FOUT^DEl 

 1850 



DiNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



FOUNDED 

 1850 



Fishier 

 Holmes. 



HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES— Continued. 



Fisher Holmes 



Very beautiful, resembling General Jacqueminot, but fuller and 

 more constant bloomer; dark, rich scarlet, passing to deep velvety 

 crimson; extra large, full flowers; very sweet. 



DR. O'DONEL BROWNE _a giant grower. Flowers monthly; 

 almost as free as a Hybrid Tea. Carmine-rose, exquisitely per- 

 fumed, 40c each; larger size, 50c each; two-year-old plants, 

 75c each. 



DUKE OF CONNAUGHT _Veivetv crimson, flushed with red. 



Flowers large, full and well formed. A vigorous grower. 

 EARL OF DUFFERIN _Rich velvety crimson shaded with dark 



maroon. Beautifully shaped buds borne on long, graceful stems. 



Very full and double. Delightfully fragrant and free bloomer. 



One of the best darkest red Hybrids. 



GENERAL WASHINGTON_ Rripht shining crimson flowers, 

 large and double; blooms the first season and almost constantly. 



GIANT OF BATTLES _.A grand old favorite. One of the best, if 

 not the best, hardy, vivid crimson Rose; large, very double and 

 sweet. 



Gentlemen: — • Mass.. May 20, 1915. 



The Roses I ordered of you this spring came a few days since in perfect 

 condition. They seemed to me to be unusually fine, even for two-year-old 

 plants. Thanks for your extra, a Philadelphia Rambler. Your Guide to 

 Rose Culture is always a great temptation to me, and I have indulged in 

 many experiments. It takes the "Iron Clads" to survive our New England 

 winters, and experience has taught me that it pays better to buy your two- 

 year-old Roses, as the smaller ones do not make sufficient growth here to 

 prove satisfactory. My first Roses were obtained of you forty or more years 

 ago, when I lived in your state, Pennsylvania.- 



Cordially yours; MRS. C. E. KUMMER. 



Francois Levet 



One of the best and most satisfactory of all Hybrid Roses; 

 we recommend it highly for general planting. An unusu- 

 ally vigorous grower, and free blooming. Large, finely 

 made flowers almost the size of Paul Neyron; cherry-pink, 

 delicately shaded carmine and blush. 



CAPTAIN CHRISTY _Rxtra large, double flowers; lovely 

 peach, deepening at center to rosy crimson. Almost ever- 

 blooming; unusually good everywhere. Buds as large as 

 American Beauty. Strong and sturdy grower. Hardy 

 as an oak. 



CAROLINE DE SANSAL _ciear, brilliant rose, merging 

 into rosy lilac, edged bronze. 



CHESTNUT HYBRID _One of the very best Roses of its 

 color — red shaded with violet. It is very free-flowering; 

 ^blooms large and full. Very distinct. 



COQUETTE DES BLANCHES _Pnre snowy white, some- 

 times faintly tinged with pale rose; blooms in large clus- 

 ters; medium size, full and slightly fragrant. 



DINSMORE — Popular for garden planting on account of 

 its hardiness and vigor of growth; constant and profuse 

 bloom, which begins soon after planting and continues all 

 through the season. Flowers are large and perfectly 

 double-; color rich crimson-scarlet. 



Price of all Roses on this page, except where otherwise 

 noted, 15c each, aiiy 4 for 50c, $1.00 for 9; larger size, 20c 

 each, 3 for 50c, postpaid. Two-year-old plants, all on own 

 roots, 45c each, $4.50 per dozen. 



Francois Levet. 



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