ROSES, SEEDS AND BULBS FOR 1897. 7 
New Hardy Ever-blooming Rose, CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. 
This splendid, new, hardy, ever blooming Rose is sz. to be a cross between Hermosa 
and Magna Charta, and is claimed to be the Champion bloomer and champion in 
hardiness, fragrance, vigor, and color, and for winter bloom. It is cer- 
tainly a very beautiful, hardy, ever-blooming Rose that every one likes ; the color is deep, 
rich rosy-pink ; the flowers are 
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ay ay liciously sweet. The plant is 
es, Gp ” vigorous and thrifty, and pro- 
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Np oad Ky through the growing season. 
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CT ItANG ‘N We) = & (Vea? pot culture. 16 cts ; three for 
Wee Ey bie TN de 40 cts.; two year size, 30c. each. 
ETOILE DE LYON (Star of 
Lyons). This isundoubtedly the 
best pure yellow Rose for garden 
planting yet introduced; the 
color is clear, bright golden-yel- 
low; the plantisa strong, robust 
grower, quite hardy both in re- 
gard to heat and cold; com- 
mences to bloom quickly and 
continues to bear an abundance 
of splendid buds and fiowers all 
through the summer and fall; it 
is extra large, makes beautiful 
buds, and is very double and 
sweet; every way one of the 
very best Roses. 10 cts. each; 
z _ larger plants 15 cts. 
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Mlttis om ith and sweet; one of the hand- 
Champion of the World somest and bestfor open ground. 
10 cts. each, larger size, 15 cts. 
- The Lovely Tea Polyantha Rose, CLOTILDE SOUPERT — 
This lovely Rose is called a Tea Polyantha, and is undoubtedly one of the best and most 
beautiful Roses for bedding ever introduced. The flowers are borne in clusters and are of 
large, round, flat form, perfectly full and ‘ 
double, and delightfully fragrant; color beau- 
tiful creamy-white, finely tinged with amber, 
deepening at centre to clear, bright pink, and 
sometimes both red and white roses are borne 
on the same plant. The bush isa vigorous, 
compact grower, begins to bloom almost as 
soon as planted, and continues loaded with 
beautiful buds and flowers during the whole 
season. It is impossible to praise this lovely 
Rose too highly. It should be included in 
every order. 12 cts. each; largersize 15 cts. 
GRAND MALMAISON ROSE, 
QUEEN OF BEAUTY AND FRAGRANCE, 
THE MALMAISON is one of the very finest 
and most beautiful Roses in cultivation ; the 
coloris lovely creamy-flesh with bright rose 
centre, elegantly shaded; the flowers are 
very large, perfectly double, and deliciously 
swEet; the bushisastrong, vigorous grower 
and constant bloomer, and so hardy that it Ns Nj. ae 
will usually stand the winter if given a light ‘ Di iil i 
covering of leaves or straw. 15 cts. each; ! 
larger size, 20 cts. 
SPECIAL OFFER.—One Champion of the 
World, one Etoile de Lyon, one Papa Gon- 
tier, one Clotilde Soupert, one Malmaison. 
Set of 5 beautiful hardy ever-bloom- 
ing Roses for 50 cts., postpaid. Clotilde Soupert. 
: growth, trailing and creeping on the 
ground ; fine for covering mounds, banks and walls; large, single flowers blooms in large clusters; color 
pure white with yellow centre; very fragrant. 20 cts each; three for 50 cts.; larger size, 35 cts. 
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