HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, continued 



*Geor2e Arends ^^'^ Rose has no business with so masculine a 



— .* nan.e; dainty, artless, and fair, it is a maiden, 



virginally sweet. Serene, soft pink, of the tenderest shade imaginable, 

 the flowers are fragrant and of great size. They are really very strong, 

 in spite of their appearance of fragihty, and keep their color and shape a long 

 time. The bush is almost thornless, strong in growth, blooms with unhmited 

 freedom in June, and always remembers us with a few flowers through summer 

 and fall. The foliage is distinct, waxy, and wavy, but needs protection from 

 mildew. George Arends, which is often referred to as the Pink Frau Karl 

 Druschki, does not resemble it much, but will hold a prominent place in any 

 proper collection of fme Roses. $1 each. 



*George Dickson. ^ bold, bad, dashing Rose of reprehensible 



— 1 habits, but such positive charm that he is madly 



loved. Strong and vigorous in habit, the bush is not nearly so hardy as it 

 ought to be, and in severe winters may lose half its groNNth. It blooms quite 

 freely in June, but never afterward, and the flowers appear a quite ordinary 

 red, and hang their heads. But just when you have decided it is a worthless 

 Rose, there comes a bloom that makes you hold your breath in wonder, that 

 brings a lump in your throat and tears to your eyes, a bloom of such un- 

 utterable beauty that tr\ing to describe is almost a profanation; a bloom that 

 will make you tend the big bush feverishly and try-, try, tr^^ to get another 

 masterpiece. You will never give it up! Supreme in one thing only, this 

 Rose outweighs its other faults. $1 each. 



•GENERAL JACQUEMINOT. Still valiantly leading the old guard of the 

 few remaining Hybrid Perpetuals, good old General "Jack" has marched to 

 victorv^ in many lands. Standard of color for years, his clear red blooms arc just 

 as bright today as seventy years ago. The plant is very hardy, but needs quite 

 careful attention in thinning and pruning if the best-formed flowers arc wanted, 

 but many people let it grow at will and make a big, brave bush that blazes like a 

 bonfire with its hundreds of bright red flowers in June. It mildews more than most 

 other Hybrid Perpetuals unless checked. (See remedy, page 13.) $1 each. 



*Gloire de Chedane-Guinoisseau. A Rose of bright vermilion, shaded with 

 deep velvety red, of large size and of fme cupped rather than globular form. A 

 very vigorous grower and blooms heavily in June. It is hardy, and valued for its 

 unusually brilliant color. A comparatively new variety _ which has many 

 admirers, but which has suffered from the general obscurity in which this whole 

 class has been buried during recent years. SI each. 



•Keinrich Miinch. Soft pink blooms of immense size somewhat resembling 

 Frau Karl Druschki in shape. The plant is vigorous, and produces a lavish wealth 

 of bloom in June, which it tries very hard to repeat in the fall. One of the later 

 Hybrid Perpetuals, and a good one. SI each. 



•HUGH DICKSON. An eager, hardy Rose, heavily perfumed, of lusty 

 gro^v-th, that tries to outdo them all. It makes a splendid bush or pillar Rose and 

 can be trained along a fence or pegged down in the bed. In all cases, it hides 

 itself in splendid scarlet blooms of finest fomi and has been known to give a few 

 flowers later in the season. The foliage is ver>' healthy, but it should have the 

 usual protection against mildew. SI each. 



Tie Conard-Pyle (p. 



ROBT. PYLE, Pres. 



^JIOSLS: $1 each: lo for $9.00: $80.00 per leo 

 25 or more at 100 rate. For delivery cost, see p««e 98 



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