NEW FLORAL GUIDE-SPRING. 1900. 



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C. & J. •« DIAMOND SET ^ 1900 



1 2-SPLENDID EVER-BLOOMINQ ROSES— All New and Choice Varieties— 1 2 



CORINNA— A new English rose of great promise. 

 Beautiful flesh-color, shaded with rose and tinted with 

 coppery gold. The flowers are of large size, excellent 

 shape, and very freely produced all through the sea- 

 son. Can be depended on for an abundant crop of 

 large double roses during the entire summer. IScts. 



COUNTESS OF CALEDON-An excellent rose that 

 blooms freely and continues in flower through the 

 entire summer. The blossoms are large, of excellent 

 substance and perfectly formed. The color, a rich 

 rosy red, combines with other qualities in making this 

 in every respect a most desirable rose. 15 cts. each ; 

 larger size, 20 cts. Two-j-ear size, 35 cts. 



GRAND DUKE PIERRE OF RUSSIA— This is a very 

 beautiful New European Rose. Makes elegant long 

 pohited buds, and fineh- formed flowers of the very 

 largest size; delightfully fragrant; color is bright rich 

 rose, with apricot and fawn shading. A strong hardy 

 grower and constant and abundant bloomer. 15 cts. i 

 each ; larger size, 20 cts. Two-year size, 35 cts. | 



Bi'ADAME CUSIN — One of the standard roses, because 

 a strong grower and free-producer of large, full, 

 double flowers. Color, a bright purplish crimson, 

 base of inside petals streaked with white. An ex- 

 quisitely sweet and handsome rose. 10 cts. each; larger 

 size, 15 cts. Two-year size, 30 cts. 



MAD. BESSEMER— A beautiful new rose, producing 

 flowers of elegant form and substance; color, beautiful 

 peachy-pink, delicately shaded and clouded ; large, 

 very full, sweet and handsome. 15 cts. each ; larger 

 size, 2) cts. Two-year size, 35 cts. 



NEW TEA ROSE, MARION DINGEE— Deep, bril- 

 liant crimson; one of the darkest and richest colored 

 ever-blooming roses we have ; beautiful cup-shaped 

 flowers, quite full and fragrant, and borne in great 

 profusioa all through the growing season ; excellent 

 for garden planting. 15 cts. each ; larger size, 20 cts. 

 Two-3'ear size, 3.5 cts. 



M \D. AUGUSTINE GUIN OISSEAU (White La France)— 

 A seedling of I,a France, and almost as beautiful; extra 

 large, full pearly-white flowers, delicately shaded with 

 soft rose; exquisitely beautiful and fragrant. 10 cts. each ; 

 larger size, 15 cts. Two-year size, 30 cts. 



MAD. HEMRY GRAIRE-Another one of those sorts so 

 much admired as soon as known; bears large, full flowers 

 of delicious fragrance, and exquisite form. The color is 

 flue, bright rose, shaded vermillion with bronze tints. 

 15 cts. each; larger size, 20 cts. Two-year size, 35 cts. 



REICHSGRAF VON KESSELSTATT — Flowers extra 

 large and quite full, petals broad and nicely arched; color, 

 brilliaut carmine, pa.ssing to rose-pink on pure white 

 ground ; petals edged with rich crimson, very fragrant. 

 The bush is a handsome erect grower and abundant 

 bloomer, 15 cts. each; larger size, 20 cts. 



CORINNA. 



VICOMTESSE DE WAUTIER— A curious rose; deserves to 

 be better known than it is. Its attractiveness lies especial- 

 ly in the unusual combination of colors: rose, yellow, white 

 and red. 15 cts. ; larger size, 20 cts. Two-year size, 35 cts. 



WHITE MARECHAL NIEL— Anew and superb white Tea 

 Rose, identical in every way with Marechal Niel, except 

 in color, which is pure creamy white; splendid large roses, 

 full and deep and deliciously tea-scented. A moderate 

 grower and abundant bloomer. The Marechal Niel is recog- 

 nized, by all as one of the very finest roses in cultivation. 

 15 cts. each ; larger size, 20 cts. Two-year size, 35 cts. 



