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New and Scarce European Roses. 



INTRODUCED BY NOTED EUROPEAN GROWERS. 



The following beautiful Ever-blooming Roses are nearly all entirely new in this country, and now offered 

 for the first time. They are sent out by some of the most celebrated Rose growers of Euroj^e who recomd- 

 mend them very highly. Most all of them have bloomed here the past season, and we believe they will 

 prove useful and desirable sorts for bedding and home planting. We make prices very low for these 

 Charming" New Varieties so that Rose lovers everywhere can have the pleasure of trying for themselves some 

 of the choicest New Roses of Europe at a very moderate price. They are good healthy growers, constant and 

 profuse bloomers, and bear great numbers of handsome fragrant flowers, of clear bright colors. There are 

 several real gems among them, that may be higher next year. Our price now is 20 cts. each, 2 for 35 

 cts.; 6 for $i.oo, or the complete set of 13 New Roses only ;p2 postpaid. Two year size, 35 

 cts. each. Set of 13, $3.50 by express. The plants are as large and fine as any we have. 



ANTOINE RIVOIRE. 

 Splendid large flow- 

 ers, color exquisite 

 rosy flesh on yellow 

 ground, prettily edged 

 and shaded with live- 

 ly carmine, plant a 

 strong healthy grower 

 and abundant bloom- 

 er. Nice thrifty plants 

 20 cts. each. 



AUGUSTE COMPTE. 

 Exquisite large flow- 

 ers of same beautiful 

 form as Maman Co- 

 chet. Color deep rose, 

 outer petals, carmine 

 with broad darker 

 edge, centre coppery 

 yellow, constant and 

 abundant bloomer. 

 Very fine, 20 cts. each. 



BELLE VICHYSOISE. 

 Medium size flowers, 

 borne in grape form 

 clusters of 20 to 20 

 roses each. The color 

 varies from white to 

 rose, it is a very hand- 

 8om« and attractive 

 varieiy, of climbing 

 habit, suitable for low 

 trellis and conserva- 

 tory planting, con- 

 stant and profuse 

 bloomer, 20 cts. each. 



COMTESSE LILY KIN- 

 SKY. A strong vigor- 

 ous grower bearing 

 large full flowers of 

 fine regular form, color 

 white, delicately ting- 

 ed with blush; cham- 

 oise yellow centre, 

 very sweet and pretty. 

 20 cts. each. 



COMTESSE BARDI. 

 Beautiful large flow- 

 ers with broad petals, 

 very full, double and 

 fragrant; color coral 

 red with golden lustre 

 and reddish leather 

 yellow centre. Hand- 

 some and desirable. 

 20 cts. each. 



Antoine Rivoire 



MARIE SOLEAU. Flowers large, well filled, admirable 

 form, color beautiful silver rose, very sweet and produc- 

 tive, fine for bedding. 20 cts. each. 



SPECIAL OFFER— Any 2 for 35 cts.; 6 for $1. 



GRAND DUKE PIER- 

 RE OF RUSSIA. Buda 

 of perfect long pointed 

 form, and flowers of 

 im mense size, opening 

 well, color rich rose, 

 passing to salmon 

 shades, a strong vigor- 

 ous grower and good 

 bl oomer . 20 cts . each. 



IRENE WATTS. China 

 rose, buds salmon 

 white changing when 

 fully open to salmon 

 rose, a neat compact 

 grower and profuse 

 bloomer all summer 

 and fall. 20 cts. 

 each. 



MLLE.HELENACAM- 

 BIER, Very pretty 

 and desirable, makes 

 a neat handsome bush, 

 bears abundantly med- 

 ium size very double 

 roses, color rich sal- 

 mon or coppery rose, 

 passing to peachy red 

 and white. 20 cts- 

 each. 



MLLE. MARIE LOU- 

 ISE OGER. Extra 

 large very beautiful 

 milky white roses, 

 elegantly shaded and 

 tinged with golden 

 yellow, a good vigor- 

 ous grower and abun- 

 dant bloomer. 20 cts. 

 each. 

 MAD. VON SIEMENS. 

 Lai-ge full roses of 

 perfect form, fine rosy 

 flesh color, beautifully 

 shaded, very sweet, 

 constant and abun- 

 dant bloomer, hand- 

 some foliage. 20 cts. 

 each. 

 MADAME HENRY 

 GRAIRE. Bright rose 

 shaded vermillion, 

 tinted bronze, large 

 full and sweet. 20 cts. 

 each. 

 ROSE D'EVIAN. Extra long magenta red buds, flowers 

 very large, cup shaped and well filled, color fine rose, 

 reverse of petals purplish red. A vigorous erect grower 

 with large dark leaves. 20 cts. each. 



The Set of 13— $2 postpaid. Two year size. 



« 35 cts. each; 6 for $1.75. The Set of 13 for $3.25 packed to express here. 



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Special Offer, gertrude flower garden ^Ti^e Nicest cd 



n A Choice Blooming Plants all Cor- tf» | 

 ^" rectly JLabeled and Postpaid, only V * 



1 lection Ever Seen 

 for the Money. 



2 Splendid Seedling Cannas— different colors; 3 Lovely Ever-blooming Roses— 1 each Champion of the World, 

 Golden Gate and Meteor; 1 Royal Purple Strobilanthus ; 1 Blue Spirea; 3 Superb Geraniums— 1 Crimson, 

 1 White, 1 Pink ; 2 Beautiful Flowering Begonias; 2 Latanas— different colors; 1 Ivy Geranium; 1 Heliotrope; 

 I New Ostrich Plume, and two other Chrysanthemums— selected ; 1 Souv. de Bonn Abutilon— 20 in all, only $1.00. 



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