MIDSUMMER CATALOGUE. 1911. 



ROSES. 



EVERBLOOMING HYBRID TEA-SCENTED ROSES. 



2-yeaF-old plants. .50 each; $5.00 doz.; $35.00, 100. 

 Except where otherwise ppieed. 



This class furnishes some of the finest, most constant and best 

 varieties for exhibition and garden decoration. They bloom con- 

 tinuously from mid-summer imtil frost. They require protection 

 during winter, being only half-hardy. Dwarf plants may be readily 

 protected by drawing the soil over the centre or crown to a height 

 of 6 inches; a further covering should be given by mulching with 

 leaves or pine needles to a height of 6 to 12 inches. 



Bessie BPOWn. Creamy white, flowers of immense size and great 



substance, sweetly scented. 

 Captain Christy. DeUcate fleshy white, the centre darker, very 



large and full. 

 Caroline TestOUt. Light salmony pink, flowers very large and 



globular. 

 Dean Hole. Glittering silver}--carmine wnth salmon shadings, th ■ 



finest of its color. Each. .75; doz.. §8.00. 

 Dr. Trondlin. Delicate flesh-color; of exquisite form. Each. 



.7-5: dcz.. SS.OO. 

 Franz Deeg-en. Golden yellow. 

 Gruss an Teplitz. Bright crimson with fiery red centre, cu]> 



shaped semi-double flowers in clusters; free blooming, good for 



massing and bedding. 

 Gustave Regris. Xankeen yellow, long pointed, fine shaped buds. 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. Cream, slightly shaded lemon, 



deeper in the centre; a distinct and very beautiful variety. 

 Killarney. Flesh shaded white, suffused pale pink, long pointed 



buds, opening to large flowers, petals of great substance. 

 La France. Beautiful bright silvery rose, with pale lilac shading, 



full and fine form, one of the sweetest scented roses. 

 Madame Abel Chatenay. Carmine-rose, shaded deep salmon, 



long pointed buds, opening to moderate size. 

 Madame Jules Grolez. Clear silvery rose, shaded yellow at 



the base. 

 Madame Ravary. Buds orange, changing to golden yellow. 



Each. .7.J: doz.. ss.no. 

 Marquis of Salisbury. Bright crimson, long pointed bud, 



very fine. 

 Richmond. Scarlet-red. 

 The Lyon. .Shrimp pink, edges coral-red or salmon-pink, shading 



to chrome yellow towards the centre; large and double. Each. 



Sl.OO; doz., SIO.OO. 

 White Sea Rose. Large flowers; very free blooming. 



TEA-SCENTED AND NOISETTE ROSES. 

 2-year-old plants. .50 each; $5.00 doz.; $35.00, 100. 



Billiard and Barre. Golden yellow, very fine. 



Clothilda Soupert. White, shaded pink. " 



G. Nabonnand. Pale rose, shaded with yellow, very large petals 



and handsome buds; distinct and good. 

 Madame Lambard. Salmon shaded rose, very variable in color, 



fine form, good habit, free bloomer. 

 Madame Jules Gravereaux. A beautiful yellow rose with pink 



cent re. 

 Maman Coehet. Light pink shaded with salmon yellow, outer 



petals splashed with bright rose. 



Marie Van Houtte. Pale canary j'ellcw, changing to creamy- 

 white, shaded with pale rose. 



Perle des Jardins. Deep straw yellow, sometimes deep canary 

 yellow; large and double. 



Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Apricot yellow, unsurpassed for 

 bedding. 



White Maman Coehet. Creamy white flowers, faintly tinged 

 with blush, long pointed buds, opening to large flowers; an ex- 

 ceedingly pretty and valuable variety. 



HARDY HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 



Selected 2-year-old plants. .50 each; $4.50 doz.; $35.00, 100. 



Baroness Rothschild. Beautiful light pink, large and fine form, 

 nothing more beautiful, specially good. 



Charles Lefebvre. Pine, brilfiant velvety crimson, very large, 

 double and superb form ; vigorous. 



Fisher Holmes, Shaded crimson-scarlet, large, full, and perfect 

 form, very beautiful and free-blooming. 



Frau Karl Drusehki. Pure snow white, very long buds, shell- 

 shaped petals, opening to very large flowers; a continuous and 

 free-blooming variety of first-class form; the finest white rose in 

 cultivation. 



Madame Gabriel Luizet. Light silverj- pink, shading off paler 

 to edge.'i of petal-, very free bloomer. 



Magna Charta. Bright rose, very large and double, of good 

 form and fragrant. 



Margaret Dickson. White with pale flesh centre, large and of 



good substance, fine form and growth. 

 Merville de Lyon. White, centre slightly rosy peach, a grand 



full cup-shaped flower. 

 Mrs. John Laing. Very large, satiny-pink, of fine form; a good 



grower and abundant bloomer, one of the very best varieties, 



cannot be too highly recommended; vigorous. 

 Paul Neyron. beep rose, flowers of immense size, with fine 



foliage and growtli. free bloomer. 

 Dlrieh Brunner. Cherry-red. of immense size, fine form, and 



most effective; it seems proof against mildew or rust, and is one 



of the earliest to flower, and lasts well tiirough the season; very 



vigorous. 

 White Baroness. Purest white, large full flowers. 



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