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Select Hybrid -Tea Roses 



New Hybrid-Tea Rose, May Wettern. See page 142. 



Golden Ophelia. Nicely shaped buds with deep golden- 

 apricot centre shading lighter to the edges, delicately 

 scented. 



Hadley. Large, full, perfect flowers of rich, dazzling 

 crimson-scarlet shading to velvety crimson; fragrant. 



Harry Kirk. A splendid Rose of free-branching habit, 

 flowering continuously; the blooms are large, of great sub- 

 stance; the form is perfect; color sulphur-yellow, passing 

 to a lighter shade at the edges of the petals. 



Hoosier Beauty. Intense rich, dazzling crimson-scarlet, 

 good sized full flowers deliciously scented. 



H. V. Machin. A gorgeous flower of large size; an intensely 

 black-grained scarlet-crimson, on rigid, sturdy stems. A 

 vigorous, strong growing Rose. 



Impress. See page 141. $2.50 each. 



Imperial Potentate. See page 139. 



Irish Elegance. A dainty single-flowering Rose with 

 bronzy pink buds expanding wkh apricot and yellow 

 shades, a strong grower and always in bloom. 



Independence Day. A distinct and novel color that at 

 once arrests attention, a rich orange-apricot suffused with 

 yellow. The buds are long, very freely produced and de- 

 lightfully fragrant. 



Irish Charm. This is a gem of exquisite form, distinct from 

 any variety yet introduced. It is of strong branching habit, 

 remarkably free-flowering. The buds and flowers are of 

 medium size, the base of the petals a rich golden-apricot 

 passing to a delicate blush-pink. 



Irish Courage. A splendid addition to the list of bi-colored 



Roses, the color being a soft shrimp-pink merging to 



salmon, the whole overlying a golden orange ground. 



Irish Firefiame. A glorious single variety, bearing its flowers 



in clusters of five or more; splendid for cutting in sprays in 



bud form. These buds are wonderfully rich in coloring, a rich 



deep orange, splashed with crimson, opening to a large single 



flower of a satiny old-gold. 



Elizabeth of York. See page 141. §1.50 each. 



Emile Charles. A French introduction of rich coloring, the buds 

 being of a fiery red shaded and suffused with golden yellow, these 

 develop to flowers of superb coral-red shading to rosy strawberry- 

 red on the outer petals. Growth vigorous and free flowering. 



Ethel James. One of the most artistic of the single-flowering Hybrid - 

 Teas. Very large, sweetly scented, flowers opening out in salver form, 

 of a deep carmine flushed with orange. 



Etienne Rebeillard. Salmon-carmine with lighter reverse long bud 

 developing into a large globular flower, sweetly scented. 



Etoile de Feu. Very attractive large substantial globular buds expand- 

 ing to large, cupped, full to centre flowers, of a rich flaming orange- 

 pink with flame colored shadings, borne profusely throughout the 

 season, the plant is of vigorous free habit. 



Etoile de Hollande. A strong vigorous healthy grower and 

 free bloomer which like the popular Radiance Roses, improves 

 in vigor from year to year. It is a continuous bloomer with 

 large, moderately double flowers that are particularly attrac- 

 tive in the half-blown state. In color a brilliant crimson red. 



Everest. See page 141. SI. 50 each. 



Felicity. A gem of a beautiful shade of mallow-pink shading to 

 bright cerise at the edges, with soft creamy suffusion at the 

 base of petals; fine long bud and splendid, large, double, sweet- 

 scented cup-shaped flower. An exceptionally fine Rose. 



Feu Joseph Looymans. Remarkable for its long pointed 

 buds of brilliant orange buff and large moderately double- 

 yellow flowers with apricot centre and spicy fragrance. Growth 

 vigorous, upright and very free flowering. A splendid bedding 

 Rose and fine for cutting. 



Francis Scott Key. Very large double flowers of a rich crimson-zed; a strong 

 sturdy grower and free bloomer that always attracts attention, particularly in 

 the fall. 



Frank Reader. See page 141. 



Gaiety. See page 141. §1.50 each. 



General MacArthur. One of the best all-around bedding Roses, its flowers are 

 of good form, of a warm, rich crimson scarlet and very fragrant. 



Gladys Benskin. See page 141. $2.50 each. 



Golden Dawn. See page 141. $1.50 each. 



Golden Emblem. A most beautiful clear yellow, occasionally flaked with crimson 



on the outer petals, wonderfully well shaped buds and flowers on long stems, with .-!■-■=-. 



rich glossy green foliage. New Hybrid-Tea Rose, Patience. See page 143- 



Price. Any of the above, except where noted, in strong two-year-old plants, $1.00 each; $11.00 per 



doz.; $90.00 per 100. Twenty-five or more plants supplied at 100 rate, which 



is ten percent less than the each price. 



