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H. W. BUCK3EE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



THE GORGEOUS 

 SET OF 



• • • 



Ever - Blooming Roses 



Vigorous Growers - Brilliantly Beautiful - Exquisitely Fragrant 



WORTH 20c. MY PRICE 10c. EACH. 



Any 3 for 25c. The 12 for 90c. Postpaid. 

 Larger Plants 25c. each by Express at buyer's expense. 



NIPHETOS — I consider this one of the very best and most satisfactory in the set. 

 The superb e.xtra long pointed buds are exceedingly beautiful, the flowers are 

 extra large and double. The color is a beautiful glistening snowy white; strong 

 vigorous grower and will produce blooms without end. 



SOUV. DE WOOTTON — Bright magenta-red passing to fine violet-crimson, richly 

 shaded. Flowers large, full and regular with thick velvety petals and delicious 

 tea scent. Makes beautiful buds, an immense bloomer and a glorious Rose in 

 every way. 



PERLE DES JARDINS — The one Tea Rose which you cannot do without. It has 

 absolutely no weak point. The color is faultless whether the waxy petals show 

 the rich cream tint of cool weather or take richer golden shades which a warm- 

 er sun gives them. The foliage is \'ery thick, glossy and daJk 



BRIDESMAID — (Tea) — This exquisite new Rose is a sport 

 from the old favorite, Catherine Mermet. The Brides- 

 maid 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 

 her wedding robes 



BBIDESMAID. 



bright smooth stems. Would grace any bride in 

 Unsurpassed for purity of color. 



ETOILE DE LYON— One of the hardiest and best of 

 the Teas, bearing flowers and buds early and late. 

 The flowers are of good size, deep and very 

 sweet scented; color, rich golden yellow. 

 The plant is a strong, healthy and vigor- 

 ous grower. 



COMTESSE DUSY— Flowers are ex- 

 ceedingly large, full, deep and 

 double, magnificently formed; 

 the color is a pure satiny white; 

 strong vigorous grower and a 

 free bloomer. Be sure to try 

 this variety. 



HERMOSA— A favor- 

 ite with every one. 

 An excellent Rose; 

 blooms in large 

 clusters. Flowers 

 a beautiful clear 

 rose, large, very 

 double and frag- 

 rant. Hardy con- 

 tinuous bloomer. 

 One of the best. 



ETOILE DE LTOX. 



QUEEN'S SCARLET— This is without doubt the 

 very best of all red Roses for bedding. May 

 be planted anywhere being hardy. The flowers 

 are very large and of a fiery scarlet color sel- 

 dom seen in Roses. Free bloomer. None 

 better. 



GENERAL DE TARTAS — For bedding or massing this superb Rose 

 is unequaled; pi oducing flowers of large size, very double, full 

 and fragrant; magnificent buds. An excellent variety in every 

 way. Color is a brilliant carmine, deeply shaded with violet- 

 purple 



SAFRANO — A grand variety of great value particularly for outdoor 

 planting. It is a vigorous grower and has strong vitality, pro- 

 ducing a profusion of buds and flowers until late in the Fall. 

 The color is a bright apricot -yellow, changing to shades of 

 orange, sometimes tinged with rose. Very fragrant. 



DUCHESS DE BRABANT — One of the most satisfactory and vigor- 

 ous varieties. Flowers are beautiful when in bud or open, color 

 an exquisite shade of .soft ro.^y-pink. deepening to bright ro.-;e. 

 Constant and profuse bloomer. 



THE BRIDE. 



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