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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



Catherine Mermet. 



P^PA GONTIER 



TEA ROSES. GENERAL COLLECTION. 



The tea-scented ever-blooming Roses are admired for their delicious fragrance, free blooming qualities and the ex- 

 quisite shapes and coloring of their flowers. They make excellent bedders, and yield a succession of bloom through 

 the entire season. 



Bon Silene. Brilliant carmine rose; a well-known and 

 favorite variety. 



Catherine Mermet. Bright flesh color, full and 

 beautiful ; one of the most lovely of its color. 



Countess de la Barthe, or Duchess de Brabant. 

 One of the most valuable bedding varieties, of a beau- 

 tiful silvery pink color, very fragrant. 



Couutess Riza du Pare. A grand rose of strong, 

 vigorous growth, color bright coppery rose, shaded 

 violet crimson. 



Comtesse de Freigneuse. A charming yellow Tea 

 Rose, very fragrant ; the buds are long and pointed, 

 nearly equal in size to Perle des Jardin, and are of a 

 light yellow color, somewhat similar to M. Xiel. 



Chas. Rovolli. Beautiful tender rose, with deeper cen- 

 tre, large and double ; a free and continuous bloomer. 



Devoniensis. Pale yellow, large and full. 



Etoile dn Lyon. Fine striking sulphur yellow, deeper 

 in the centre, beautiful, open bloom ; the most 

 valuable yellow rose for summer bedding. 



Homere. Tender rose with salmon centre; a most de- 

 sirable out-door sort. 



Liouis Richard. Orange yellow, shaded with coppery 

 red; a fine large double flower; quite hardy. 



Slad. Camille. Fine light rose, large, globular flowers ; 

 full and double. 



Mad. de Watteville. Creamy white, each petal bor- 

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



Mad. Dubrocca. A splendid rose; extra large, full 

 flowers, and finely formed buds ; color clear salmon, 

 delicately tinged and shaded with carmine. 



Mad. Cussin. Flowers of medium size, of a rosy purple 

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

 one of the prettiest roses grown. 



Mad. Scipion Cochet. Color a soft primrose yellow, 

 with rose shadings; deliciously fragrant, very unique 

 > in the size and shape of its buds. 



First size, 30 cts. each ; $3.00 

 Second " 15 " " 1.50 



Mad. Joseph Schwartz. Light salmon rose, changing 

 when fully expanded to creamy white; one of the 

 most valuable summer flowering varieties. 



Mad. Margottin. Dark yellow with rosy centre; an 

 old and well-known favorite. 



Mad. Welche. Light yellow with dark orange centre, 

 very large, full and of fine form. 



Marie Guillot. White, slightly tinted with lemon, very 

 large, finely shaped flowers ; a valuable rose. 



Marie Van Houtte. Creamy white, occasioniilly 

 tipped with rose, one of the very best summer bedding 

 roses. 



Niphetos. Pure white, full, fragrant, magnolia-like 

 petals ; a general favorite. 



Papa Gontier. Exceedingly free-flowering; one of the 

 finest roses either for out-of-doors or for winter forcing. 

 The blooms are large and long, and of a dark carmine 

 crimson. 



Perle des Jardins. Beautiful rich yellow, of large 

 size and perfect form. 



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

 known favorite. 



Souvenir d'un Ami. Bright rose, of large jierfect form, 

 fragrant, flowers in clusters ; one of the best pink roses. 



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

 shade of safi"ron and orange. 



The Bride. A lovely pure white rose of the Mermet 

 type ; it is very full and double, free-flowering and 

 excellent either for forcing or for summer planting. 



Vallee de Chamounix. White, with copp)er-coloreil 

 centre; reverse of petals yellowish white. 



Viscountess Folkestone. White, tinged with salmon 

 pink, slightly cupped and delightfully fragrant. 



Wm. Francis Bennett. An admirable forcing rose; 

 its rich, glowing crimson color and charming fra- 

 grance, combined with large size and correct shaj>e, 

 have rendered it a general favorite. 



per doz. ; set of 30 var. $6.00. 

 " " " " " " 3.00. 



