DICKSON'S PEDIGREE IRISH 



HYBRID-TEA ROSES. 



We offer on this and the two following pages a selection of the 

 best sorts sent out by these celebrated growers since 1905, The 

 descriptions, with few exceptions, are those of the introducers, 

 from whom our stock has been received. 



All varieties supplied in strong two-year-old plants. 



Betty. 



Betty, early in the season, is a disappointment in the first 

 Sowers which it opens, but after it becomes established it pro- 

 ■duces blooms of marvelous beauty. The plant is a strong, 

 ■rigorous grower, producing in great profusion its large, deliciously 

 scented flower^, which are of a glowing copperj'-rose color, suffused 

 ▼ith a golden sheen. 50 cts. each; §5.00 per doz. 



Dorothy Page Roberts. 



Coppery-pink, suffused with apricot-yellow, more especially at the base 

 »f the petals, which are very large, massive and of great substance. An 

 •<leal garden Rose of wonderful charm and fascination. 75 cts. each; 

 $7.50 per doz. 



Duchess of 'Wellingtoiii 



A grand Rose of the famous Killarney type, but of an entirely 

 X)lor from any Rose now in cultivation, it being of an intense 

 yellow stained with crimson in the first stage, which, as tfie 

 develop, changes to a deep, coppery, saffron -yellow. The 

 ■vhich are fairly full, resemble Killarney in shape, but the 

 petals are larger and of greater substance. Delightfully frag- 

 rant and very free- flowering. $100 each; $10.00 per doz. 



Duchess of 'Westminster. 



A peerless Tea-like Rose with beautifully smooth and massive 

 petals. The blooms are very large, full and perfectly formed, 

 with high-pointed centre. Very sweetly perfumed. The color, 

 which is very novel, is a dainty, clear rose-madder. The growth 

 is vigorous, erect and of very free-flowering habit. A gorgeous 

 and absolutely distinct Rose. $2.50 each. 



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 saffron- 

 flowers 

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Duchess of Wkllington. 



Hlizabeth Barnes. 



Satiny salmon-rose, with a fawn centre suffused with yellow, 

 outs'de of petals deep rosy-red, shaded with copper and yellow 

 The shades of color are most beautiful and novel. The flowers 

 are large, full, with pointed centre, most perfectly formed and 

 possessing a delightful fragrance. A truly grand and superb 

 Rose. 75 cts. each; $7.50 jjer doz. 



Ferniehurst. 



A superb Rose, of deep, globular, imbricated form. The 

 blooms are large, full and invariably produced with a 

 perfect finish and smoothness. The color is glowing, 

 suffused pure rose-coppery -pink on fawn — a co-mingling 

 of colors impossible to depict — a delicate sunset shade — a 

 rare conil)ination, which has been greatly admired during 

 the past season; very delicately perfumed. Strong two- 

 year-old plants, $2.50 each. 



Florence Fdith Coulthwaite. 



Deep cream, suffused with bright rose on the inside of 

 the petals and reflected on the back, thus creating an in- 

 describable, delicate orange and peach glow, which 

 makes it unique in color. Flowers large, full, of great 

 substance and delicately perfumed. 75 cts. each; $7.50 

 per doz. 



F. R. Patter. 



A distinct free-growing variety with large, handsome 

 flowers, which are produced very freely on stout, stiff 

 stems of perfect form and highly tea-scented. The color 

 is creamy-buff, the back of the petals being a delicate 

 warm pink; as the petals reflex the color becomes light 

 orange-pink, forming a most charming combination. $1.00 

 each; $10.00 per doz. 



Grace Molyneux. 



A chaste Rose of rare beauty; the habit of growth is 

 perfection, every shoot producing a bloom. A veritable 

 pearl for garden decoration. The color is a creamy 

 apricot, flesh in the centre, the outer petals when devel- 

 oped are a delicate creamy-white inside, with a faint pink 

 sheen on the reverse. Delightfully tea-scented. 75 cts. 

 each; $7.50 per doz. 



New Hybrid-Tea Ro$es from various European and American Rose Specialists are offered on pages 178 to ISO. 



