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AUTUMN EDITION, DINGEE GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE 



Dingee Pot-Grown Own Root Roses 

 for Fall Planting 



A few years ago we first announced 

 the desirability of planting roses in the 

 August, September, October and No- 

 vember. We were the first in America to 

 produce the rose plants suitable for this 

 purpose. Since then the proposition has 

 been introduced generally, but we still 

 maintain the lead in both quality and 

 quantity of these famous Dingee pot 

 grown rose bushes for immediate plant- 

 ing. 



Two Year Old Roses Offered 



on the following pages have been spe- 

 cially prepared for Autumn planting and 

 are shipped by express, leaving the soil in 

 which they have been growing, on their 

 roots, and the change does not check 

 their growth in any way. 



Our list is exceedingly complete and 

 embraces all the leading varieties of roses. 

 These plants have been resting all sum- 

 mer and are now growing in large pots 

 and may be planted anywhere in the 

 United States with entire safety. One 

 great advantage they have over field 

 grown roses is that they have been grown 

 in pots or crocks and may be transplanted 

 at your convenience, whilst field grown 

 plants are only good for planting late in 

 which gives them no chance in the aver- 

 age locality to be shipped and planted in time to become established before winter 

 sets in. Our famous Dingee pot grown roses, planted in August, September, October 

 and November, according to where you live, will become thoroughly established before 

 cold weather, and you thereby gain one year in growing and blooming capacity, and 

 you will thus have an abundance of bloom next spring. 



The chief reason that we are able to prepare such a low cost of this splendid assort- 

 ment of roses is our growing" equipment, which is now the foremost in America. 



The important point is plant early. Protect with evergreen boughs, leaves and 

 litter, and then these varieties will invariably go through the winter safely. All Roses 

 offered in this book are pot-grown and especially suited for winter blooming indoors, 

 and have been specially selected with that purpose in view. See the pot-plant of Kil- 

 larney on the back cover. 



rink Killamey. 



the fall, after they have become dormant. 



The Lovely Killarney Roses 



The Famous Irish Rose 



(See Illustration 



This queen of the Irish Roses excels 

 any other of its class and color yet intro- 

 duced, and by many is recognized as the 

 most beautiful, hardy, everblooming Hy- 

 brid Tea Rose now under culture. Each 

 season .since it was introduced Killarney 

 has increased in popularity, and the de- 

 mand has always exceeded the supply. 

 We have an immense quantity, however, 

 and guarantee every plant to be true to 

 name. The bush is strong and upright, 

 with beautiful, deep bronzy green foliage, 

 and the Rose is entirely free-blooming, 



on Back Cover) 



bearing immense, long, pointed buds and 

 massive fiowers on big, heavy shoots. The 

 color is deep, brilliant and sparkling 

 shell-pink, of the most exquisite shade. 

 The flowers are of delightful fragrance, 

 immense size, and have thick petals of 

 great substance. Killarney is unusually 

 hardy and without protection, has stood 

 severe winters as far north as Boston. 

 Strong one-year-old plants, 20 cts. each; 

 3 for 50 cts.; larger size, 30 cts. each; 4 

 for $1, postpaid. Extra-strong two-year- 

 old plants, on own roots, 50 cts. each. 



