THE BEST ROSES FOR AMERICA 
With Which Is Combined the Fifth Edition of Our Booklet ‘How to Grow Roses” 
“How to Grow Roses’’— Page 
Rose Lover's Calendar of Operations .. 6 
Where to Grow Roses................ 6 
How to Plant Roses, When to Plant, 
Mantires ete sine heen ee 7 
How to Prune each different class .... 8 
Enemies of the Rose, Insecticides ..... 8 
How to Select Your Roses............ 9 
Everblooming Roses— 
(The following will bloom from 
spring until frost, but require winter 
protection in the latitude of Pennsyl- 
vania.) 
*% Size and Tree Roses............ 10, II 
CONTENTS 
Everblooming Roses, continued Page 
Novelties — From American and 
PiroOpean Raisers! :)).aeeraeie eee TTS 
Our Reliable Collection and Other 
Sets AS Aso er ete eaceaertes 14-16 
Mea JROSeSs.\eerieanev icine eisai eee 17-19 
Hey bridDeal eee. Saeece eine 20-24 
4 sets—t1o Best for North, for South, 
Bedding and Fragrance............. 25 
Polyanthastie nye rgvs siotcicietttote kets wane 26 
Bourbons and China Roses........... 27 
Climbing Roses of the ‘‘Everblooming 
CHASS!? Si Sere ateerageres a1 tel eae emawrelec 28-30 
COMPLETE INDEX 
Summer-blooming Roses— 
Page 
(Which make a glorious show in 
“Rose Season,’’ and are entirely hardy 
even in the North). 
Wichuraiana or Memorial Roses 3 
Hardy Climbing Roses and Ramblers for 
covering archways, trellises, fences, 
banks, walls and buildings...... 32, 34 
Rugosa Roses (very rugged).......... 35 
Moss, Briar, Scotch, Provence........ 36 
Green, Blue, Striped Roses, and Roses 
PE xtraonrdinainy eisai 37 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses.......... 38-40 
Made-up Collections of Choicest Kinds. 41 
Colored Cover Page Offers............ 98 
Abbreviations Used.—T., Everblooming Teas; H.T., Hybrid Teas; B.C., Bourbon, Bengal and China; Cl.B.C., Climbing Bourbon, Bengal and China; H.P., 
Hardy Hybrid Perpetuals; 
Rug., Rugosa; W., W ichuraiana or Memorial; 
Sipe Scotch Briar; A.B., Austrian Briar. 
(Cf Ae Climbing Teas; 
H.R. 
& N., ‘Climbing Noisette; 
Hybrid Rugosa; C. H. irr Climbing Hybrid Teas; 
CH Hardy Climbing; M., Moss; 
., Noisette,; Hy. Briar, Hybrid Briar; D., Damask; 
me P., Tea Polyantha; P., Polyantha or Fairy; 
VARIETY CLASS | Page I-yr.| 2-yr. VARIETY | CLASS |Page L-yr.|2-yr. VARIETY CLASS |Page|r-yr.}2-yr 
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Ada Carmody. ......... Hf be 18 | 10 | 30 || %Col. R. S. Williamson .. ee nies | 42 | 20 | 45 || ®Giant of Battles........ Inve 39 | 15 | 40 
ee ai Schley, Metsterteteere 1st, It Weztey Ihre | iy Comtesse Icy Hardegg../H. T. 23')1\ 251) B50 Gloire de Dijon. . oa Ts 30 | 15 | 40 
Agrippina. oii ce B.C. | 27 | 10 | 30 Comtesse Riza du Parc .|T. 19 | 15 | 35 Gloire de Margottin... AH. P. 39 | 15 | 35 
Alba. Rabratolia ae IT H. W. | 3r | 15 | 35 Comtesse Sophy Torby.. T. 19 | 10 | 30 |} ®Gloire Lyonnaise....... |\H. P. 39 | 20 | 40 
yweAlberic Barbier......... W. 33 | 15 | 40 Comte Amede_ de. | * Glory of Mosses........ \M. 36 | 20 | 40 
Alfred Colomb.......... [ete 1ee 38 | 15 | 40 IROraber, tryin <b a 18 | 10 | 30 Glory ‘of, Paris) 3-5-9 |H. P. 38 | 15 | 40 
Alice Aldrich. Srv ateil EeuEws 35)|| £5 1°35 Conrad F. Meyer....... H.R. 35 | 25 | 50 Golden Gate........... ce 18 | 15 | 35 
x Alister Stella Gray.. bodenan | Ag 28 | 15 | 35 || & Coquette des Alpes..... Ae: 39 | 15 | 40 * Golden Rambler........ Gace 28 | 15 | 35 
