eles % CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
Asp aoe ROSES: , 
HYBRID PERPETUALS—Hardy. 
Select Varieties. 
In selecting the -foNowinge varietiés of Hybrid 
Roses we havé had in view fhe réquiremnts of the 
average amateur who seldom wants more than a few 
distinct kinds, each) the very best of its*eolor, for 
outdoor planting. These we offer may be fully"re- 
jied upon to succeed well in our elimate. “They are 
all perfectly. hardy, Strones growérs, frée bloomers 
~ and /produce exceptionally large flowers, 
| Anna de Diesbach—Clear wose, yery large;. a 
splendid variety. Sit a 
d Baron de Bonstetten—Flowers véry large and 
mW full; color*very dark red? ~ ak i 
} Coquette. des Alps—Pure white,- shaded With — 
) delicate rose. ; 
«( General Washingten—Color, soft searlet. t 
Gen. Jacqueminot—DBrilliant ~ velvety red; vig- : 
orous habit and free bloomer, 
SS Jobn Hopper—bBright rose; wery, fine. 
Lady Helen Stéwart—Bright crimson scar- — 
let, darge and-full. y 
La Reine—Bright rose;,fine full. form. 
wellmamed "The Queens + 
Marie Bauman—Rich red; changing to scarlet |: 
maroon,.. A beautiful-rose. 
Magna Chartea—Bright “pink, suffused with 
carmine, very large; a grand yariety. E ! 
Madam Alfred, Carriere—Pure- white, a 
Madam Plantier—Pure jwhite;°a; very free : 
bloomer; a general favorite. 
Madam. Chas. —-Wood—Searlet, 
crimson; very large and=fuk. 
aul ae es very large-RoSe; color deep 
pink. - 
Prince Camille de Rohan—Dark vVeivety crim- 
son. = ‘ 
Price—Large, strong plants from 5-or 6-inch 
pots, each 40c; per dozen, . $4.00. 
Strong plants’ from 4-inch pots, each’ 25c; per 
Goze) $2.50; Fine: young! plants “froms2%-inch ~ 
pots, each! 19¢; per ‘dozen <$1.00. $ i 
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SELECT SETS CF HYBRID ROSES. ‘ 
5 streng young plants, distinct kinds, for 49 cents. 
10 strong yours plants, distinct.kinds,.for_75 cents. 
Our Seiection. - 
HARDY ROSE GEN. 
JACQUEMINOT. 
PERSIAN YELLOW. 
An excellent hardy 
Rose, producing very 
fragrant, deep golden yel- 
low. flowers. 
Prune. sparingly, .and 
just after blooming as it 
produces its flowers on 
the preceding year’s growth. 
MOSS ROSES. 
This class of Roses is even 
more hardy than the Hybrid Per- 
petuals,. but should be treate-1 
about the same. 
Blanche Moreau — Pure whit, 
large and very fragrant. 
SWEET BRIAR. i 
A perfectly hardy Rose with bright pink sinste flow- 
ers, but particularly admired for its deliciously fragrant 
leaves... Price—Large plants, cach 40c; per doz. $4.00: 
HYBRID SWEET BRIAR ROSES. - 
\ Crosses between the English Sweet Briar and the various old- 
aed | fashioned Garden Roses. All perfectly -hardy, the foliage retaining + 
the delicious fragrance of the English Sweet Briar, in addition to whieh theyalb have — 
pretty single or semi-double flowers. i 
Lady Penzance—Beautiful soft copper tint, shading to yellow at the base of the petals; 
flowers and foliage deliciously fragrant. 
Lord Penzance—Soft fawn shade, changing to 
fragrant. fi f 
Meg Merrilles—Very fine crimson; of robust habit; 
free bloomer. 
Strong 2-year-old plants, each 40c; per doz. $4.00. 
MEMORIAL ROSE. 
delicate pink; a -profuse bloomer, very 
Crested Moss—Deep pink, crested, 
very. fine. 
Salet—Bright rose, blush edges, 
large and full. 
Rosa Wichuriana. 
A most remarkable, perfectly 
hardy climbing or creeping Rose, 
which adapts itself to almost any 
situation, growing equally well in 
sun or shade. _Admirable for cover- 
Large, strong-plants, each 40e; 
"per dozen $4.00. 
ing rocky or barren slopes, stone 
walls and trellises; an excellent i} 
bower plant. Flowers about 2 } 
inches in diameter, single, produced 
in clusters; color, white, with a gold- 
en yellow disc. 
Strong plants, each 25c; per doz. $ 
Fine young plants, each 10c; per doz. $ 
NEW HYBRID WICHURIANA. 
In habit the same as Rosa Wichuriana; 
perfectly hardy. The foliage is finely cut, of 
===" a leathery substance, and dark, shining green. 
za They bloom profusely, and the flowers are de- 
lightfully fragrant and last a long time in per- 
fection. 
Manda’s Triumph—A luxuriant grower, with fine 
; foliage; flowers double, white, sweet-scented 
and produced in clusters. 
Universal Favorite—Of vigorous -habit; flowers 
ZA double, of a beautiful rose color, very fragrant. 
Pink Roamer—A strong grower, with single 
LS S bright pink flowers, which shade to a silvery 
WSS white center, with orange stamens, very frag- = 
S ant. 
Price—Strong plants, each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 
Fine young plants, each 10c; per doz. $1.00. 
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