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ALFRED F. CONARD, WEST GROVE, PA. 



LA FRANCE. 



MADAME DE WATTEVILLE. This is truly a 

 lovely Rose and one of the most beautiful and valuable 

 varieties for general planting; color rich creamy-white, 

 faintly tinged with lemon-yellow and rosy-blush, each 

 petal being distinctly edged with a border of crimson; 

 both flc:)wers and buds are very beautiful. The plant 

 is a good, vigorous grower and" constant bloomer. 15 

 cts. each. 



MRS. DE GRAW^. A new hardy ever-blooming Rose, 

 highly recommended for hardy, vigorous gi'owth and 

 constant bloom; large, full flowers; delightfully frag- 

 rant ; color rich glossy-pink ; very handsome and 

 valuable for open-ground planting. 15 cts. each. 



MARION DINGEE. A fine, new ever-blooming Rose. 

 Color deep, rich crimson ; large, heavy buds and flow- 

 ers, very bright and striking. Good "grower and con- 

 stant bloomer. 25 cts. each. 



MARY WASHINGTON. Claimed to have originated 

 in the garden of Mary Washington, mother of the first 

 President of the United States, at Mount Yernon on 

 the Potomac. Hardy, pure white, and a constant 

 bloomer, bearing great masses and clusters of flowers all 

 through the season. Being a strong, vigorotts grower 

 and a semi-climber, it is valuble for porches and trel- 

 lises, and always interesting because of its history. 

 (See full de-scrijition, page 15.) Price 18 cts. each ; four 

 for 60 cts. 



SOUVENIR DE FRANCOIS GAULAIN. Large, 

 double flowers, very full and fragrant. Color light car- 



, mine-red, elegantly shaded. A constant bloomer. Makes 

 beautiful buds ; fine for cutting. 15 cts. each. 



B. VARONNE. A splendid new Rose, color intense 

 scarlety-jcrimson, richly shaded, very bright and hand- 

 some. Makes beautiful buds and extra large, cup- 

 shaped flowers ; very sweet ; strong grower and free 

 bloomer. 15 cts. each. 



LA FRANCE. This magnificent Rose is well 

 known and most highly valued both for planting 

 in open ground and for house culture, and is 

 perhaps the most popular Rose in cultivation. Both 

 buds and flowers are of lovely form and grand size, 

 exceedingly sweet ; color fine peach-blossom, 

 elegantly clouded with rosy-flesh. Begins to bloom 

 while very small, and continues bearing a great 

 profusion of buds and flowers until stopped by 

 freezing weather. One of the loveliest and naos"t 

 beautiful of all Roses. 15 cts. each. 



MADAME AUGUSTINE GUINOISSEAU. 

 (White La France). A seedling of La France, 

 and almost as beautiful ; extra large, full, pearly 

 white flowers, delicately shaded with soft rose"; 

 exquisitely beautiful and fragrant. 15 cts. each. 



MADAME CAROLINE TESTOUT. A grand 

 new Rose resembling La France in beauty of form 

 and freedom of bloom, but much deeper in color, 

 which is clear cherry-red with bright pink center ; 

 very handsome and richly scented. 20 cts. each. 



MADAME CUSIN. A good-sized Rose of fine, full 

 form ; color bright purplish-red with light center, 

 tinged and shaded with pale yellow ; valued for its 

 beautiful buds and constant bloom. 15 cts. each. 



MADAME HOSTE. This is a grand Rose, highly 

 valued and exceedingly beautiful ; superb buds and 

 extra large, full flowers, delightfully perfumed ; 

 color fine, soft canary-yellow delicately tinted with 

 amber-rose, reverse of petals creamy-white ; blooms 

 quickly and continuously. First class. 15 cts. 

 each. 



MADAME ELIE LAMBERT. An elegant 

 new Rose : extra large flowers of fine, globular form, 

 rich creamv-white faintly tinted with clear golden- 

 yellow and pale rosy-flesh; exquisitely sweet and 

 beautiful ; a constant a"nd profuse bloomer ; first quality 

 in every way. 20 cts. each. 



MADAME MARTHA DUBERG. One of the prettiest 

 and sweetest new Roses: the blooms are cup-shaped 

 with lovely, crumpled edges, very distinct and hand- 

 some. Color fine creamy-pink with rosy-flesh center, 

 sometimes finely tinted with apricot-yellow ; very 

 handsome. 15 cts. each. 



MADAME OLGA. A fine new Rose of remarkable 

 susar-loaf form ; color rich creamy-white beautifully 

 tinted with canary-yellow and delightfully scented; 

 very handsome. 15 cts. each. 



MADAME PIERRE GUILLOT. New and extra fine 

 in form and color : large, full, very deep fiowers ; lovely 

 orange-vellow, elegantly veined and bordered with 

 clear" rose and bright pink— a very rare color; richly 

 scented and exceedingly beautiful. Constant bloomer. 

 20 cts. each. 



MADAME WELCHE. A grand ever-blooming Rose 

 of remarkable beautv ; large, full, globular flowers, and 

 long, fiuelv pointed buds; color soft peachy-yellow 

 delicatelv " clouded with pale rose ; very sweet and 

 handsom'e; blooms freely during the whole season, 

 15 cts. each. 



THE BRIDE. Considered one of the very best, pure- 

 white ever-blooming Roses. Extra large buds, and flow- 

 ers of exquisite form and delightful fragrance. Color 

 fine creamy-white, soraetiit-es slightly tiiited with rose. 

 Blooms constantly and profusely. 15 cts. each. 



