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BLUE RIBBON 1 COLLECTION 



OF HARDY EVER'BLOOMING ROSES 



SEE COLORED PLATE OPPOSITE 



In the "Blue Ribbon" Collection of Hardy Ever-Blooming Hybrid Tea Roses 

 named below we offer eight choice varieties especially adapted for outdoor bedding. 

 They combine the greatest variety of form and richness of color it is possible to get in that 

 number. All are free blooming and delightfully fragrant. For vigorous growth, freedom of 

 bloom combined with hardiness, fragrance, healthy and abundant foliage they are unexcelled. 

 The numbers on the Colored Plate are a key to the varieties as numbered below. The smallest or third size are sturdy plants 

 from 3-inch pots and will, under ordinary conditions, give an abundance of bloom this season, but the larger^ sizes will, of course, 

 bloom earlier, more profusely and should produce larger flowers on longer stems. 



We will send Free with each collection our Pamphlet on "The Garden Culture of the Rose," which gives full detailed instruc- 

 tions on planting and care. 



No. 1 Hardy Ever-Blooming Red Rose 



CARDINAL 



Of all the Roses which we have introduced there is none which has measured 

 up better to the ideal standard than this. Habit and bloom are beyond 

 criticism. "Cardinal" is a seedling of "Liberty" hybridized with an un- 

 named carmine seedling in the third generation. It has amply fulfilled its 

 promise of being the most valuable red Rose, for the garden, in the hardy, 

 ever-blooming class. Color, a rich cardinal-red. Is a very strong grower 

 with a superb flower. Its fragrance is very strong and sweet. The color 

 of the flowers holds good in the hottest weather; the form is such that they 

 remain perfect during the heated term; the health and vigor of the plant 

 enable it to produce flowers constantly during the entire season. We have 

 received hundreds of testimonials from purchasers, attesting its grand 

 qualities. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. ; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per 

 doz.; 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



No. 2 Hardy Ever-Blooming Rose 



MRS. AARON WARD 



One of the most delightful Roses of recent years and absolutely distinct; 

 if it never bore a flower, the plant would still be an object of beauty with 

 its close-set foliage, dark and glossy leaves, with maroon reverse. The 

 habit is admirable, very freely branched, making a perfect shrub in form, 

 and rustling with health. The wonderful color catches the eye at once — a 

 deep, golden-orange shading out to creamy yellow and white at the edge of 

 the petals; the buds are cupped and very deep, showing the glowing heart 

 to the best advantage. Remarkable for its freedom of bloom, every shoot 

 produces a flower, and its keeping qualities when cut. 



Price. 1st size, 75c. each, S7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per 

 doz.; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



No. 3 Hardy Ever-Blooming Garden Rose 



LA TOSCA 



An ideal Rose of large size and exquisite form; the color is silvery-pink 

 with deeper center. It is delightfully fragrant. As a garden Rose it is of 

 exceptional merit, perfectly hardy and remarkably free-flowering. The 

 flowers are large and full and borne on long stiff stems, fine for cutting. 

 The growth is splendid, sturdy and healthy, the foliage large and abundant. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per 

 doz.; 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



No. 4 New Hardy Ever-Blooming Rose 



FRANCIS CHARTERIS SETON 



This variety is remarkable for its robust habit and the profuse manner in 

 which it blooms from early in the summer until the autumn is well advanced. 

 The color is deep rose-pink. The buds are large and pointed with the petals 

 nicely arranged, and develop into a flower of perfect form and great sub- 

 stance. It is essentially a garden Rose. On account of its delightful 

 fragrance, freedom of bloom and strong, sturdy growth it is one of the most 

 satisfactory of the newer sorts. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 

 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



No. 5 New Hardy Ever-Blooming Rose 



PRINCE ENGELRERT C. D'ARENRERG 



A fine erect grower with ample dark green healthy foliage. As a garden 

 Rose it is a variety of exceptional merit and one that will bloom continu- 

 ously. The color is brilliant fiery-scarlet. The bud is long and pointed, 

 developing into a flower of wonderful lasting qualities, not only as to the 

 retention of its color, but also its shape and freshness. This, toget' er with 

 its delightful fragrance, makes it one of the best Roses we offer. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 

 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



No. 6 Pink Ever-Blooming Rose 



MRS. GEORGE SHAWYER 



This variety possesses the irresistible combination of size, fragrance, 

 perfect form and color. It is a brilliant pink which shows up wonderfully 

 under artificial light. The buds are long and pointed and open perfectly 

 at all seasons. The flowers, borne on long stiff stems with superb foliage, 

 are very durable under all conditions. Because of its freedom of growth 

 and bloom, this variety is destined, we believe, to take a leading place 

 among the garden varieties. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per 

 doz.; 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



No. 7 Hardy Ever-Blooming Garden Rose 



RADIANCE 



This grand variety was introduced by us in 1909 and has attained first 

 rank in this country and in Europe. 



"Radiance" is a seedling from "Catdinal." a brilliant rosy-carmine, 

 displaying beautiful, rich and opaline pink tints in the open flower; the 

 form is fine, largest size and full, with cupped petals. The bud is large, 

 brilliant, radiant; the stems are long, buds and flowers borne erect on the 

 strong stems, the foliage is abundant and of splendid substance, a dark, 

 healthy green. It blooms constantly, delightfully fragrant and is so healthy 

 that it may be said to be immune against disease. Add to these qualities 

 that of hardiness and vigorous growth, then the grand qualities of this 

 peerless Rose are plainly told. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per 

 doz.; 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



No. 8 Hardy Ever-Blooming White Rose 



KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA 



A hybrid Tea Rose, soft pearly-white, lightly tinted with lemon in the 

 center just enough to relieve the white; remarkably fragrant, a strong, 

 healthy grower, with bold, beautiful foliage. The habit is free; the beauti- 

 ful, perfectly-shaped flowers are borne in profusion on long, graceful stems, 

 so that it is valuable for cut flowers. Many growers consider it the best 

 white hybrid Tea Rose we have to-day. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per 

 doz.; 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



■SPECIAL OFFER 



Price of the Rlue Ribbon Collection of Eight Hardy Ever-Rlooming Roses shown on 

 Colored Plate Opposite— First Size, $5.00; Second Size, $4.50; Third Size, $1.50 



In quantity for bedding any of the above, THIRD SIZE ONLY, #12.00 perlOO. Not less than 25 of any variety sold at that rate. 



If bought separately first size would cost $6.00, second size $4.80, third size $1.70. Our Pamphlet, 

 " The Garden Culture of the Rose," sent FREE with each collection 



