Special 



^T'ears Experience 



C. & J. RELIABLE COLLECTION 



Equipped with the benefit of a half a century's experience in intelligent Rose-growing, by our faithful 

 attention to the wants of customers, we have won a confidence that we consider one of the most valuable assets 

 of our business. Our appreciation of this confidence, therefore, makes us feel especially the responsibility of 

 selecting from among 200 or 300 Teas, Hybrid Teas and Chinas, 12 Roses which we can recommend as the most 

 reliable for general planting. There are so many beautiful Roses nowadays that it would not be just to say of 

 any 12, " these are the best." But we do say that in this set of 12 each one contains the qualities of a high- 

 grade Rose. They are all strong, vigorous growers, bloom abundantly, and all are among the hardiest in this 

 everblooming class. Just enough in this collection to fill a bed 3 feet wide by 8 feet long. They will bloom the 

 first season and every succeeding season, all summer long, even the one-year size; best about them, however, is 

 the beauty of the flowers, in form, color, fragrance, every way; but read the descriptions, and note that most of 

 these Roses are illustrated elsewhere. If planted in your garden you'll like them, we are sure. 



12 SPLENDID EVERBLOOMING ROSES. $1.25 Postpaid 



^Gruss an Teplitz 



(Virginia R. Coxe, or 

 Cnm. Hermosa) 



FIERY RED 



growing season, i-yr., 

 size. 65 cts., by express. 



^Sottv. de Pierre Notting. 



ORANGE 



(See back color plate). Dark rich 

 crimson passing to v^elvety fiery red — 

 one of the ver\' brightest colored Roses 

 we know. Flowers large, full and 

 sweet; blooms constantly the whole 

 15 cts., postpaid; 2-yr., 35 cts.; Star 



(See cut page 18.) Flowers 

 are very large, perfectly full 

 and double. Colors are dis- 



tinct; rich orange-yellow, dashed and bordered with soft carmine- 

 rose. Has received six Gold Medals and Grand Prizes, i-yr., 

 20 cts., postpaid; 2-yr., 40 cts.; Star size, 75 cts., by express. 



'^Blumenschmidt. (^^ ^^^ P^Se i8.) Flowers pure citron- 



yellow, outer petals edged with rose tint. 



YELLOW Vigorous; good yellow Rose. i-yr. 15 



cts., postpaid; 2-yr., 40 cts.; Star size, 75 cts., by express. 



(See inside front cover.) In form, size 



and freedom of bloom this Rose is the 



WHITE same as the famous Pink Killarney, of 



which it is a sport, but it is more double than the parent and the 



flowers are pure waxy white, i-yr., 25 cts., postpaid; 2-yr., 



50 cts.; Star size, 75 cts., by express. 



Persistent bloomer, bloom of 

 good size, prime substance, 

 COPPER full and sweet; color, beauti- 



ful china rose, salmon, copper and golden yellow. A combina- 

 tion rarely seen, i-yr., 25 cts., postpaid; 2-yr., 50 cts.; Star 

 size, 75 cts., by express. 



*EtoiIe de 



•White Killarney. 



•Marquise de Querhoent. 



France (Star of France). (See cut page 24.) 



i^ ^— Makes beautiful 



CRIMSON large, pointed 



buds and extra-large fully double flowers, 3K to 4^2 inches 

 across. Color, intense, brilliant crimson; very fragrant, i-yr., 

 20 cts., postpaid; 2-yr., 40 cts.; Star size, 75 cts., by express. 



'l^k'Xaft Rose. (^^^ inside front cover.) We find it one of the 



most profusely blooming, brightest colored, 



PINK sweetest scented pink Roses we have ever 



grown. Color is rich salmon-pink, shaded at the base with 

 chrome-yellow, i-yr., 30 cts., postpaid; 2-yr., 60 cts.; Star 



size. Si. 00, by express. 



(See cut page 22.) Bears large full flowers 

 of extraordinary depth and fullness and 

 is deliciously sweet; color, pure white, 

 flesh pink. I-yr., 20 cts., postpaid; 



•Bessie Brown. 



WHITE 



clouded and flushed with 



2-yr., 40 cts.; Star size, 65 cts., by express. 



•Gen'l Mac Arthur. Color, bright glowing crimson-scarlet; 

 — ^^^^— ^-^— ^-^-^ a vigorous grower, every shoot pro- 

 CRIMSON ducing a flower of intense brilliant 



color; very sweetly scented. Unexcelled as a splendid all-round 

 garden Rose. i-yr., 20 cts., postpaid; 2-yr., 45 cts.; Star size 

 75 cts., by express. 



•Mme. Melanie Soupert. 



(See cut page 24.) Large 



double flowers; fine salmon- 



SALMON YELLOW yellow, suffused with carmine; 



freely borne on strong branching plants; quite hardy. I-yr., 



15 cts., postpaid; 2-yr., 40 cts.; Star size, 65 cts., by express. 



•Bon Silene. Noted for the ^reat size and beauty of its 



^^^^^^^— ^— buds; bright, rich, rosy crimson; good for 



CRIMSON both open ground and house culture, i-yr., 



15 cts., postpaid; 2-yr., 35 cts.; Star size, 65 cts., by express. 



•Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. (See cut page 22) This 



'^ grand Rose is still unsur- 



WHITE passed in beauty. Extra- 



large, finely formed flowers, borne singly on strong, upright 

 stems; very deep, full and sweet; color, pure white, shading to 

 lemon; a free bloomer. One of the finest Roses, i-yr., 15 cts., 

 postpaid; 2-yr., 35 cts.; Star size, 65 cts., by express. 



(The above 12, one-year size $1-25 postpaid 



^OFFlR> 115 \ The above 12, two-year size, 3.25 by express 



( The above 12, Star size 7.50 by express 



NOTE — We prepay delivery charges on orders for $5 and over ordered from this book. See page 3 



FIRST PRIZE WITH C. & J. ROSES 



In my rose garden the plants or bushes I purchased of your firm did 

 wonders and I won first prize for my collection of Conard & Jones roses 

 out of my garden at our Noble County Horticultural Society in June, and 

 I hope to be able to produce better results next year from the roses I 

 purchased of you last season. Mrs. G. E. S — , 



Wolf Lake, Ind. 



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C. & J. ROSES "A GRAND SUCCESS" 



I have had excellent success with roses in the garden in summer. 

 Those I purchased from you last year and year before were a grand success. 

 My rose bed last year was about the best advertisement you could have 

 in this town. 



Mrs. G. L— . 



Albin, Pa. 



-A- See pages 10 and II 



