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HmRTADREER J^HILAPaPHIAM 



SELECT ROSK- 



IRISH-GROWN 

 Hybrid Perpetual 



ROSES 



Some fifteen years ago several Philadelphia amateur Rose 

 growers imported collections of Dickson's Irish Roses, which 

 gave such excellent results that they at once gained a local 

 reputation, which is spreading each season, as we have sold 

 them to all parts of the country, and they have been so entirely 

 satisfactory that we find it necessary to increase our imports 

 every year. From our own experience, as well as from the 

 reports received from our own customers, the collection of 

 twenty-five sorts enumerated below, together with the twelve 

 *'Best" offered on page 169, are the varieties best suited to our 

 climate, and have been received direct from the growers in the 

 northern part of the Emerald Isle, where the soil and climatic 

 conditions favor the perfect development and the thorough 

 ripening of the wood. These plants are not grown on their 

 own roots, but are budded or grafted, and should on this 

 account be planted sufficiently deep, so that the point at which 

 they are grafted is at least two inches below the surface. When 

 this is done it is rare that a wild shoot starts from the base, and 

 if it should happen, the growth and foliage of the stock are so 

 distinct that it is readily recognized by the most inexperienced 

 amateur, and is easily removed. 

 'Alfred Colomb. Bright, clear cherry-red, shaded with 



crimson; globular, full and very sweet. 

 Alfred K. Williams. Carmine-red, shading deeper ; a full 



imbricated flower. 

 Camille Bernardin. Bricrht crimson, large, full and of fine 



lorm. 

 Captain Christy. Delicate flesh-tinted white ; a large, full 



flower; very free-flowering. i 



Captain Haywood. Bright crimson-carmine ; an entirely 



distinct shade of color, of perfect form and very sweet. 

 Charles Lefebvre. Bright crimson, shading darker in the 



centre ; very double, of fine form. 



Rose Fishek Holmes. 



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Rose Mme. Gabriel Luizet. 



Clio. Flesh color, shaded in the centre with rosy-pink ; large 



and of fine form. 

 Duke of Edinburgh. Very bright vermilion; a large, full, 



perfect flower. 

 Earl of Dufferin. Velvety crimson, shaded with maroon. 

 Fisher Holmes. Magnificent scarlet, shaded with deep vel- 

 vety maroon ; very brilliant, laige and full. 

 Francois Michelon. Deep rose, reverse of petals silvery ; 



large, full, globular form. 

 ''Qloire de Margottin. Brilliant, dazzling scarlet ; a fine 



flower. 

 Her Majesty. Clear, bright, satiny rose, petals most regu- 

 larly arranged and rich, heavy foliage ; a gem. 

 Jean Liabaud. Rich velvety crimson shaded black. 

 l-rOuis Van Houtte. Vivid velvety crimson ; large, full and 

 , of fine form ; one of the best. 

 .-^_A(Iabel Morrison. White, slightly flushed with pink ; quite 

 - distinct. 

 Marchioness of Lome. Rich, fulgent rose, shaded vivid 



crimson, cup-shaped ; very sweet, double and remarkably 



free-flowering. 

 ■ iilargaret Dickson. White, with pale flesh centre ; large 



shell-like petals; good form, handsome foliage. 

 riarie Bauman. Bright carmine ; very large, smooth and 



of exquisite form ; one of the best. 

 Mme. Gabriel Luizet. Pale pink ; a delicate and beautiful 



tint; large and full, cupped ; very sweet. 

 Mme. Victor Verdier. Rich cherry-red; large and full, 



beautiful form ; very sweet. 

 Queen of Queens. Pink, with blush edges; large, full and 



of perfect form ; the best of its color. 

 Rodocanachi. A beautiful transparent rose color, shaded 



pink ; large, full and very fragrant. 

 Tom Wood. CheiTy-red, shell-shaped petals. 

 Victor Verdier. Fine cherry-rose, shaded with carmine ; 



very floriferous. 



Price. Large, strong 2-year-old plants, 40 cts. each; §4-00 

 per doz.; S30.00 per 100. The set of 25 varieties for $8.' 0. 



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Our selection of the "Best" twelve Hybrid Perpetual Roses is given on page 169. 



