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We furnish these plants in a dormant condition in Spring up to May 1st and in the Autumn from October 25th up to as long as the ground is open. 

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AMI QUINARD. Prized for the deep velvety 

 luster of the buds and the crimson maroon tones in 

 the open flower; fragrant. The plant is vigorous and 

 upright. 



ANZAC. (Plant Patent 636.) Its vigorous growth 

 and leathery foliage foretell the advent of many 

 shapely buds and beautiful flowers. Buds of fifty 

 waxen petals steeped in coral and washed with gold 

 unfold into perfectly formed fragrant camellia-like 

 flowers. As the flowers expand the original colors 

 lighten, the golden flush at the base of the petals 

 passes to yellow and the coral changes to rosy lake. 



CALIFORNIA. (Plant Patent 449.) The color is 

 a glorious shade of ruddy orange toned with saffron 

 yellow; the exterior of the broad petals overlaid with 

 Saturn rose — a dual tone effect of indescribable rich- 

 ness and beauty. Buds long and pointed; flowers of 

 enormous size, reaching a diameter of 5 inches. 

 Growth vigorous, with healthy glossy green foliage. 



CONDESA de SASTAGO. Rich yellow buds un- 

 fold into copper-colored blooms, with the yellow on 

 the reverse, making a conspicuous and startling 

 effect a9 the flowers reach different stages. Blooms 

 are fully double with alluring raspberry fragrance. 

 An exceptionally vigorous and bushy grower. 



CONTRAST. Bi-colored. The colors in this ex- 

 quisite delicately fragrant full-petalled rose are en- 

 trancing. The reverse is milk-white with bronze 

 shadings at the base, the upper face a superb orange 

 rose. The plant produces enormously over the full 

 rose season. 



CRIMSON GLORY. (Plant Patent 105.) The 



plant is of spreading habit, so desirable for garden 

 planting. The large buds are of typical urn-shape. 

 They open into full, well-formed blooms of a deep 

 vivid crimson shaded 'ox-blood red with a soft 

 velvety nap. 



Price, 2-year-old dormant plants, SI. 50 ea.; 

 S15.00doz. 



JOANNA HILL. The buds are long and pointed. 

 They open into large, full, semi-double flowers. The 

 color is clear yellow, orange-yellow at the heart. 



KAISERIN AUGUSTE VIKTORIA. For over 40 

 years this has been the favorite pure white of rose 

 lovers. Form perfect, fragrance delightful and plant 

 is moderately vigorous and hardy. 



LEONARD BARRON. Flowers when fully opened 

 show a mixture of salmon-buff and shell-pink, well 

 blended. Very large blooms, good grower. 



McGREDY'S SCARLET. The fragrant, full, 

 double flowers are of good size. They are brilliant 

 scarlet, orange-yellow at base of petals, the upper 

 portions of same being lightly touched with crimson. 



MME. JULES BOUCHE. A splendid rose that 

 should be in every garden; color salmon- white, cen- 

 ter shaded rose. Large and full, well formed flowers. 

 Just as handsome in the full-bloom flower as in the 

 bud. A most prolific bloomer, very fragrant. Long, 

 straight stems and splendid foliage. A thrifty grower. 



MRS. ERSKINE PEMBROKE THOM. Yellow. 

 A pure yellow rose that does not fade, with that 

 lovely form and fragrance that the best yellows alone 

 ever have. The bush has a beautiful growth, and its 

 hardiness promises charming blooms for many years. 



MRS. HENRY BOWLES. A prodigious bloom- 

 er, one of the freest known, remarkably healthy and 

 vigorous. Color, brilliant pink with lighter salmon- 

 pink shadings. 



MRS. PIERRE S. DuPONT. In the bud stage is 

 reddish-gold and when the fine, cup-shaped flower 

 is fully opened, a deep golden-yellow. The plant is 

 strong and compact and blooms continuously. 



PINK DAWN. A very pretty rose of exceptional 

 merit. Perfectly full, double flowers of a. deep rose 

 opening to lovely pink with an orange base. The 

 showy blooms have a sweet fragrance. Of sturdy 

 upright habit. 



POINSETTIA. The name which so aptly de- 

 scribes this beautiful rose was suggested by Dr. 

