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-HBiRTADRaR -PHILADELPtilAI'A 



SELECT ROSES- 



IRISH-QROWN 



R05ES. 



Some ten or twelve years ago several Philadelphia 

 amateur Rose growers imported collections 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 northern 

 part of the Emerald Isle, where the soil and climatic 

 conditions favor the perfect development and the thor- 

 ough ripening of the wood. These plants are not 

 grown on their own roots, but are budded or grafted, 

 and should on ihis 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 dis- 

 tinct that it is readily recognized by the most inexperi- 

 enced amateur, and is easily removed. 

 Alfred Colomb. Bright, clear cherry-red, shaded 



with crimson; globular, full, and very sweet. 

 Baroness Rothschild. Rich, satiny, pink; very 



large. 

 Beauty of Waltham. Bnght rosy-carmine ; large 



and full, of cupped form. 

 Captain Hayward. Bright crimson carmine, an en- 

 tirely distinct shade of color, of perfect form and verv 



sweet. 

 Charles Lefebvre. Bright crimson, shading darker 



in the centre; very double, of fine form. 

 Clio. Flesh color, shaded in the centre with 



pink ; large and of fine form. 



Earl of Dufferln. Velvety 



roon. 

 Fisher Holmes. Magnificent 



velvety maroon : very brilliant, large and full. 

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



and of good shape ; entirely distinct. 



rosy 



crimson, shaded with ma- 

 scarlet, shaded with deep 



ROSK, GlOIRF I.VriNNAISE. 



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 substance ; very free and good. 

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



arranged and rich, heavy foliage; a gem. 

 Jeannie Dickson. Rosy pmk, edged wilh 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 with jiale flesh. 

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



lint ; large and full, cupped; very sweet. 

 Marchioness of Downshire. Satin pink, shaded with 



rose ; large and full. 

 riarchioness of Dufferln. Rosy pink, suffused wiih yel- 

 low .nt base of petals. 

 Marchioness of Lome. Rich, fulgent rose, shaded vivid 



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



free-flowerinn'. 

 Margaret Dickson. White, with pale flesh centre ; large 



slielMike petals; good form, handsome foliage. 

 rierveille de Lyon. Pure white, sometimes flushed with 



satin-rose; very large and full. 

 riarie Bauman. Bright carmine; very large, smooth and of 



exquisite form; one of the best. 

 Rodocanachi. A beautiful transparent rose color, shaded 



pmk; large, full and very fragrant. 

 Tom Wood. Cherry-red ; sliell-sh.iped petals. 

 Ulrich 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 Roses are offered on pages 157 and 158. 



