•Duchess of Wellington. a"ustratcd above.) The best yellow 



^ Kose to date. In spite oi the recent 



avalanche of yellow varieties, good yellow Roses are rare, It will take a 

 mighty good one to dethrone this queenly old variety. Its lovely buds are 

 very long and pointed. They unfold slowly, changing from deep orange- 

 yellow to lemon and lighter shades. Half-open, there is nothing more 

 beautiful than its deep blooms of glowing jx^IIow, but the open flower is de- 

 ficient in petals. The flowers are richly tea-scented, and freely produced, but 

 often hang their heads. The bush is a lusty grower, spreading wide, and 

 is unusually free from pests. It is often very hard to establish, but when it 

 is really at home, it is entirely hardy and can be depended upon. The less 

 it is pruned the better, particularly the lower, horizontal growths. Duchess 

 of Wellington is not perfect, but it is by far the fmest, thoroughly tested 

 yellow Rose, and will be indispensable for manv years. SI each, 10 for S9, 

 S80 per 100. 



Order No. 4117 October 13, IQ24 



From the Duchess of Wellington bush which I ordered froin you in the spring and planted 

 the 15th day of April we cut the 75th blof)ni yesterday and there are nine more buds tn^t will 

 develop if frost does not come too soon. At one time in early September the bush had 2/ buds 

 and all of them developed into line Roses. This is the best record I have ever had for any 

 \ariety and any bush, and 1 beheve it is a record for our Kansas climate. — Jo!IN B. H., 

 Ni'wton, Kans. 



