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IRISH=QROWN 



ROSES. 



Some ten or twelve years ago several Philadelphia 

 amature Rose growers imported co'lections of Dick- 

 son'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 

 are the varieties best suited to our climate, and have 

 been received direct from the growers in the north- 

 ern part of the EmeraUl Isle, where the soil and cli- 

 matic conditions favor tlie perfect development and 

 the thorough ripening of the wood. These plants are 

 not grown on their own roots, but are budded or 

 grafted, and they 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 re- 

 moved. 

 Alfred Colorab. Bright, clear cherry-red, shaded 



with crimson ; (jlohular, full and very sweet. 

 Baroness Rothschild. Rich, satiny pink ; very 



large. 

 Beauty of Waithatn. Bright rosy- carmine; large 



and full, of cupped form. 

 Captain Hay ward. Biiglit crimson carmine, an en 

 tirely distinct shade of color, of perfect form and 

 very sweet. 

 Charles Lefebvre. Briglit crimson, shading darker 



in the centre; very double, of fine form. 

 Clio. Flesh color, shaded in the centre with rosy 

 pink; large and of fine form. 



Earl of Dufferin, Velvety crimson, shaded with 

 roon. 



Fisher Holmes. Magnificent scarlet, shaded with 

 velvety maroon; very brilliant, large and full. 



Qioire Lyonnaise. White, tinted with yellow; large, full 

 and of good shape ; entirely distinct. 



deep 



M' 



Rose, Glorie Lyonnaise. 



Rose, Her Majesty. 



Gustave Piganeau. Brilliant carmine lake; very large, 



equaling Paul Neyron in size. 

 Helen Keller. Bright rosy cerise; petals shell-shaped, of 



great sul)stance ; very free and good. 

 Her Majesty. Clear, bright satiny rose, petals most regularly 



arrangetl and rich, heavy foliage ; a gem. 

 Jeannie Dickson. Rosy pink, edged with silvery pink; 



very full. 

 La France. Splendid satiny rose; a constant bloomer; un- 

 doubtedly one of the best. 

 Mrs. J. Sharman Crawford. Deep rosy pink, outer petals 



shaded wiih pale flesh. 

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



tint; large and full, cupped; very sweet. 

 ilarchioness of Downshire. Satin pink, shaded with 



rose; large and full. 

 Marchioness of Dufferin. Rosy pink, suffused with yel- 

 low at liase of petals. 

 riarchioness of Lome. Rich, fulgent rose, shaded vivid 



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



free flowering. 

 riargaret Dickson. White, with pole flesh centre; large 



shell-like petals; good form, handsome foliage. 

 riervellle de Lyon. Pure white, sometimes flushed with 



satin rose; very large and full. 

 Marie Batiman. Bright carmine; very large, smooth and of 



exquisite form; one of the best. 

 Rodocanachi. A beautiful transparent rose color, shaded 



pink; large, full and very fragrant. 

 Tom Wood. Cherry-red ; shell-shaped petals. 

 Lllrich Brunner. Bright cerise-red, magnificent petals and 

 a fine rose in every respect. 



Large, strong 2-year-old plants, 40 cts. each ; $4.00 per doz,; 

 $30.00 per 100. Set of 25 varieties, $7.50. 



Some splendid New Koses are offered on pages 159 and 160. 



