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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— SELECT ROSES 



Baby Rambler Rose 



Mme. Norbert Levavasseur [Crimson Baby Ramhler). 

 Similar in color to the climbing Crimson Rambler. One of 

 the most popular. 



Mrs. Cutbush [Cerise-pink Baby Rambler). Similar in 

 color to the beautiful Lady Gay Rambler; always in flower. 



Baby Rambler and Poly= 

 antha Roses. 



A type of Roses which is very popular for bedding purposes. 

 They form shapely, compact, bushy specimens about 18 inches 

 high, producing in great profusion from early in the season until 

 severe frost immense trusses of small flowers. Pruning is not 

 necessary; simply remove the past season's flower stems. 

 Cecile Brunner {The Fairy or Sweetheart Rose). A Poly- 

 antha variety with dainty little double flowers of perfect form, 

 produced in many flowered graceful sprays; color a soft rosy- 

 pink on a rich creamy- white ground. 

 Ellen Poulsen. A very fine brilliant pink; large, full; sweet- 

 scented; vigorous habit and most floriferous. 



Qeorge Elger. Coppery golden-yellow before fully expanded, 

 opening up a pale-yellow, particularly handsome in the bud 

 state, a splendid companion to Cecile Brunner, the Fairy or 

 Sweetheart Rose. 



Mme. Jules Qouchault. A vigorous grower, producing long 

 stems with erect panicles of 25 to 50 most perfectly formed 

 flowers of a bright vermilion-red shaded orange-red, passing 

 as they mature to a lively bright rose color. 



Orleans. One of the best; flowers of large size of brilliant 

 geranium-red, becoming suffused with rose as the flowers 

 mature, and large white centre; a very pretty color combina- 

 tion. 



Yvonne Rabler. The best white baby Rambler, with full 

 double flowers produced in great profusion. 



Price. Any of the above, strong two-year-old plants, 40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. ; $30.00 per 100. 



One each of the 8 sorts for $2.65. 



inOSS ROSES. 



A class of Roses which are much admired. The beauty of 

 the flower consists in the delicate mossy covering which sur- 

 rounds the bud, and gives to the opening flower a unique ap- 

 pearance. Moss Roses should be pruned sparingly; cut out the 

 old wood and merely cut back the growth of last year. 



Blanche Moreau. Lovely large, pure white. 



Countess de Murinais. Large, white, beautifully mossed. 



Crested Moss, Rose color, beautifully crested. 



Qioire de Mosses. Blush, very large and full. 



Henry Martin. Fine crimson, very vigorous. 



Princess Adelaide. Bright silvery rose; large. 



Extra strong 2-year-old plants, 50 cts. each; $">.00 per doz. 

 Set of 6 sorts, $2.50. 



RAIHANAS OR RUGOSA ROSES. 



These lovely Roses form sturdy bushes 3 to 5 feet in height, 

 covered with handsome glossy green foliage and clusters of 

 beautiful fragrant single flowers. They bloom nearly the whole 

 summer, and are equally as attractive during the autumn and 

 winter when covered with their large, brilliant red seedpods. 

 Of healthy, vigorous growth and equally desirable alike as single 

 specimens or for making a hedge. Rugosa Roses require no 

 pruning, merely cut out dead and superfluous wood. 



Rugosa. Rosy carmine. 



Ragosa Alba. Pure white. 



Extra strong 2- year-old plants, 40 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; 

 $20.00 per 100. 



THE OE» FAVORITE BOURBON 

 ROSE, « HERIttOSA." 



This old favorite has still many friends on account of the 

 freedom with which its medium sized, bright pink flowers are 

 produced, it rarely being out of bloom from early June until 

 hard frost in the late autumn. Strong two-year-old plants 50 

 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



CI.IBIBIISG HYBRID-TEA ROSES. 



While not as a rule as free-flowering as the bush type of Hy- 

 brid-Tea Roses, these climbing forms produce a large crop of 

 beai'tiful flowers in June, with a very fair scattering of blooms 

 throughout the season. 

 Climbing Caroline Testout. A climbing form of the old 



favorite satiny-pink. 

 Climbing Belle Siebreclit. Identical with its parent, a 



brilliant imperial-pink color. 

 Price. Either of above in strong two-year-old plants, 50 cts. 



each; $5-00 per doz. 



Tender Climbing, or Pillar Rpses. 



These are not hardy in the latitude of Philadelphia, except in 

 favored positions, or with protection; especially adapted to cover- 

 ing rafters, etc., in greenhouses or for outdoor culture in the 

 South, 



Qloire de Dijon. An old favorite; flowers blush with salmon 



shadings; a fine climber for a sheltered wall. 

 Reine Marie Henrlette. Cherry-crimson. By many this 



fine Rose is known as the Red-Gloire de Dijon. 

 W. A. Richardson. A peculiar shade of orange-yellow. 

 White Banksia. White, small flowers; very fragrant. 

 Yellow Banksia. Yellow, small flowers; very fragrant. 

 Strong two-year-old plants. 50 cts. each; $5. 00 per doz. 



