STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



MOORESTOWN NEW JERSEY 



Roses 



Stok«vS«*dV 



SUGGESTIONS ON GROWING ROSES 



Where to Plant — Roses should be grown in an open, sunny 

 place, sheltered from the north wind if possible, and free from roots 

 of trees or shrubs. 



How to Prepare the Beds — Good results may be obtained from 

 roses grown in any fertile, well-drained ground, but care should bi' 

 used in the preparation of the bed for the health of the plant and 

 quantity and quality of bloom depend largely on this and will greatl\- 

 repay for all time and care spent on them. The bed shoulil be dug 

 to a depth of two feet or more and should be well-drained. Tlie bed 

 should be fiUed in with a good mixture, such as well-rotted cov\- 

 manure and the topsoil from an old pasture. To allow time for 

 settling, the beds should be i)repared some time previous to jilanting. 

 .\fter settling, they should be about one inch below the level of the 

 surrounding surface. Care should be taken that the beds are made 

 small enough to enable one to cut the bloom without stepping on the 

 bed. 



Planting — Ro.ses should be planted in the spring after danger of 

 severe frost is over. They should be set about eight inches from the 

 edge of the beds, Hybrid Tesi roses being set eighteen inches apart 

 and Hybrid Perpetuals two feet apart. The soil should be made 

 firm around the plants. Water thoroughly if the soil is dry. 



HYBRID TEA ROSES 



Kaiserin Augusta Victoria — Color pearly-white, faintly 

 tinted with lemon in the (jenter, its flowers being remarkably fragrant 

 with beautifully shaped buds borne on long, graceful stems. A 

 vigorous grower with handsome foliage. Price 75^ each; .$7.50 

 per dozen. 



Killarney -Color brilliant pink. Remarkable for its freedom 

 of bloom and large size of its flowers. Buds long and jwinted. 

 Price 7o«f ejich; $7.50 [)er dozen. 



FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI 



MAMAN COCHET 



Etoile de France — Color vivid crimson with darker shadings; 

 very double, of large size and deliciously scented. Price 75yi each ; 

 •ST.oO per dozen. 



Lieutenant Chaure — Color brilliant, velvety crimson-red. 

 It is a vigorous grower, prolific bearer of long, beautiful buds. 

 Price Irti each; .$7.50 per dozen. 



Marquise de Sinety — The bud is a rich yellow-oclu-e, suffused 

 with carmine. The large, open flower is semi-double, of a rich, 

 yellow or Roman ochre, shaded with bright, rosy red. Price 11.00 

 each. 



Maman Cochet — An exceptionally strong grower, producing 

 large buds and flowers in great profusion. Color deep rose-pink; 

 inner side of petals silvery rose; very double and exquisite in bud or 

 when full blown. Price 60^5 each; $6.00 per dozen. 



HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES 



Frau Karl Druschki — The ideal hardy white rose, pure in color, 

 perfectly formed. It is a vigorous grower and prolific flowerer. 



General Jacqueminot — Color brilliant scarlet-crimson; an old 

 favorite and one of the best known roses in cultivation; does well 

 everywhere. 



George Arenda, or Pink Karl Druschki — ^A beautiful pink 

 variety; difTerent in color from any other rose; a free bloomer and 

 one of the best. 



Magna Charta — Bright pink, suffused with carmine; a beauti- 

 ful rose and a strong, vigorous grower. 



Price on all Hybrid Perpetual 60jS each; $6.00 per dozen. 



CLIMBING ROSES 



Dorothy Perkins — A good sort, with beautiful shell-pink 

 flowers; very fragrant and lasting. Bright foliage that keeps fresh 

 better than most kinds. 



White Dorothy Perkins— Same as Dorothy Perkins, but white. 



May Queen. 



American Pillar — Single-flowering variety of great beauty. 

 Pink flowers borne in immense bunches, followed by brilliant red 

 berries. Foliage retained until November. A new climbing rose. 



Gardenia — Hardy Mareschal Neil. Beautiful, rich buff-yellow 

 when in bud; open flowers white. A strong, vigorous grow or. 



Prices on all three-year old climbing roses, 75^ each and $5.00 

 per ten. 



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