The Dinger & Conard Company's 



Sweeter than *' La France.'* Brighter than " Jack. 



More Prolific than ''Clotilde Soupert." 



Oup Hev/ pedi^pee Ro^ 



"3pinee^^ 7k Bonnie." 



Bon Silene x William Francis Bennett. 



'HIS we regard as one of the finest productions we have ever sent out. 

 Its parentage is sufficient guarantee of its superior excellence. " Prin- 

 cess Bonnie " shows a marked improvement in every respect over exist- 

 ing sorts of its color. It inherits in the full, the fragrance and beauty of 

 Bennett and the freedom of bloom and vigorous growth of Bon Silene. Every 

 shoot produces several perfect flowers, which frequently come in bouquet-like 

 clusters of seven and eight. It blooms all the time, even surpassing Clotilde 

 Soupert both indoors and in open ground. The flowers are borne on long stiff" 

 stems, and have the Bennett form. They are large, semi-double, and in bud 

 surpass any Rose we know. In foliage it shows the Bon Silene blood — large, of 

 good substance, and free from all forms of disease which usually attack Bennett 

 foliage. Of the color a prominent grower writes, " It is certainly charming " — 

 the outside petals are rich solid crimson, deeper than Bennett and more vivid 

 than Jacqueminot, while the inner side of the centre ones at the base is streaked 

 with white. In fragrance it is, perhaps, the most remarkable Rose yet intro- 

 duced. The fragrance is rich and subtle, not the pungent odor of a Hybrid 

 Perpetual, but rather a delicate refined scent so peculiarly its own that if it 

 did not produce but a single crop of flowers a year its fragrance alone would 

 entitle it to a place among the Roses of distinction. It is comparatively hardy 

 in open ground, where it grows to perfection. We are testing it for forcing, 

 and thus far it has gone far beyond our expectations. We think growers will 

 find it a most valuable Rose for them to handle, and as an American Rose of 

 real worth we ask for it a trial. 



PRICE : Strong pot plants, ready for immediate delivery, 10 for $2.50 ; 

 $20 per 100. 