Al’nce, Franco-Russe..../T. 18 | 15 | 35 Coquette de Lyon........)T. 18 | 15 | 35 Grace Molyneux........ Hs @ abs 24 | 20] 45 
American Beauty... 3. Hives | 38 | 25 5° Corallinay FSi acct is TOW Lona Green: Rose ent |B. C. 37 | 15 | 40 
* American Beauty, Cl...../C. H. P. | 34 | 50} $1 Goririnate Fo) fasaercecise fate 17 | 10 | 30 Gruss an Aachen.......|P. 13 | $1 
*wAmerican Pillar......... Na hy (Ce, 42 | 20} 40 Cornelia Cook. T | 18 | to |} 30 || &Gruss an Teplitz........ \Etpeeles 42 | 15 | 35 
yeAnna de Diesbach...... Hee | 38 | 15 | 40 Countess Annesley.. 9] Ls Wet be | 21 | 15 | 35 %Harrison’s Yellow....... |A. B. 36 50 
Anna Oliver Free cicd ttle 17 | 15 | 35 || *Countess of Gosford... .|H. T. 21 | 25 | so || % Hector Mackenzie...... leh Ate 14 | 25 | 50 
Anny Muller........... Pe 26 | 2 45 Count Zeppelin..... Hac: | 13 | $1 Helen Good............ aes 17 | 20 | 40 
Archduke Charles....... [BaGe. 27 | 15 | 35 |] ®Crimson Rambler Ever-| x*Helen Gould.........../T. I5 | 20 | 45 
Aurora need aoe coterie Wale AN 21 20 | 40 Dloominpeee arene jE 28 | 25 | so || *Henry Martin.......... |M. 36 | 20 | 40 
* Baby Dorothy.. =| ee 26 | 20 | 40 David Pradel 19 | I0 | 30 Henry M. Stanley.......|T. 17 | 10 | 30 
x Baby Rambler, Crim.....|P. 26 | 20} 45 Dean Hole.. : I 120) |p20111/)404||| we ELeKmM OSA eer: BG: 27 | 15 | 40 
Baby Rambler, Pink... ./P. 26 | 20 | 4o Devoniensis............ Hi: 18 | 15 | 35 || *Hermosa Crimson......|H. T. 42 | 15 | 35 
* Baby Rambler, White ../P. 26 | 20 | 45 || %Devoniensis, Climbing. .|C. T. a0) | 25 a5) | px ebiawathar se eens He Gc: 34 | 15 | 40 
*Ball of Snow........... KER: 38 | 15 | 35 De Grill ese etebere teeters Le 17 | ©5 | 35 Hugh Dickson.......... eee 39 | 25 | 50 
Baron de Bonstetten....|H. P. | 39 | I5 | 40 || %&Dr. W. Van Fleet....... \iists (OF 34. | 25 | 50 Isabella (Gray ieee ene, (ORMte 30 | 15 | 35 
Baroness von I[ttersum., |H. C. | 13 | $x | * Dorothy Perkins........ eC: 33 | U5 35 Isabella Sprunt......... T. 19 | 15 | 35 
Baroness Rothschild....)H. P. | 39 | 20 | 50 || * Dorothy Perkins, White . H. C. 33 | 20 | 45 Ivory sneer ate 18 | 10 | 30 
Beaute Inconstante..... \T. | 17 | x5 | 35 Dotglastaee ee. ee BEC. 2 IO | 30 Jamesispruntie o-oo ee as 29 | 15 | 35 
Beauty of Rosemawr....|B. C. 27 | 25 | 50 || ®Duchesse de Brabant... T. 3 SN] Bis [Illa eh > Ea Osa Sones s50 ne 39 | 20 | 40 
Belle Normandy........ |H. P. | 39 | 15 | 35 || %& Duchess of Albany...... Ine ake 21 | 15 | 40 ets WE One aon soe eke Ig | 15 | 35 
x Bessie Brown.......... eke 22 | 20 | 40 Duchess of Wellington.. H. T. 24 | 35 | 75 || kJeamette Heller......... flee 17 | 25 | 50 
Betty. ccc ian hie eee Nala abe 24 | 20 | 40 Dutch Beauty voce... He ae 12 | 50] $1 Jean Liabaud.......... Hesbs 39 | 15] 35 
Betty Berkeley......... le XO)\|) LO; || 30'||\|wekecarlatesenee jens cr) ac ELenalee Ts |) 25) |) 50:1 xy OOM Hopper... site ne Vole leh 40 | 15 | 40 
x Birdie Blye............ |H. C 29 | 20 | 4o Edward Mawley........ Eeenle 12 | $1 John Keynes... A |tals 12, 40} 15 | 4° 
Blanche Moreau........ |\M 36 | 20 | 40 Elizabeth Barnes....... lek dts 21 | 25 | 50 Jonkheer, J. Ts “Mock | A |lel, an 12/35 | 75 
‘*BlieiRosemeee cee shy On 37. | 20] 45 Emile Gonin. . : Z ai TS tesa esis Jubileer ees peren labs 126 40 | 15 | 40 
x#xBlumenschmidt......... ans 15 | 15 | 40 || *Empress of China.. al islaXCe 28 | 15 | 35 AUG pA Aves clvernire Ot Ok H. B. 12 1.50 
