HENRTADREER -PHILADELPHIA-PA- 



SELECT- ROSK- 



RISM-GRQWN 



Dicl;son's Irish Roses have a world-wide reputation for vigorous, 

 free and heahhy growth and fine flowers, and in the neighborhood of 

 Philadelphia they have proven so satisfactory that we have frequently 

 been asked to supply this stock. 



This has induced us to ofi'ertheni, and the collection of twenty-live 

 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 roots, but are budded or grafted, and 

 they should on this account be planted 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. 



These budded Roses must not be confounded with the dormant stock usually sold 

 by department stores in spring, which invariably comes from Holland, where it is 

 d by unskilled peasant labor, and which are, as a rule, worthless in our climate. 



grown on low, wet 



Anna <le Die.Sbacll. Clear bright carmine ; very large 



and finely shaped, full and fragrant. 

 Baroness KotllSChiltl. Rich satiny pink, very large 



and double ; one of the best. 

 Boille tie Neig'e. Pure white, petals of gjeat substance, 



medium size, fine form, good habit and very free. 

 Captain Cliristy. A lovely Rose, blooming almost the 



entire season ; very large double buds of a deep flesh color ; 



strong grower and grand foliage. 

 Captain Haywartl. Bright crimson carmine, an en- 

 tirely distinct shade of color, of perfect form and very sweet. 

 Clio. Flesh color, shaded in the centre with rosy pink; large 



and of fine form; very free-flowering. 

 Earl of Duflferin. Velvety crimson, shaded with ma- 

 roon; large, full, finely formed. 

 Fislier Holmes. Magnificent scarlet, shaded with deep 



velvety maroon ; very brilliant, large and full. 

 Gloire Lyonaisse. White, tinted with yellow; large, 



full and of good shape ; entirely distinct. 

 Gustave Pig'anean. Brilliant carmine lake; very large, 



equalling Paul Neyron in size, but of better shape ; full and 



cupped ; handsome buds. 

 Helen Keller. Bright rosy cerise ; petals shell-shaped, of 



great substance ; very free and gooil. 

 Lady Helen Stewart. Bright crimson-scarlet; petals 



smooth, of great substance ; highly perfumed. 

 L<a Fl'ance. Splendid satiny rose ; very large, full, fine 



form, a constant bloomer ; undoubtedly one of the best. 



Mrs. J. Sharman Crawford. Deep rosy pink, outer 

 petals shaded with pale flesh ; distinct and fine. 



Mnie. Gabriel LiUizet. Pale pink; a delicate and beau- 

 tiful tint; large and full, cupped; vei-y sweet. 



J^Iargaret Dickson. White, with pale flesh centre; large 

 shell-like petals, good form, handsome foliage ; the finest 

 white hybrid yet introduced. 



Merveille de Lyon. Pure white, sometimes flushed with 

 satin rose; very large, full and cupped in the way of Baroness 

 Rothschild. 



Mag'na Cliarta. Bright pink, sufl'used with carmine; a 

 beautiful rose ; strong, vigorous grower. 



Mrs. John Laing". Soft pink, finely shaped and exceed- 

 ingly fragrant ; it commences flowering early, is remarkably 

 free and continues late in autumn. 



Marie Bannian. Bright carmine; very large, smooth 

 and of exquisite form ; one of the best. 



Panl X eyron. Dark rose ; of fine form and habit ; the 

 largest of all. 



Rodocanaclli. A beautiful transparent rose color, shade4 

 pink ; large, full and very fragrant. 



Souvenir de Malniaison. An old favorite: clear 



flesh, edges blush; large and full; one of the best of 



its type. 

 Tom \Vood. Cherry-red ; large shell-shaped petals of great 



substance. 

 XJlricll Brnnner. Bright cerise-red, magnificent petals 



and a W:ie Rose in every respect. 



Price : Strong 2-year-okl budded plants 40 cts. each; §4.00 per doz. Set of 25 varieties forJ^V-oO. 



Lord Penzance's Hybrid 5weet Briars. 



These are crosses between the common Sweet Briar and various o/r/-/<;,(///()«('(/ (iarden Roses; the flowers are single or semi- 

 double. The plants are very vigorous and perfectly hardy, and the foliage of all of them is as sweetly scented as the comnioji 

 •Sweet Briar. They form a distinct break from any class of Rose yet in commerce. Of the 16 varieties introduced since 1894, 

 we have selected the 5 varieties offered below as the most distinct and handsome: 



forms a halo round ihem ; verv free flowering, with a deli- 



Anne of Gierstein. Dark crimson, good grower and 

 graceful branching habit: 



Brenda. Maiden's blush or peach, dainty in color and 

 shade ; the contrast and effect of the bright golden anthers 

 add a peculiar charm to this variety. 



Lady Penzance. Beautiful soft tint of copper, with a 

 peculiar metallic lu.stre; the base of each petal is a bright 

 yellow, which, showing through the clear golden anthers, 



We offer s:rong 2-year-old plants at 40 cts. each. The set of o for $-1.50 



cious perfume from foliage aiul flower. 



Lord Penzance. Soft shade of fawn or ecru, passing t® 

 a lovely lemon yellow in the centre, sometimes toned with a 

 most delicnte pink; a good grower and abundant bloomer; 

 very sweet-scented. 



Meg" 3Ierrilie.S. Gorgeous crimson, very free flowering, 

 seeds abundantly, has a wonderfully robust habit, large foli- 

 age ; one of the best. 



