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IN THIS COLLECTION we have grouped together nine of the finest Garden Roses for summer blooming. Our aim has 

 been to combine the sorts which would give the greatest general satisfaction, and for this reason we have selected the 

 very cream of the new and rare varieties, giving due consideration to having a wide range of color, so that buyers of the 

 "IRRESISTIBLE" COLLECTION of Roses may feel assured that they are obtaining the best that it is possible to procure in 

 the number offered. They are numbered 1 to 9, and described below. We will send FREE with each collection our pamphlet 

 on the "Garden Culture of the Rose." 



no. i. Mrs. B. R. Cant. 



In determining the usefulness of a Rose, the constitution, 

 the habit and the continuity of the flowering of the variety, as 

 well as the size, shape and color of the flowers, must be taken 

 into consideration. "Mrs. B. R. Cant," on which the Floral 

 Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, of England, 

 conferred an award of merit, measures up to the highest standard. 

 This variety is remarkable for its robust habit and the profuse 

 manner in which it blooms from early in the summer until the 

 autumn is well advanced. The flowers are of medium size and 

 of a beautiful deep rose color on the outer petals, quite red in 

 some cases; while the inner petals are soft silvery-rose, suffused 

 with buff at the base. It is essentially a garden Rose, and as 

 such it can hardly fail to attain a high degree of popularity. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each. S7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, 

 $4.50 per doz.; 3d size, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



No. 2. 



Souvenir De Pierre Notting. 



This grand new Rose has been well tested in this country, 

 showing that it is well adapted to our climate. It is of 

 strong, bushy habit, with splendid, deep green foliage, strong 

 and healthy, so that it is almost immune against disease. 



The flowers are very full, large and extraordinarily lasting, 

 keeping over a week when cut. The buds are very long, of a 

 most beautiful shape and stand proudly erect on long, straight 

 stems. The color is yellow with very delicate Chinese pink and 

 saffron-yellow shadings; the centre of the flower is a very rich 

 golden-yellow. It is delightfully fragrant. 



In its abundance of blossoms this grand new variety sur- 

 passes all other Roses of every type; plants of a few months' 

 growth are never without buds or blossoms throughout the 

 season. While the first flower-buds are developing on top new 

 growths appear below bearing another crop, and this is suc- 

 ceeded by others. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, 

 $4.50 per doz.; 3d size, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



no. 3. General McArthur. 



We have pleasure in offering this fine Rose, confident that 

 it will please. It has had a thorough test the past season in the 

 hands of numerous experienced Rose growers, and been placed 

 before critical judges who fail to find the slightest defect in it 

 as an all-round garden Rose. It has been thoroughly tested 

 by us the past year, both outdoors and in greenhouses, and we are 

 fully convinced that it is a grand improvement in the class of 

 ever-blooming hardy red Roses. In color, it is the brightest 

 amongst all the Roses, being a vivid crimson-scarlet. Of free- 

 branching habit of growth; very vigorous and healthy, every 

 shoot producing a flower; and hardy enough to withstand our 

 severe winters. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. ; 2d size, 60c. each, 

 $6.00 per doz. ; 3d size, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



Cardinal. 



is a seedling of "Liberty" hybridized with 



No. 4. 



" Cardinal 

 an unnamed carmine seedling in the third generation. This 

 gives promise of being the most valuable Rose yet raised by 

 Mr. John Cook. Color, a rich cardinal-red. Is a very strong 

 grower with a heavy flower. Its fragrance is very strong and 

 sweet. It has proved hardy in Baltimore the past severe winter. 



Price, 1st size, $1.00 each, $9.00 per doz.; 2d size, 75c. 

 each, $7.50 per doz.; 3d size, 40c. each, $4.00 per doz. 



no. s. Ivory. 



This beautiful new Rose is a sport from the variety "Golden 

 Gate," which has attained such popularity the past few years 

 as a first-class sort for winter blooming. 



"Ivory" has the same strong, sturdy habit as the parent, the 

 same large fragrant flowers, the same long, heavy-flowering 

 stems, the fine buds and elegant form as the parent; but is a 

 soft white in color. This Rose is certain to have a prominent 



Eosition in the list of best varieties for either summer or winter 

 owering. 



Price, 1st size, 50c. each, $4.50 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, 

 $3.00 per doz.; 3d size, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



no. e. Mad. Jean Dupuy. 



A lovely high-class Rose recently introduced from Europe; 

 color, fine creamy-rose, with golden-yellow centre; outer petals 

 edged with red, large, fully double and very sweet; a constant 

 and. abundant bloomer, almost thornless. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, 

 $4.50 per doz.; 3d size, 25c. each, $2.25 per doz. 



no. 7. Rosemawr. 



A very effective bedding Rose, perfectly hardy and very 

 vigorous. It is abnormally healthy and free-blooming, never 

 sick under ordinary conditions, and never out of bloom. The 

 color is rich reddish-carmine, changing to a brilliant pink as 

 the flowers age. 



Price, 1st size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 40c. each, 

 $4.00 per doz.; 3d size, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



no. s. C. P. Strasheim. 



A very valuable summer-blooming Tea Rose. It is distin- 

 guished among the many new and meritorious Roses we offer 

 this year for its healthy, vigorous habit and its great freedom 

 of bloom. From the time the little plants were first in bloom 

 in the open ground in May it was never out of flower and not a 

 sick plant appeared. The color is a very delicate shade of 

 primrose-yellow with a tint of fawn, the latter shade being 

 quite pronounced in the centre of the flowers. As the flower ages 

 the color lightens toward the ends of the petals to a light sul- 

 phur-yellow, almost white, making a charming contrast with 

 the darker portions of the flower, giving a very finished and 

 unique appearance to it. Like all of the ever-blooming monthly 

 Roses, it is at its best during the cool days of spring and fall. 

 It will need winter protection at the North. The finish of the 

 petals is like a Camellia, smooth and crystalline. Very rich 

 Tea Rose fragrance. 



Price, 1st size, 50c. each, $4.50 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, 

 $3.00 per doz.; 3d size, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 



" Dwarf Perpetual-Flowering Crimson Rambler" 



no. 9. Madame Norbert Levavasseur. 



One of the most remarkable Roses of the period. A seed- 

 ling from " Crimson Rambler" but of dwarf, very compact habit. 

 The flowers are of the same shade of rich crimson and are borne 

 in wonderful profusion from the time the plant is large enough 

 to bear a flower until the close of the season. It will be in- 

 valuable for beds and borders and for cemetery purposes it 

 cannot be excelled as it is hardy and ever-blooming. 



Price, 1st size, $1.00 each, $9.00 per doz. ; 2d size, 75c. each, 

 $7.50 per doz. ; 3d size, 40c. each, $4.00 per doz., $25.00 per 100. 



rices: 



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of Nine New, Hardy, Ever-blooming Roses, 



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