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NONE-SUCH COLLECTION 



Of 8 Choice Tea Roses. My Price only 10c. each, postpaid. Large 



2 yr. old plants 30c. each. 

 AVOCA — Crimson-scarlet, buds very long and pointed, flowers 

 large and sweetly perfumed. Awarded gold medal by the N. R. S. 

 MAD. MAURICE de LUGE — Deep rich pink, outer petals very pale 



flesh; petals of great depth and beautifully reflexed; fine. 

 COLONEL LECLERC — An extremely vigorous grower of erect, 

 finelj- branching and profuse liabit, fine deep green foliage, buds 

 borne singly, flowers large and finely formed. Color a lovely cherry- 

 red. This variety will prove a very valuable garden Rose, as it 

 adds to our list of free flowering red Roses. 

 COLONEL R. S. WILLIAMSON— Satiny white with deep 

 blush center; blooms very large, full, of perfect form, with 

 high pointed center; very free and of great substance. A 

 first rate Rose for anv purpose. 

 COUNTESS OF GOSFORD— Salmon, pink and rose, shading 

 into one another; base of petals suffused saftron-yellow. A 

 Deautiful Irish Rose that won the N. R. S. gold medal. 

 CYNTHIA FORDE — Deep brilliant rose-pink, shading on 

 the back of the petals to light rosj'-pink. The flower is 

 very large, perfectly formed and very full, wonderfully 

 free flowering. A fine variety for garden decoratiori, 

 sweetlv perfumed and lasts a long time in good condition. 

 DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON— In the young stage the flowers are 

 an intense saffron-yellow, stained with rich crimson which, as the 

 flovv-er develops, becomes deep coppery-yellow, a shade of color 

 hitherto unknown among Roses. The general style of the flower 

 is like Killarnev, a Rose that is universally admired. 

 ENTENTE CORDIALE — A charmingly beautiful Rose of magnifi- 

 cent size and form; bud long and pointed, on long stiff stems. 

 Flowers large and full, creamy-white with sulphur-yellow center. 

 Edges of petals slightly tinged carmine. 



The Full Set of 8 Z(\r or 8 large 2 yr. old 

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t of 8 Cfkf. or 8 large 2 yr. ol( 

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A complete guide for the house and garden, profusely illustrated. 

 Price 50c., postpaid or I will send a copy FRjSE with an 

 order of -SI. 50 or upwards, if requested on the order. 



Mad. Maurice de Luge. 



TRIUMPHANT COLLECTION 



Of 4 Choice Tea Roses. .>\y price only 10c. each, postpaid. Large 



2 yr. old plants 30c. each. 

 MAYFLOWER — This charming Rose is really an improved Devon- 

 iensis. The buds are long, slender and pointed which open into 

 large, elegantly finished flowers of creamy-white, with laced edge 

 of lavender-pink about each petal; every "tone is clear and bright. 

 The fine habit, good constitution and clear color stamp this as a 

 Rose of great value. 

 HARRY KIRK — Deep sulphur-yellow, passing to a lighter shade 

 at edge of petals; large, full, perfect form; buds long and elegant. 



A splendid grower of fine habit. Awarded gold medal 

 at N. R. S. 



FRIEDRICHSRUH— Color deep blood red; large, full, well 

 formed, flowering freely and continuously; excellent 

 habit of growth. Awarded gold medal at Dusseldorf. A 

 splendid Rose. 



ENCHANTRESS — It blooms with astonishing freedom. 

 The color is creamy-white, slightly tinged with buff in 

 the center. 



^snprifll Offpi-V The Full Set of 4 JCr or 4 large 

 Opccmi V^llCI I. Roses, postpaid, for ^f^* 2 vr. old 



plants for only SI. 00. 



STAR COLLECTION 



of 4 Leading Tea Roses. My Price only lOc. each postpaid. 

 Large 2 yr. old plants 30c. each. 

 CHATEAU DES CLOS VOUGEAT— You have all been looking for the 

 black Rose and here it is. The most wonderful color and texture 

 ever seen in a Rose; looks as if cut out of heavy velvet with a color 

 shading from deepest velvety maroon-red to blackish-crimson. We 

 are sure it will become one of the most popular of garden Roses, 

 quite in a class by itself, blooming continuously in crops closely 

 following one another. It is of fine shape, good size and the richest 

 colored of all Roses: quite fragrant. 

 MRS. THEODORE ROOSE\'ELT — Creamy-white with rose center; 

 bud long and pointed; flowers very large, full and of splendid form. 

 Its freedom of bloom is most remarkable, beginning on very small 

 plants and continuing without interruption. A grand garden Rose. 

 Has made a fine record in Europe as well as in America. 

 ROSE QUEEN — This splendid .^.merican introduction is destined to be- 

 come one of the most popular varieties in cultivation. Large, full, 

 double flowers, a pleasing shade of clear-pink. Distinct and beau- 

 tiful. Splendid for forcing. 

 P.AULA — A vigorous free flowering Rose. Habit erect, buds well 

 shaped. Color sulphur-yellow with deeper center, deliciously fra- 

 grant. Looks like a much better Etoile de Lvon. 

 ^nprJfll Offpi- 7 The Full Set of 4 Or^ or 4 large 2 yr. old 

 OpCCiai IJllCl ^. Roses, postpaid, for ^OK,. plants for only $1.00. 



Mayflower. 



Friedrichsruh. 



Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. 



