining the two very desirable qualities, a good Rose in the bud 

 and an equally good full blown Rose. The bud is very large and 

 full; color pure snowv white. A profuse and continuous bloom- 

 er. Each 20 cts. ; per doz., $2.00. 



La France — A great favorite. Flowers very large, color deep 

 pink. 



Meteor — A remarkably fine Rose. Color very deep, rich vel- 

 vety crimson. 



Price, except where noted, each, 10 cts.; per doz., $1.00. 



Polyantha Roses. 



Clothilde Soupert — The flowers are borne in sprays, and are 

 very double and perfect in form and capable of withstanding 

 the most trying weather of our hottest summers. Color, pearl 

 white, delicately shaded towards the center of the flower with 

 rosy pink. 



fcfeorges Pernet — An excellent Rose, color bright rosy salmon. 



Uloire des Polyanthas— Bright rose, white center; full, well- 

 formed. 



Little Pet — White, small and double, free bloomer; very pretty 



Each, 10 cts.; per doz., $1.00. 



Hybrid Perpetuals— Hardy. 



Out of the almost endless list of Hybrid Roses in cultivation 

 we have selected from year to year those we find the best, qual- 

 ity, general desirability and adaptability to our climate being 

 taken in consideration." 



Anna de Diesbach — Clear rose, very large; a splendid Rose. 



Black Prince — Very dark velvety crimson, almost black; 

 large and full. 



Coquet des Alps — Pure white. 



Charles Lefebvre — Bright crimson, center purplish. 



Duke of Edinburgh — Dark velvety maroon, mediumsize, full. 



General Washington— Color, soft scarlet. 



tJen. Jacqueminot — Brilliant velvety red, vigorous habit and 

 free bloomer. 



La Reine— Bright Rose, fine full form. It is well named "The 

 Queen." 



Marie Bauman — Rich red, changing to scarlet maroon. A 

 beautiful Rose. 



Magna Charta — Bright pink, suffused with carmine, very 

 large; a grand variety. 



Madam Plantier — Pure white; a very free bloomer; a general 

 favorite. 



Madam Chas. Wood — Scarlet shading to crimson; very large 

 and full. 



Price, each, 10 cts. ; per doz. ,$1.00. Large, strongplants. each, 

 25 cts.; per doz. ,$2.50. 



Moss Roses. 



This class of Roses is even more hardy than the Hybrid Per- 

 petuals, but should be treated about the same. 

 Perpetual White — The finest white. 

 Salet — Bright rose, blush edges, large and full. 

 Large and strong plants. Each, 25 cts., per doz., $2.50. 

 Hardy Persian Yellow Rose— Deep golden yellow. Each, 50 cts. 



Hardy Climbing Roses. 



Valuable for training up trellises, fences and piazzas; when 

 once established no climber gives greater satisfaction. Very 

 little care need be given them for winter months. 



Baltimore Belle— Pale, blush, very double; flowers in clusters. 



(Jueen of the Prairies — Bright rosy red, shading to soft pink: 

 a grand variety, very free. 



Seven Sisters — Flowers in large clusters, varying in color 

 from white to crimson. 



Russell's Cottage— Very double, dark velvety crimson; pro- 

 fuse bloomer. 



Mary Washington— A free bloomer, flowers mediumsize, pur* 

 white, very double and exceedingly fragrant. 



Strong two-year-old plants, 25 cts. each; per doz., $2.-50, 



Crimson Rambler— New climbing Polyantha Rose, producing 

 large trusses of bright crimson flowers. It is of strong habit, 

 foliage bright glossy green. Price, 25 cts. 



