BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



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TEA ROSES, GENERAL COLLECTION. 



The 

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lea-scented, everbloomin;. 

 loring of their flowers. 



Roses are admired for their delicious fragrance, free-blooming qualities, and the exquisite shapes 

 hey make excellent bedders, and yield a succession of bloom through the entire season. 



Mine. Scipion Cocliet. Color a soft primrose yellow, 



with rose shadings : deliriously fragrant. 

 Mine. Clisill. Flowers of medium size, of a rosy purple 



color, base of petals and centre of flower almost white. 

 Mine. Blie Lambert. Outer petals pure white ; centre 



a beautiful rosy flesh ; flowers cup-shaped. 

 Mine. Pierre Guillot. Large, beautiful, cream-colored 



buds, shading to a yellow base; edges of all the petals 



bright rose color. 



Mine, tie Watteville. Creamy white, each petal bor- 

 dered light rose like a tulip; a lovely color and shape. 



Marie Guillot. White, slightly tinted with lemon; very 

 large, finely-shaped flowers; a valuable Rose. 



Meteor. A rich dark velvety crimson hybrid tea; a free- 

 bloomer and vigorous grower. 



Papa Gontier. One of the finest roses either for out-of- 

 doors or for winter forcing; dark carmine crimson. 



Perle ties JardillS. Beautiful rich yellow; of large 

 size and perfect form. 



Safrano. Saffron yellow ; beautiful in the bud ; a well- 

 known favorite. 



Souvenir d'uil Ami, Fine, delicate rose, shaded with 

 salmon; very large, full and double; exquisitely fragrant. 



Souvenir de WoottOIl. Of a bright crimson color, 

 and very fragrant. 



Sunset. Of large size and perfect shape ; it is of a rich 

 shade of saffron and orange. 



The Bride. A lovely pure white Rose of the Mermet type ; 



it is very full, double and free-flowering. 

 The Queen. A pure white sport of Souvenir d'un Amie, 



with very large, double, fragrant flowers. ■ 



Madame dh Wattevillk. 



Boil Silene. Brilliant carmine rose, richly tea-scented ; 



a well-known favorite. 



■Catherine Mermet. Bright flesh color; full and beau- 

 tiful ; one of the most lovely of its color. 



Christine de Noue. An elegant deep purple red; of 

 fine texture and size. 



Countess Riza dll Pare. A grand Rose ; color bright 

 coppery rose, shaded violet crimson. 



Coquette de Lyon. Light canary yellow ; a most de- 

 sirable bedding variety. 



DllCheSS de Brabant. One of the most valuable bed- 

 ding varieties; of a beautiful silvery pink color ; very fra- 

 grant. 



Bevoniensis. Pale yellow; large and full. 

 Etoile du Lyon. Fine striking sulphur yellow; the most 

 valuable yellow for summer bedding. 



Mme. Joseph Schwartz. Light salmon rose; changing 

 when fully expanded to creamy while. 



Mme. Welche. Light yellow with dark orange centre ; 

 very large, full and of fine form. 



First size 



Second " 



Third " 



Papa Gontier. 



.40 cts. ; $4.00 per dozen ; the set of 25 varieties, $7.50 



30 " 3.00 " " " " " " " 5 00 



.15 " 1.50 " " " " " " " 2.50 



^,^ Tlio Koses arrived yesterday in perfect condition, not a leaf wilted. Your packing cannot be excelled. Mrs. J. K. HOL- 

 COMBE, Hartford, Conn., May 13, 1893. 



The Hybrid Perpetual Roses arrived safely to-day, and I am very much pleased at their size and quality and your mode 

 packing. I have purchased roses of all the leading florists, but never received any that equalled yours. C." PETKItS. 



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Newark, N. J., June "31, 1893. 



