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Winter-Flowering ROS¢S—continued. 
Mrs. Pierpont Morgan. (See page 128 for price and description.) 
Mme. Caroline Testout. A magnificent Rose, equally valuable for 
summer or winter blooming; flowers full, very large, globular form; 
color clear satin rose; very fragrant. This variety resembles La France, 
but its color is more deep, vivid and brilliant. 
Madame Hoste. This is a creamy white shade with a clear amber 
centre, a handsome Rose, and is never out of bloom. Whether wanted 
for summer or winter flowers this excellent variety cannot be surpassed. 
Meteor. This is a remarkably rich, dark velvety crimson Rose; so 
dark, indeed, that under certain conditions it is blackish crimson. For 
winter flowers it is rapidly becoming a most valuable variety. 
Niphetos. The White Rose par excellence—large-pointed buds—very 
free-flowering. Invaluable for winter forcing and summer blooming. 
Papa Gontier. Thisisa useful winter-flowering Rose, equally valuable | 
forsummer. Color, a glowing carmine crimson. -. 
Perle des Jardins. No yellow Rose is more valuable than this. Tens 
of thousands of it are grown in the vicinity of New York for winter 
flowering; it is equally valuable for summer, as it flowers continuously. 
Souvenir de Wootton. This superb Rose is unquestionably one of 
the finest varieties ever introduced for either summer or winter blooming. 
The color is a beautiful shade of crimson, deliciously fragrant, a constant 
and most prolific bloomer, every new shoot forming a flower-bud. 
Sunset. This exquisite orange yellow variety is one of the finest Tea 
Roses grown. The flowers are large and double. It is deliciously 
fragrant, a strong-growing and free-flowering variety. 
The Bride. ‘The Bride’’ is a pure white Rose of large size and most 
perfect form. This variety has the most delicious Tea fragrance, and is 
equally valuable either for summer or winter flowering. 
Price All the Roses on this page (except where noted), 50c., 30c., 10c. 
* each; $4.50, $3.00, $1.00 per doz.; $30.00, $20.00, $8.00 per 100, 
for 1st, 2d and 3d sizes. 
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Roses for Winter Blooming, 
Every one of which is also pre-eminently adapted for garden culture. 
ON this page we offer the best varieties for winter 
forcing in the greenhouse. These are the sorts 
grown for the New York markets and cannot be surpassed 
for that purpose. They are also among the best for summer 
blooming. 
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AMERIGAN BEAUTY. ' ; American, Beauty, 6 22 
* we have a hardy Rose of 
the largest size, having the ever-blooming qualities of [=> 
the Tea Rose, with the delicious odor of the Damask or 
Moss Rose, consequently equally valuable for winter or 
summer flowering. In color it is a deep, brilliant pink, 
shaded toward the centre with rich carmine crimson. 
(See cut.) 1st size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz. ; 2d size, 50c. 
each, $4.50 per doz.; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz., 
$15.00 per 100. 
BRIDESMAID Another Rose of American origin, a ‘‘sport”’ 
¢ from C. Mermet, and possessing all the good 
qualities of the parent variety. It surpasses it in color, being a 
deep, brilliant pink and constant in color under all conditions. It 
is invaluable for winter. (See cut.) 
Belle Siebrecht. (See page 128 for price and description.) 
Catherine Mermet. This charming Rose deserves and receives 
recognition from all Rose lovers. The color is a delicate rosy pink 
unapproached by any other. The buds are large, long and pointed, 
of great substance and most delicious fragrance. 
Christine de Noué. A Rose of pronounced merit, largest size, 
full and double and remarkably fragrant. The color is brilliant 
red at the base, toning upward to brilliant rose madder. 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. (Seepage 133 for price and description.) 
La France. Beautiful peach pink, large, fragrant flowers; one 
of the most desirable for summer or winter. 
Souv. du Pres. Carnot. (See Colored Plate and page 140.) 
Mrs. Robt. Garrett (new). (See Colored Plate and page 140.) 
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