*Bon Silone.............|T 19 | 15 | 35 Enchantress:..:..-..-.. Aue 18 | 15 | 35 || &Kaiserin Aug. Victoria... |H. T. 15} 15/35 
KBride seca ce eee at 18 | 15 | 35 Ernest) Metz>-u ee |\T 17 | 10 | 30 Kaiserin Aug., Climb. ../C. H. T. | 28 | 15 | 40 
Bridesmaidoes sa aneeee iis 17 | 15 | 35 || *%Etoile de France........ |H. T 15 | 20] 40 Kaiserin Goldifolia.... .. Is leaby 22 | 25 | 50 
mc pridesmiaids ponies sig KOs! 1b 30 | 15 | 40 || %Etoile de Lyon.... sea | Ts Mest 4 On| | pe edllarite voter enee tern lalate 20 | 25 | 50 
xwBurbank..... i 27 | 15 | 35 Etoile de Mai.. 5 | hE 26 | 10] 35 Killarney, Climping, sues dteK (Cosby PE cay || Ge 
Cabbage. 36 | 10} 35 Eugene Boullet......... Eleni. 12 | $x *Killarney, White........|H. T. 42 | 25 | 50 
Canadian Belle diy 18 | 15 | 35 || *Eugene Furst.......... Vale Nee 39 | 15 | 40 Lady Alice Stanley.. late 13 | 50 | $x 
* Captain Hayward....... H. P. 39 | I5 | 40 Evangeline: onen H. W. 31 | 15 | 40 || kLady Gay........ a |Pal (Ge, 32] 15 | 35 
Cardinal eee eee Jale Whe 23) || is |aiss lee XCelSaleeiete- in) cieisieer iain W. 33 | 25 | so || kLady Hillingdon........|T 42 | 35 | 60 
Catherine Mermet......|T. ie Neatly || Zhe |N[5 PQ bd UNS | ao hoon te aos Jal, (C7, 34 | 15 | 35 |\|\*Lady Roberts.:......:. a 42 | 20 | 40 
Cecile Brunner......... IP. 26 | 10 | 35 Florence E. Coulth- LadyaUrsulave.-oeacnine Lele, Abe 21 | 20} 40 
Cecile Brunner, Climb. .|C. P. 29 | 15 | 35 Waite. ccc see es eels isl, “be 22 | 25) |) Soul wlea Mrance a). cre eile nye Wels Ans 20 | 20 | 40 
Chameleon (E. Gonin)../T. 18 | 15 | 35 |] %*Florence Pemberton....|H. T. 22 | 20 | 40 || &La France, Red......... lel ahe 20] 15 | 40 
* Charles Dingee......... ate 17 | 25 | so || % Flower of Fairfield......|H. C. 28 | 25 | 50 La France, Striped......|H. T. 20 | 15 | 40 
*Charles Wagner........ 18 le 12s 39 | 15 | 35 Frances E. Willard...... ‘abe 18 | 15 | 35 || &La France, White....... Vole te 20 | 15 | 40 
Chateau de Clos Vou- Francois Levet......... Wek 12. 39 | 15 | 40 La France, Yellow....../H. T. 20 | 15 | 40 
geot.. 6 | Blo 1b 23 | 20 | 40 || %Frau Karl Druschki..... Ee 38 | 25 | 50 IGEN Soo boosocG0b OF Cam 30 | Io | 30 
Cherokeesns: (at aeceee 37 | 15 | 40 gira Lila Rautens- kLapReine hyeitcees a eyes 1st EL 40] 15 | 35 
Cherry Ripe: ..- 22.2... Het 23 | 20 | 40 aug se icc eta lat ats ZAN Pcs Ng ||| pelea WL OSCAR rayey-tatey-retotevorens Face 21 | 20 | 45 
Cheshunt Hybrid....... H. P. 39 |-15 | 40 || &Fr. yon Marschall...... ae 19 | 25 | 50 Laurent Carle.......... ee 23 | 20} 40 
Christine Wright........ W. 34 | 75 |1.50]] %* Gainsborough. ......... lah ate 2I |} 15 | 40 Lena... 2 eee eens be 19 | 20 45 
Chromatellaiiecs soc: (GA b- 30 | 15 | 40 || &#Gardenia.....-:.....0. H. W. 31 | 15 | 35 || kLeonie Lamesch........ Pp 37 | 20 | 45 
ming Roses 28 to 34 General Gallieni........ Abs 19 | 10 | 30 Leopold Premier........ Isla 32 40/15] 35 
te CHORE at eineire eis ee. 39 | 15 | 40 || &General Jacqueminot....|H. P. 39 | 20] 40 Letty Coles ............ an 17 | I0 | 35 
Cloth of Gold.......... Git: 30 15 | 40 || ®General MacArthur cers 14 | 20 | 45 Leuchtfeuer............ Iban 13 | 25 | 50 
Clothilde Soupert ...... ats ee 26 | 10 | 35 General R. E. Lee....../T. 19 | 10 | 30 Mibertyaaencieeeiineriene H 23 | 20 | 40 
xClothilde Soupert, Cl..../C. T. P. | 29 | 15 | 35 George C. Waud........ 183 23 | 35 | 65 Lucullus.............../B. C. 27 | 10 | 30 
% See pages 10 and 11 42 