MARGUERITE KETTEN— Tea-scented. A fine, large, 

 beautifully formed rose ; makes elegant buds, deliciously 

 sweet ; fine peachy yellow flushed with rose and pink 

 shades; constant and profuse bloomer. 15 cts. ; larger 

 size, 20 cts. 



Special Qttcv, '" ^'''K'LTeSsi 



described above, for only $1.35, postpaid. 

 Two-year size, the 12 for $3.00, by express. 



5 Lovely Gems for a sheltered corner 



(Rare Roses not often seen) 



CORONET— A valuable new Hybrid Tea Rose. The flow- 

 ers are very large, full and round; the color is clear pink, 

 petals beautifully edged with reddish violet; they have a 

 delicious tea fragrance, and are produced in great pro- 

 fusion as long as the plant is kept in growing condition; 

 it is a very scarce and valuable variety. 40 cts. 



^UEEN MAB A real little beauty. The plant is of sturdy 

 growth, and a prodigious bloomer; literally cohered with 

 buds and flowers all the time. The flowers are medium 

 size, very double and full and exceedingly sweet ; color, 

 a lovely shade, soft rosy apricot centre, shaded orange, 

 outside petals, violet rose, 15 cts. each; larger size, 20 cts. 



SYLPH -Pretty as a fairj', as its name implies; flowers, 

 ivory white with clear rose centre, exquisitely beautiful 

 and richly tea-scented. The plant is a strong, erect grower 

 and abundant bloomer. Particulary desirable for outside 

 planting. 15 cts. each; larger size, 20 cts. 



FIRE PEAR L— This is a perfect little gem; flowers are only 

 of medium size, but the buds are large in proportion and 

 of beautiful, perfect form, and the color is so remarkable 

 and intense that its name, "The Fire Pearl." is a better 

 description than any we can write. A most captivating 

 little rose. 20 cts. 



ZEPHYR— A truly elegant rose of vigorous growth and 

 good habit; extra large flowers of beautiful cupped form; 

 pale sulphur yellow passing to creamy white; large broad 

 ^petals; very deep and delicously tea-scented. A very 

 promising new variety. See front colored plate. 15 cts., 

 each; larger size, 20 cts. 



Special Offer set of S only $1.00, postpaid. 



8 Ever'-Bloomins: ClimbersF^RiHEsoyTH 



CELINE FORESTIER— A beautiful rose of climbing habit 

 the color is soft golden yellow, the flowers are large and 

 regular, perfectly double. 10 cts. each; larger size, 12 cts. 



CLOTH OF GOLD (Chromatella)-A beautiful rose, large, 

 double flowers, richly colored with deep yellow centres 

 and yellow edges; magnificent. 10 cts.; larger size, 15 cts, 



ISABELLA GRAY — Another most desirable rose because a 

 good bloomer and pretty flower ; color an attractive shade 

 of straw yellow. 10 cts. each ; larger size, 15 cts. 



ISABELLA SPRUNT— Flowers of bright canary yellow, 

 buds are remarkably fine, a truly splendid rose. 10 cts. 

 each; larger size, 15 cts. 



SOLFATERRE— Clear, deep sulphur yellow, handsome 



* buds and flowers ; free bloomer, climbing habit. 10 cts. 

 each; larger size, 15 cts. 



SOMBREUIL— Beautiful creamy-white, tinged with rose; 

 very large, full and sweet; quite hardy. 10 cts. each; 

 larger size, 15 cts. 



CLIMBING WHITE PET— This is a true ever-bloomer, 

 and bears great clusters of snowy white blossoms continu- 

 ally all through the season; the flowers are deliciously fra- 

 grant; it blooms abundantly', and is a most rapid and 

 graceful climber and an early and constant bloomer, 

 10 cts. each; larger size, 15 cts, 



WM. ALLEN RICH ARDSON-Large, full flowers of cop- 

 pery yellow, tinged with carmine; has a delicious fragrance 

 and is something entirely unusual in climbing roses. 10 cts. 

 each; larger size, 15 cts. Two-year size, 30 cts., by express. 



Qnpr*iil Cifff^r 8 Ever-Blooming: Climbers for 

 Oy ttldi Uliti the South; 65 cts., postpaid. ,^ 



