THE SIXTEEN BEST EVERBLOOriERS. 



I quote only the very best and new varieties of plants. Compare varieties and prices throughout my book and you will quickly see- 

 that I sell the best only, and at prices 35 to 50 per cent, below other firms. 



ONLY TEN CENTS 



EACH. 



SPECIAL, OFFER. 



The Set 



of Bight 

 50 Cents. 



Roses for 



MAD. PIERRE GUILLOT— One of the most attractive and showy of 

 all the Tea Roses. Buds are very large and double and unique in 

 the brilliant combination of colors. Ground color a beautiful 

 creamy white, each petal bordered with light rose. 



PERLE DES JARDINS— The one Tea Rose which you cannot do 

 without. It has absolutely no weak point. The color is faultless 

 whether the waxj' petals show the rich ci'eam tint of cool weather 

 or take richer golden shades which a warmer sun gives them. 

 The foliage is very thick, glossy and dark. 



ETOILE DE LYON— 7— This magnificent Tea Rose is of a rich golden 

 shade, a strong, healthy and vigorous grower and an immense 

 bloomer. The flowers are very deep, rich and full of excellent 

 substance and very sweet. Remarkably hardy, enduring both 

 heat and cold, frequently standing the winters^ here in the open 

 ground ivithout protection. 



SOUy. DE LA MALMAISON— This grand standard variety when 

 it is used as a bedding rose in summer has no equal, as it produces 

 the most perfect flowers in the hottest weather. The color is a 

 beautiful rich creamy flesh, distinctly and elegantly tinted a clear 

 patchy red, with a rose center. Strong, vigorous grower and a 

 profuse bloomer. 



RED MALMAISON — 4 — This is a first-class rose in every respect, 

 being an exact counterpart of Malmaison except in color, which 

 is a rich velvety crimson of satiny finish. It is very bright and 

 handsome and a great summer bedder. 



WHITE LA FRANCE— 2— One of the most beautiful white roses 

 ever introduced. Superb form and as double as a rose can be. In 

 growth, fragrance, shape of bud and flower is like LaFrance. 



BRIDESMAID— Tea — This exquisite newrose is a sport from the old 

 favorite, Catherine M6rmet. The bridesmaid retains all the 

 good qualities of its parent, and is similar except as to color, 

 which is two shades darker. It is a valuable acquisition. 



THE BRIDE— Decidedly the best pure white Tea Rose. The buds 

 are very large, very double and of beautiful form, carried high 

 and erect on bright, smooth stems. Would grace any bride in her 

 wedding robes. Unsurpassed for purity of color. 



SPECIAL. OFFER. 



This Set 



of Eight Roses 

 50 Cents. 



for 



ONLY TEN CENTS 



EACH. 



NEW STRIPED MALMAISON— This magniflceot variety is a stnped 

 sport from Souv. de la Malmaison. The color is a creamy while- 

 with rose center, the reverse of the petals striped with carmine 

 and light rose, making a charming combination of colois. 



LETTY COLES— 6 — Still regarded as one of the finest of its color. 

 Soft, rosy pink, deeply flamed and shaded with intense crimson ; 

 extra large, full and globular inform; exceedingly sweet. For 

 planting in the open ground and for pot culture this rose takes 

 front rank, being very hardy. 



SAFRANO— 1 — An old favorite still much sought for. Color a most 

 beautiful apricot yellow, shading to orange. Valued for its beau- 

 tiful buds which are highly priced for bouquet and floral work. 

 It is one of the most profuse blooming Tea Roses known, contin- 

 ually yielding a quantity of delicate beautiful buds. 



PINK LA FRANCE— 5— The queen of all the roses. This beautiful 

 variety stands at the head of all standard roses. It has admirers 

 by the million, and is one of the best roses known. No variety 

 can surpass it in delicate coloring, silvery-red suffused with pink.. 

 It has a satiny sheen over all its petals. Remarkably hardy, 

 standing heat and cold well, especially the latter. 



BON SILENE — 3 — Noted for the great size and beauty of its buds,. 

 which are valued very highly for bouquets and decorative pur- 

 poses. Color a most beautiful deep rose, sometimes shading to a 

 bright rosy crimson, occasionally a pure light rose tint. 



MAD. DE LA WATTEVILLE— 8— This grand rose is one of the finest 

 varieties ever oflered. The color is remarkable shade of cream 

 and yellow, richly suffused with rosy blush. The flowers are 

 large, very full and highly perfumed. 



METEOR — The best rich red rose for the garden ever introduced, 

 fast rivalling the Jacqueminol*^ as it produces fifty flowers to the 

 Jacqueminot's one . Constant and profuse bloomer and very vig- 

 orous and healthy in growth. 



NEW SUNSET — This exquisite orange yellow variety is one of the 

 finest Tea roses grown. The flowers are large and double. The 

 exquisite shades of coloring found in this variety can only be 

 compared to the gorgeous colors of a summer sunset. 



LARGE TWO TEAR OLD ROSES BY EXPRESS of AU the AbOTC SIXTEEN VARIETIES, 25 CENTS EACH. 



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