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Duckbee's Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses 



Ro'L'%^'trr!ca Thc flmerican Beauty 



The Largest, Sweetest and Best of All Hardj' Roses. 



More plants are grown and more flowers are sold of this, 

 "The Queen of all Roses," tliaii anj- other Rose in cultiva- 

 tion, and deservedly so, for it is one of the grandest and 

 most beautiful Roses now known. It is a genuine Hardy, 

 Ever-Blooming Rose. For immensity in size, ric h color, ex- 

 quisite form and delicious fragrance, it stands without an 

 equal. It is a quick and bushy grower, \\ith splendid foliage, 

 producing upon stems frequently over six feet in height, mag- 

 nificent buds and large, deep, double flowers. Is valuable 

 both for house and garden culture. It is the peer of all Roses 

 for forcing purposes, the flowers selling during the holiday sea- 

 sons at S12 to S25 per dozen. Color is a rich, rosy crimson, 

 shaded and veined in the most charming fashion; fragrance is 

 wonderfully siveet, not surpassed by any Rose we know. It 

 should be protected outdoors in the winter. Strong plants 

 postpaid 20c. each. Large 2 yr. old plants 40c. each. 



Frau Karl Drusky 



The Magnificent 

 Hardy Rose 



The Best Haidy White Rose in Existence 



This magnificent Rose is the only absolutely pure white 

 rose ever introduced. A cross between the Madame Caroline 

 Testout and that grand old white Rose Merveille de Lyon. 

 It possesses the free blooming qualities of the the former and the robust gro*th of the latter; it throws up enormous shoots whicli are covered 

 with hundreds of snow-white blossoms. It will tlrrive in almost any soil and is as hardy as an oak. .A.Ithoueh we may have many so-ealled 

 white roses, it is a fact that before the introduction of Frau Karl Drusky we had not a 

 pure, snow-white, hardy rose — heretofore the white ro.ses have been tinged with 



pale pink or cream color. The Frau Karl Drusky is absolutely pure paper gm^^""'^ '- '^ 



wMte. Strong plants postpaid 20c. each. Large 2 yr. old plants 40c. each. 



PRINCE CflMILLE DE ROHAN 



The Dlack Hardy Rose 



This is a magnificent Rose, celebrated the world over for Its 

 large, handsome, fragrant flowers and the freedom with which 

 they are produced. The color is a deep, rich, velvety crimson, 

 passing to intense maroon, shaded black; at a short distance 

 they appear reaUy black. This is one of the most hand- 

 some Roses we have ever seen. It is the nearest black; al- 

 though the same claim Is made for others, this variety is 

 the darkest. Strong plants postpaid 20c. each. Large 2 



yr. old plants 

 40c. each. 



ROGER LflJlBELIN 



The Finest Varigated Hardy Rose in Existence 



One of the most remarkable Roses yet offered. The petals are 

 •rrasular on the edges, like a double Petiinia; ihe color is glowing 

 I rShSDn ttiftrnghout except the edges of the peta.s, which are all dis- 

 tLncTlf' marked wi^a white band, forming a sharp contrast and the 

 most unique cbiiibStet.ion of colors known in Roses. Strong plants post- 

 paid, 15c. each. L^ge 2 yr. old plants 35c. each. 



nRS. R. Q. SffflRMflN CRAWFORD 

 Deautiful Pink Hybrid Perpetual 



Color deep, rosv-pink, outer petals shaded with pale flesh, white 

 at base of petals; flowers large, of perfect imbricated form, and free- 

 ly produced, flowering from early summer until late in autumn. Growth 

 vigorous. Awarded gold medal of the National Rose Society of Eng- 

 land and many first class certificates. A valuable addition perfect- 

 ly hardy. Strong plants postpaid 20c. each. Large 2 yr. old plants 

 35c. each. 



SPECIAL OFFER, E 1. 



One each of the S varieties on this page 

 postpaid for 75c., or 5 Larger Plants 2 jr. 

 old plants, one each of the five varieties for $1.50. 



IT IS BEST TC PROTECT ALL ROSES. Although we try to care, 

 fully explain in the introduction to each family or class whether the 

 Roses in that class are hardy or not, the safest way is to protect 

 all your Roses, for it will do no harm even to the hardiest, and where 

 manure is used as a covering it aUo serves the purpose as a fertilizer. 



