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"THE DREER DOZEN" 



Hardy Everblooming; Hybrid=Tea Roses 



rbis collection of twelve Roses embraces only popular, well tried varieties, the majority of which are familiar to every lover oi 

 lie Rose, and is recommended for general planting to the amateur who wishes to limit the number of varieties and who is desiroui 

 ■>( a supply of extra choice flowers to cut throughout the summer and fall months. 



For those who wish a greater collection we can recommend every variety described in the General Collection of Hardy Ever 

 :>looining Hybrid-Tea Roses offered on page 181 of this book, as well as the various collections of New Hybrid-Tea Roses offered 

 on pages 175 to 180. AH of these, with the exception of the 1911 introductions, have undergone a thorough test in our own trial 

 grounds, while the 1911 novelties are the introductions of the most noted specialists, and come to us with such recommendations 

 ■rem the various exhibitions at which they were shown during the summer of 1911 that we have no hesitancy in recommending 

 hem. 



CAROI.I1SE 



TESTOIJT. 



One of the most popular and va 

 cable beddmg varieties; large, full, 

 globular flowers of bright satiny- 

 rose, with brighter centre; very free 

 and fragrant. 



EARI. OF 



^WARIVICK. 



A magnificent Rose and entirely 

 distinct from all other varieties. The 

 lowers are large and full, of beau- 

 tiful form, and come perfect through- 

 out the season under all weather 

 renditions. In color it is a soft 

 5almon-pink, shaded in the centre 

 with vermilion. 



GENERAL 

 MacARTHUR 



As an all-round garden 

 Rose there is no variety 

 af its color — a rich crim- 

 son-scarlet — which will 

 give equal satisfaction; 

 its sweetly scented flow- 

 ers, of good, double form, 

 »re produced in great 

 profusion even under the most unfavorable 

 weather conditions. Illustrated on plate op- 

 Dosite. 



KAISERIN AUGUSTA 

 VICTORIA. 



This splendid Rose should be in every collection. 

 In color it is a soft pearly-white, tinted with just 

 enough lemon in the centre to relieve the white; 

 remarkably fragrant, beautifully formed flowers on long, graceful 

 stems; a strong, free, healthy grower, wi h bold, handsome 

 foliage. 



Hybrid-Tpa Rose 



KiLLARNEY. 



EADY ASHTO^VN. 



One of the freest-flowering varie 

 ties in the collection, and produces 

 perfect blooms under all weathei 

 conditions. The flowers are large, 

 double, with high-pointed centre, 

 and are produced on long stems, 

 splendid for cutting; in color a soft 

 rose, shading to yellow at the base 



of the petal.s. Illustrated or- 



plate opposite. 



MME. JUI.es 

 GROEEZ. 



One of the best; » 

 beautiful satiny 

 china-rose color, very 

 bright and attractive 

 flowers of large size 

 very double, of good 

 form and remarkably 

 free-flowering; a dis 

 tinct and pretty rose 

 which should be 

 planted extensively 



MME. EEON 

 PAIN. 



Entirely distinct iij 

 color, a silvery-salmon 

 with deeper orange-yel 

 low shaded centre, the 

 reverse of the petals being 

 a salmony-pink; flowers 

 large, full and well 

 formed; very free 

 flowering. 



KIEEARNEY. 



This is, perhaps, the best known of Dickson's famous 

 Irish Hybrid-Tea Roses, and is one of the most popular of our 

 garden Roses, and also one of the leading varieties for winter 

 cut flowers. Is perfectly hardy; in growth it is strong and 

 robust, and as free-flowering as any Rose we know. In color 

 it is a sparkling, brilliant pink; the blooms are large, the buds 

 long and pointed, the petals very large and of great substance. 

 and just as handsome in the full-blown flower as in the bud 

 form. I See cut. ) 



KONIGIN CAROEA. 



This variety frequently produces flowers seven inches across 

 and perfect in form, both in bud and when fully expanded. In 

 color a beauti ful satiny-rose, with the reverse of the petals silvery- 

 rose; very floriferous and desirable in every way. Illustrated 

 on plate opposite. 



MME. RAVARY. 



Should be in every collection on account of its distinct color, 

 which is of a rich, deep nankeen-yellow, becoming lighter as 

 the flower expands. The flowers are of splendid form, full, 

 double and very fragrant. 



PRINCE DE BUEGARIE. 



Large, full, double flowers of splendid form, of a silvery flesh 

 color, deepening to the centre, and delicately shaded with 

 salmon-rose, a color combination that pleases everyone. Illus 

 trated on plate opposite. 



VISCOUNTESS FOLKESTONE. 



One of the first Hybrid-Teas introduced, and still the best of 

 its color, which is a creamy-pink, shading deeper at the centre; 

 large, full and very free. Illustrated on plate opposite. 



Price: Any of the above in strong two-year-old plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. ; $3,500 per 100. 

 One each of the »♦ DREER DOZEN," a fine collection, for $5.00. 



