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IRISH=-GROWN 
ROSES. 
Some ten or twelve years ago several Philadelphia amateur 
Rose growers imported collections of Dickson’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 owr. customers, the collec- 
tion of twenty-four 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 thorough ripening of the wood. ‘These plants are not 
grown on their own roo’s, but are budded or grafted, and 
should on this account be plinted 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 distinct that it is readily recognized 
by the most inexperienced amateur, and is easily removed. E ih SAS 
Alfred Colomb. Brizht, clear cherry-red, shaded with Rose, Grose Lyonnalse. 
crimson; globular, full and very sweet. 
Baroness Rothschild, Rich, satiny pink; very 
large. 
Beauty of Waltham. Bright rosy-carmine; large 
and full, of cupped form. 
Captain Hayward. Bright crimson carmine; an en. 
tirely distinct shade of color, of perfect form and 
very sweet. 
Charles Lefebvre. Bright crimson, shading darker 
in the centre; very double, of fine form. 
Clio. Flesh color, shaded in the centre with rosy 
pink; large and of fine form. 
Earl of Dufferin. Velvety crimson, shaded with 
miroon. 
Fisher Holmes. Magnificent scarlet, shaded with 
deep velvety maroon; very brilliant, large and full. 
Gloire Lyonnaise. White, tinted with yellow; large, 
full and of good shape; entirely distinct. 
Gustave Piganeau. Brilliant carmine lake; very 
large, equaling Paul Neyron in size. 
Her lMajesty. Clear, bright, satiny rose, petals most 
regularly arranged and rich, heavy foliage; a gem. 
Jennie Dickson. Rosy pink, edged with silvery 
pink; very full. 
La France. Splendid satiny rose ; a constant bloom- 
er; undoubtedly one of the best. 
Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford. Deep, rosy pink, 
outer petals shaded with pale flesh. 
Mme. Gabriel Luizet. Pale pink; a delicate and 
beautiful tint; large and full, cupped; very sweet. 
TMarchioness of Downshire. Satin pink, shaded 
with rose; large and full. 
Marchioness of Dufferin, Rosy pink, suffused 
with yellow at base of petals. 
Marchioness of Lorne. Rich, fulgent rose, shaded 
vivid crimson, cup-shaped; very sweet, double and 
remarkably free- flowering. 
Margaret Dickson, White, with pale flesh centre; 
large shell like petals; good form, handsome foliage. 
Merveille de Lyon. Pure white, sometimes flushed 
with satin rose; very large and full. 
Marie Bauman. Bright carmine; very large, smooth 
and of exquisite form; one of the best. 
Rodocanachi. A beautiful transparent rose color, 
shaded pink ; large, full and very fragrant. 
Tom Wood. Cherry-red; shell-shaped 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 24 varieties, $7.50. Seay manne aT 
THE NEW IRISH ROSE “ BETTY ”’’ should be tried by every lover of oses. 
