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Our Colored Plate of Roses for tHis year shows the 



WINMJIVIt Collection of Beautiful Garden looses. 



'T'HIS COLLECTION contains the cream of the new varieties, to which we have added two well-tried sorts of established merit, 

 1 thus buyers can get in the Winsome Collection, at a reasonable price, the pick of the new and rare Roses. In making up this 

 collection we have followed the practice of years in selecting sorts which are pre-eminently adapted for garden culture, which combine 

 a wide range of color, the widest possible in the number selected, vigor of growth, freedom of bloom, hardiness and all the essentials 

 of the best Roses. Our Colored Plate Collections are famous throughout the country ; they give universal satisfaction, as is evidenced 

 by the number of congratulatory letters we receive annually from purchasers. Even the smallest size will, under ordinary con- 

 ditions, give an abundance of bloom, but the larger sizes will, of course, bloom earlier and more profusely. We will send FREE 

 with each collection our pamphlet on "The Garden Culture of the Rose," which gives full detailed instructions on the planting 

 and subsequent care of them. 



No . i. A grand, soft, white Rose, IVORY. * 



This beautiful 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 position in the list of best 

 varieties for either summer or winter flowering. 



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 . 2 . New Hardy Ever-Blooming Rose, TRIUMPH. 



A grand new Hybrid Tea Rose, Gruss an Teplitz x Gen. 

 McArthur, raised by E. G. Hill & Co., from whom we purchased 

 the entire stock. It is a strong-growing, very free blooming 

 variety, long straight stems, large and handsome foliage. The 

 blooms are splendid, large, full and double, the buds are finely 

 shaped, borne singly and erect on strong stems. The color 

 is a beautiful shade of deepest carmine-pink with crimson tones 

 and a beautiful sheen. It is valuable for either summer or winter 

 blooming. The fragrance is strong and spicy; in short, it has 

 all the qualities of a first-class Rose, and being an American- 

 raised seedling, must prove adaptable to our climate. For the 

 same reason it will be welcomed into the galaxy of fine American 

 Roses, many of which we have the honor of introducing. 



Price, 1st size, $1.00 each; 2d size, 75c. each; 3d size, 

 50c. each, $4.50 per doz. 



N °' 3 " yel B lo A w T rSe, SOUVENIR DE PIERRE N0TT1NG. 



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 surpasses 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 succeeded by others. 



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

 $4.00 per doz. ; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



Hardy, Ever-blooming Rose, WHITE MAMAN COCHET. 



What has been so long desired, viz. : a pure white hardy, 

 ever-blooming Rose, has been obtained in this grand variety. 

 It has the requisites of a perfect garden Rose — substance, size, 

 fragrance, hardiness, vigor and profusion of bloom — rivaling 

 the best of the monthly ever-blooming Roses in the latter all- 

 important quality. It is a "sport" from the well-known and 

 much-valued Rose, "Maman Cochet," inheriting all its fine 

 qualities, full and firm buds, long and pointed, the ideal Rose, 

 keeping long when cut. 



Price, 1st size, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, 

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



No. S. 



Hardy Ever-blooming Rose, PINK MAMAN COCHET. 



From ocean to ocean, from the frozen North to the sunny 

 South, this grand Rose has been tested and has been found 

 adapted to all climes and conditions of growth. It has the 

 necessary substance to withstand our hot summers and is 

 hardy enough with slight protection to live out during the 

 winter. The buds are a beautiful pink; the color is held in 

 the open flower. The flower stems are long, the buds and flowers 

 are held erect, and it is delightfully fragrant. 



1st size, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, $3.00 

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

 No. 6. 



New Hardy Hybrid Tea Rose, LADY BATTERSEA. 



A seedling variety of great distinctness of character. The 

 growth is vigorous, the shoots long, with fine green leaves, 

 each shoot bearing a flower thrown well above the foliage, 

 and produced singly so as to require little or no disbudding. 

 The buds are long, oval and pointed, and of a beautiful cherry- 

 crimson, permeated with an orange . shade. The flowers are 

 of moderate size and almost full, with the petals so well together 

 as to retain their form for a long time. When first open the 

 blooms are light rosy-crimson, still keeping the orange tinge 

 of the bud, brilliant in the extreme, passing to pure soft rose, 

 the color clear and attractive. 



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

 $4.00 per doz. ; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



No. 7. 



"Dwarf Perpetual -Flowering Crimson Rambler," 



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

 $4.00 per doz.; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. 



No. 8. 



A MAGNIFICENT HARDY " M AflN AFR ANO " 

 EVER-BLOOMING ROSE, ITIrAlHTIrAI l\ni^lU. 



Fairly entitled to be called "The Evcr'blooming 'Jack' Rose." 



After a more extended and thorough trial of this grand 

 variety, we feel we cannot say too much in praise of it. Raised 

 by crossing the well-known and valuable "Magna Charta " and 

 "Safrano," it is named after both parents, using a portion of 

 the name of each. It combines the hardiness and vigor of the 

 former with the free-blooming habit and delightful fragrance 

 of the Tea Roses. The flowers closely resemble "Magna Charta " 

 in size and fullness, but are more double; color, clear deep rose. 

 It is a strong, healthv grower, a constant and abundant bloomer. 

 It is one of the healthiest Roses we have; strong, bushy habit, 

 with foliage like the "General Jacqueminot," but free from the 

 diseases peculiar to Hybrid Perpetual Roses, and as free- 

 blooming as a monthly Rose; flowers 4 to 5 inches across. 



Price, 1st size, 60c. each; 2d size, 40c. each; 3d size, 20c. 

 each, $2.00 per doz. 



Prices: "WINSOME" COLLECTION 



First Size, $4.50 per set of eig'Ht. 



Second Size, 3.00 " " " 



of Eight Beautiful. Hardy. Ever-blooming' Roses, THird Size. 1.50 



