CATALOGUE OF ROSES. 7 
year old plants on own roots,and in the case of hardy sorts,are generally dormant. 
They are, of course, very much larger and more valuable than those sent by 
mail, and all who can afford it will do much better to get their plants in this 
way. These plants are the only ones suitable for immediate effective results. 
9th.—Piants by Mail.—There is a large number of our customers who, 
living at remote distances from the Railroad or Express Offices, cannot conven- 
iently receive packages by Express. There is another and larger class, whose 
means do not admit of expensive purchases, but who cannot and will not be 
without flowers, and particularly without Roses. Tosuch we are pleased to offer 
special inducements in the shape of Roses by mail, at half the price charged for 
the large plants, thus enabling all to provide themselves with the most beautiful 
flowers. The plants are sent post-paid at the prices named, but the money 
must be sent with the order, as the very large number of letters received 
by each mail makes it a very laborious matter to keep open accounts with each 
customer. Plants cannot be sent by mail to Canada on account of Canadian 
custom laws. 
The plants sent by mail are grown in two and a half and three inch pots ; 
they are healthy young piants, well rooted and carefully prepared for mailing. 
Note carefully the habit of growth as stated in the description, and you will 
not be disappointed in the size of the plants; it would be very unreasonable to 
expect plants of Hugenie Verdier as large as La Reine, or Xavier Olibo as strong 
as Jacqueminot. We have the very best quality of each kind, that it is possible 
to grow. 
Summer Roses. 
BLOOMING IN JUNE AND JULY. 
Climbing or Sarmentous Roses. 
ALL THESE ARE ON THEIR OWN ROOTS. 
AYRSHIRE ROSES. (Rosa arvensis hybrida.) These are of slender, 
rapid growth, often running fifteen feet in one season, and are used in covering 
buildings, etc. They do not require rich soil, and should be pruned very little, 
or not at all; they are somewhat Het hardy and less valuable than the Hybrid 
Climbing and Prairie Roses. 
BANKSIA ROSES. (Rosa Banksie.) Most of the varieties in this class 
have small white flowers, resembling double cherry blossoms. The wood is very 
smooth, slender, and of rapid growth; the foliage quite small. Not being hardy 
they have no great value in the North, but in the Southern States they form a 
very desirable group. 
HYBRID CLIMBING ROSES. (Rosahybrida scandens.) This class 
takes in those sorts for which it is difficult to find a group where they can be 
appropriately placed. 
