HOSES 



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JOHNSONS 



HIGH 

 GRADE 



ROSES 



LEAFLET - ESSAY "Hints on Hose Culture," Included free with each order if you ask for ft. 

 NOTICE.— We offer mailing-size roses only. See Foot-Note. 



"THE, IDEAL" SET OF HARDY EVER=BLOOMERS 



HermoHa. Everybody 

 knows the beauty and con- 

 stancy of this old favorite. 

 Clear bright Pink; very 

 double and fragrant and 

 quite hardy. No list com 

 plete without Hermosa. 



Marie Guillot. Large, 

 full flowers, pure snowy 

 white In color. Admirably 

 adapted to outdoor culture. 

 Always in bloom and always 

 satisfactory. 



Marie Van Hontte. 

 Fine for open ground. Beau- 

 tiful straw - yellow. Very 

 double; unusually fragrant; 

 an abundant bloomer. 



Maman Coehet. Pink 

 tea rose with enormous 

 flowers of great depth and 

 substance. Never fails to 

 grow and bloom profusely 

 with only ordinary care. A 

 beautiful rich coral Pink. 



Kaiserin Augusta 

 Victoria. Pure ivory-white 

 flowers, of enchanting fra- 

 grance and beauty. Stems 

 long and stiff; growth strong; 

 every flower a beauty. 



Queen's Scarlet. 

 Very hardy scarlet rose, of a 

 rich velvety crimson. Hand- 

 some-shaped buds and flow- 

 ers. Most valuable for gar- 

 den culture ; a bed once es- 

 tablished is a mass of bright 

 scarlet the entire blooming 

 season. 



MAKIK VAN HOITTIC KOSE. 



Bessie 15 row n. Superb 

 new white rose, Exquisite 

 long buds, of warm, soft flesh 

 pink tint, that glisten like 

 mother-of-[x ari Constant, 

 profuse bloomer and delight- 

 fully perfumed. Hardy and 

 vigorous. 



Helen Gould 



Coehet). One of tbi bee 

 ever introduced, intense 



carmine crimBOO with deeper 

 shades in the depth of the 

 petals, much like Ami 

 Beauty. Wonderfullj pro 

 lilie and entirely hardy. 



Etoile de Lyon.' Well- 

 known golden yellow, of 

 great vigor and sweetness. 

 The best Pur I Rose for 



garden planting yet 

 duced. Slakes b lutiful 

 is very double and fragrant 



I'apa Gontier. Noted 

 for its perfect bud and long 

 stem. Carmine crimson. 

 Fine for cut flowers. Some- 

 times called "The Ever- 

 blooming Jack." 



Mad . K r a n c e s k a 

 Kruger. Splendid for gen- 

 eral culture, its striking color 

 and free growth giving it 

 popularity wherever grown. 

 Beautiful coppery yellow, 

 with large flowers. I'nlike 

 any other rose in our list. 



La France. Too well 

 known to need more than a 

 mention. (Jreat satiny pink 

 flowers. 



Prices of above "Ideal" Roses: 

 1 year, 15c. each ; any 6 for 60c; set of IS for SI. 00, by mall, postpaid. 



FIVE COLLECTIONS ARRANGED WITH CARE TO SUIT YOUR GARDEN 



MUCKS AT ENI> OF LIST 



COLLECTION "A " 

 THE LA FRANCE QUARTET 



The La France type of roses are nearer to perfection 

 than any other class and should have a place in every gar- 

 den. They are without a rival for their rich fragrance and 

 handsome buds and great satiny flowers. 

 We offer White, Red, Striped and the -.true Pink La France. 



COLLECTION "B " 



THE COCHETS 



All good growers, splendid bloomers and fine bedding 

 sorts. Every plant is a gem and in great demand. Queens 

 among roses; llowers are enormous, full and deliriously 

 sweet. Pink Maman Coehet, Yellow Coehet, White Coehet, 

 Red Coehet (Helen Gould). 



COLLECTION "C" 

 THE SOUPERT SET 

 The Soupertsare world-famous. Noted fortheirl>oautiful 

 camellia form and good bedding qualities, liloom early and 

 continue loaded with lovely buds and llowers all summer 

 and fall. Yellow, l'ink, White and the new Climbing Clo- 

 tilde Soupert. 



COLLECTION "D" 

 THE HKUMO.HA ROSES— ALWAYS IN 11LOOM 



The HermoHi are the old-fashioned, hardy, bedding 

 rosea our grandmothers loved. Exquisitely formed and 

 daintily scented. We have them. Purest White, satiny Pink, 



velvety Scarlet, or rich Canary Yellow. 



1'rlees "l above Collections, A, II, C, I), E, single 

 plants, 1-year, 15c. each ; any one complete set for 

 50c, postpaid ; the r, complete sets for Q9J.SS, postpaid. 



COLLECTION "E" 

 FOUR FAMOUS RAMBLERS 



Yellow Rambler. The only yellow hardy Climbing 

 Rose. The bloom is frequently home in clusters of from 120 

 to 150 flowers : the color is a clear, decided yellow, changing 

 in two or three weeks to a beautiful cream-color. 



Fink Rambler. Like the above in great vigor, hardi- 

 ness and lavish bloom, but with flowers of rich, rosv pink. 



White Rambler E.vquisite pure white double flowers In 

 large clusters. Has all the grand traits of the other Ramblers. 



Crimson Rambler. Incom]mrably the finest in effect of 

 all Climbers. The great trusses of small, glowing crimson 

 llowers appear in June, and remain brilliant to: weeks 

 Shoots from X to 10 feet high soring up in one season. As 

 hardy as an oak. 



BAItY R.VMHLEK 



Yes, we have it, and it 

 will create a sensation among 

 lovers of new roses the com- 

 ing season. It M ill bloom on 

 the Cutting bench if allowed. 

 An absolutely hardy, ever- 

 blooming cluster rose, much 

 like the well known Crimson 

 Rambler, but of dwarf 

 growth. Will bloom all the 

 season, outdoors and indoors 



as well. Nice mailing size 

 plants, Mc| :i for BOe ; 7 

 for wi.oo. Everybodj will 



want it. and our plants arc 



line. Will be in great de- 

 mand— don't delay in order 

 lug. 



/V\ 'I I I I II < r Cjva Otllv Our roses nre small, icWJ-rootrd phoirj, (frown especially for s<- ruling bv : iuatl. postpaid 

 1T * c * I11II fe * J,£,S VflllJT. Therefore we do not handle what are known m " two year-old " r..»e» Out desire U I.. 



Slveour oiistomcrs mi opportunity to obtain at moderate prices varieties which cannot alnuvi be procured Irom a local 

 orist. 



