Flowering Plants 



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WM. ELLIOn & SONS, NEW YORK 



ROSES 



HYBRID PERPETUAL VARIETIES 



Eoses of this class produce the largest and most beautiful flowers, and the varieties offered below are all thoroughly hardy. Some sorts do not 

 bloom until the second year, but when thoroughly established they bloom very freely at the usual season, June and July, and at intei-vals throughout 

 the balance of the summer and fall. They should invariably be planted in the open ground, being adapted for outdoor cultivation rather than for 

 house culture. They will stand a considerable amount of hardship and neglect but improve greatly with good cultivation and ricli soil. The 

 quantity and size of blooms will be greatly increased by severe pruning each spring. All rough and scragly wood should be cut away entirely and 

 the other shoots should be cut back enough so as to leave only two or three eyes to grow. 



Two-year-old plants iO cts. each, SA.OO per doz., by express, at purchaser's expense. 



American Beauty. The largest, sweetest and best of all haidy 

 Eoses ; color a rich rosy crimson shaded and veined in the most charm- 

 ing fashion, and in fragrance not surpassed by any Eose we know. 



Clio. Satin bhish ot the most deUcate texture, while the size of 

 the flower is truly striking. 



Coquette des Blauches. Pure white ; very free blooming. 



Fisher Holmes. Dark velvety crimson ; fine form. 



Gen. Jacqueminot. The most popular of all Eoses of the Hybrid 

 Perpetual class ; color rich crimson ; of fine shape and exquisite 

 fragrance. 



Hellen Kellar. Of such extraordinary 

 beautjT that failure to please everyone seems 

 impossible ; color a clear bright pink ; flowers 

 large and finely made ; petals shell-shaped 

 and of great substance. 



John Hopper. Flowers are large, very 

 regular and lull ; color brilliant rose chang- 

 ing to bright glowing pink, shaded with rich 

 crimson ; profuse bloomer. 



Mme. Gabriel Luizet. A beautiful 

 elegantly formed Eose, full and fragrant ; 

 color an exquisite shade of coral rose suffused 

 with lavender and pearl. 



Mme. Plantier. The best hardy white 

 Eose ; a profuse and continuous bloomer ; 

 splendid for cemetery use. 



Margaret Dickson. Perfectly hardy 

 and of magnificent form ; color a pure waxy 

 white, without spot or blemish ; the laest 

 white Eose yet introduced. 



Paui- Neyron. Bright shining pink, 

 clear and beautiful ; no collection complete 

 without this grand rose. 



Prince Camille de Rohan. Hand- 

 some fragrant flowers, of a deep rich velvety 

 crimson passing to intense maroon shaded 

 black ; so dark in color is this variety that it 

 is popularly known as the " Black Eose." 

 The set of 12 varieties for S3. 50. 



EVER-BLOOMING TEA 

 VARIETIES 



Two-year-old plants 40 cts. each, $4.00 per 



doz., by express, at purchaser's expense. 



Bon Silene. The most noted feature 

 in this grand old Eose is the immense size and beauty of its buds : the 

 color is deep rose, but not infrequently it shades off to pale silvery rose ; 

 grows to perfection in the open ground. 



Bridesmaid. Fine clear dark pink ; does well in the open ground 

 and is also valuable for forcing. 



Catharine Mermet. Distinct and beautiful, valued highly for 

 its elegant buds ; color clear shining pink, with delicately shaded amber 

 and fawn center ; a strong, healthy grower, eqtially desirable both for 

 open-ground planting and forcing under glass. 



Duchess of Albany. A continuous and free bloomer, remark- 

 ably fragrant ; color brilUant rose pink, exquisitely shaded. 



Btoile de Lyon. A strong, healthy vigorous grower, freely bearing 

 flowers of a rich golden yellow; the most beautiful Yellow Tea Eose 

 yet introduced. 



La France. Flowers large and beautiful, either in the bud form 

 or when expanded ; peach-blossom color, shaded pink and is very free- 

 blooming. 



Marie Guillot. The queen of white Eoses ; the flowers are mag- 

 nificently made, extra large, full and double ; fragrance very sweet. 



Meteor. One of the brightest colored and most brilliEint Eoses we 

 have. Color is rich velvety crimson, exceedingly bright and striking, 

 and both buds and flowers are large and elegantly formed. 



Prince Camille de Rohan 



Papa Gontier. Brilliant carmine changing to pale rose ; reverse 

 of petals purpUsh red ; p6pular on account o£ the size and beautiful 

 form of its buds. 



Perle des Jardins. Eich shade of yellow; very perfect in form; 

 free grower and very profuse bloomer. 



Safranc. A fine old Eose that never fails to produce a continuous 

 crop of flowers from early summer until late in fall ; color apricot-yel- 

 low, sometimes tinted with rose ; very fragrant. 



Sunset. Of an exquisite rich golden amber or old gold color 

 elegantly shaded with dark, ruddy crimson, 

 resembling the beautiful tints in the summer 

 sunset ; hence the name. 



The set of 12 for S3.50. 



HARDY CLIMBING 

 ROSES 



The Four Best Rambler Roses 



Two-year-old plants 50 cts. each, S5.00 per 

 doz. 

 In the race for popularity no Eose has ever 

 made such a wonderful record as the Crimson 

 Eambler, which has now been on the market 

 for over 10 years, and is likely to remain at 

 the head of the list of hardy climbing Eoses. 

 The other Eambler varieties are described in 

 some catalogues as counterparts of the Crim- 

 son, except in color, but they will not bear 

 such close comparison, as their flowers lack 

 quality and finish. They are. however, en- 

 tirely distinct and excellent Eoses, and de- 

 serve a place in every garden. 



Crimson Rambler. A vigorous grow- 

 er, making shoots 30 to 20 feet in height in a 

 single season, and when in bloom commands 

 admiration by the gorgeous display of its 

 brilliant crimson clusters of blossoms, each 

 cluster a bouquet in itself. This mar^-elous 

 prodigality is not unusual with it, as it suc- 

 ceeds everywhere. The blooms remain on 

 tlie plant fo'r a great length of time without 

 losing their brightness ; the foUage is also re- 

 tained to a great extent, during the winter, 

 making the plant almost evergreen. It is 

 perfectly hardy in all parts of the country. 

 Pink Rambler ( Euphros>-ne i . This Eose 



is as charming as any of its rivals, embracing all their good qualities of 



hardiness, vigorous growth, profuse blooming and delightful fragrance. 

 White Rambler (Thaha). This charming new Eose climbs 



rapidly, is entirely hardy, produces immense clusters of pure white 



flowers, perfectly double and of delightful fragrance. 

 Yellow Rambler (Aglaia). The only hardy yellow climbing Eose 



in cultivation, and as such, is almost indispensable. It is identical with 



Crimson Eambler, except flowers, which are deep golden yellow and 



verj' fragrant. 



GENERAL COLLECTION OF HARDY 

 CLIMBING ROSES 



Extra strong 2-year-old plants, 40 cts. each, S4.00 per doz. Set of 6 

 varieties, S2.00. 



Baltimore Belle. Blush, flowers in clusters. 



Grevillea, or Seven Sisters. Flowers in clusters, opening a 

 light rose color, changing to pure white. 



Prairie Queen. Deep rose, hardy and desirable. 



Reine Marie Henriette. Cherry-crimson : one of the finest. 



AV. A. Richardson. A pectdiar shade of orange-yellow, very 

 distinct ; requires protection. 



Yellow Persian. A beautiful hardy golden yeUow. 