 J. Horace MacFarland, of the American Rose 

 Society. It has semi-double flowers of a bright rich 

 scarlet color produced profusely during the whole 

 season on vigorous plants of fairly tall growth. 



PRESIDENT HOOVER. Strong, vigorous 

 growth. Flowers large and full. Color, a combina- 

 tion of cerise-pink, flame, scarlet and yellow, in 

 beautiful contrast which brings out the strong in- 

 dividuality of this charming rose. 



PRESIDENT MACIA. A captivating long pink 

 bud marked with heavy veins of darker pink, on a 

 perfect stem for cutting. When open the face of the 

 petals is pale flesh, warmed with a yellow flush 

 towards the base, the reverse the rich pink of the 

 buds. Fruity scent. 



RADIANCE. "Radiance" is a brilliant rosy-car- 

 mine, displaying beautiful, rich and opaline pink 

 tints in the open flower; the form is fine, largest size 

 and full, with cupped petals. The bud is large, bril- 

 liant, radiant; the stems are long, and flowers borne 

 erect. 



RED RADIANCE. It is a clear red sport of the 

 well-known and popular garden rose "Radiance." 

 It inherits all the fine qualities of the latter — 

 vigorous growth, erect branching habit, and healthy 

 dark green foliage. The stems are long and rigid. 

 Delightfully fragrant. 



ROSLYN. Magnificent blooms of golden yellow 

 with the back of the petals deep orange. Buds are 

 long pointed and open to mildly fragrant, semi- 

 double flowers on vigorous, compact plants. 



DOUGLAS MacARTHUR. (Plant 

 Patent 581.) The strong bushes send up 

 numerous shoots clothed with dark green 

 leathery foliage. As a flag unfurls, the 

 long pointed buds open slowly into glori- 

 ous high centered flowers of fine propor- 

 tion. The color is hard to define, it being 

 an exquisite blending of rose, gold and 

 salmon. 



Price, 2-year-old dormant plants, 

 $1.50 ea.; $15.00 doz. 



EDITOR McFARLAND. Healthy, up- 

 right plants are freely furnished with 

 beautifully modeled buds and fragrant 

 blooms of deep pink. 



ETOILE de HOLLANDE. Red. Its 



large crimson flowers with velvety finish 

 are superb when half-open. Especially 

 fine fragrance. Branching growth with 

 large healthy foliage. Many experts con- 

 sider it the finest red Rose. 



GOLDEN CONDESA de SASTAGO. 



A pure golden yellow sport of the lovely 

 and popular Condesa. It enjoys the same 

 habits of vigorous growth and bushiness. 

 The flowers are large, full, rich and deep. 

 Its fragTance i9 also most alluring. 



GOLDEN DAWN. Light yellow. Mag- 

 nificent full-petaled, tea-scented, light 

 yellow blooms on plants that are furn- 

 ished with lovely, glossy, disease-resis- 

 tant, holly-like foliage. 



Crimson Glory 



SOEUR THERESE. Named in hon- 

 or of Sister Therese, the famed French 

 Saint of Liseux, who is popularly known 

 as The Little Flower. The bud and bloom 

 are large, golden yellow, changing to 

 cadmium-yellow; the edges are spotted 

 carmine. It is very hardy and vigorous, 

 and blooms freely all season. 



SYRACUSE. Of French origin. It re- 

 ceived high honors at the Municipal Rose 

 Garden at Syracuse and hence the name. 

 It is a full double scarlet crimson, fine 

 shaped buds and long lasting. 



TALISMAN. A strikingly beautiful 

 rose. In the bud it is particularly attrac- 

 tive. The color is a combination of gold 

 yellow, apricot and deep pink or old rose. 

 The outside of the petals is bright yellow 

 gold and pink; as the flowers expand they 

 become bright apricot gold and deep rose 

 pink. 



TEXAS CENTENNIAL. (Plant Pat- 

 ent No. 162.) A sport of President 

 Herbert Hoover, having the same won- 

 derful qualities. The color is blood-red, 

 toning to cerise-red in the center. Very 

 unusual. 



THE DOCTOR. A clear rose-pink of 

 2normous size, with large stiff petals. 

 Plant moderately vigorous but very 

 floriferous, delightful verbena fragTance, 

 and good foliage. Awarded the National 

 Society Gold Medal. 



Prices for above, except where noted, 2-year-old dormant plants, $1.25 each; $12.50 doz. 

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