FOUNDEI 

 1650 



DiNGEE Guide To Rose-Culture 



'OUNDED 

 1850 



HYBRID TEA ROSES — Continued. 



Richmond 



Rictunond. 



Queen Beatrice 



The $30,000 Rose 

 One of the epochs of our business was the intro- 

 duction of this magnificent American Rose, and those 

 who have never planted it should do so this spring. 

 It is a Hybrid Tea, a cross between Mad. Abel Chatenay 

 and Liberty, with color an intermediate shade between 

 those of its two parents. When first opening it is much 

 darker than the Bridesmaid, and gradually fades to the 

 beautiful silvery pink of La France, when the Rose is 

 at its best. The form of the flower resembles that of 

 Liberty, large, full and double. It is a strong and 

 healthy grower and very free flowering. Delicately 

 fragrant and a splendid keeper, it is ideal for cut- 

 flower purposes; $30,000 was paid for the control of 

 the original plants. 20c each, 3 for 50c; larger size, 

 25c each ; two-year-old plants, 50c each. 

 IRISH FIREFLAME _One of the latest novelties in 

 the Rose kingdom. It produces beautiful orange, 

 splashed with crimson buds, which become fiery 

 orange crimson as the buds develop, changing to a 

 solid delicate orange, which becomes as the flower 

 fully opens satiny gold, delicately sheened with 

 pure lemon zone, against which the light fawny 

 anthers form a beautiful contrast. Price, strong 

 one-year-old plants, from 2V2-inch pots, 30c each; 

 two-year-old plants, 60c each. 



A Gorgeous Crimson Rose 



The most gorgeous Rose we have ever seen — no other variety 

 can compare with it. In form and fragrance of flower it is 

 simply superb. Wonderfully free blooming, its immense fra- 

 grant, scarlet-crimson flowers are borne on long, stiff stems, 

 making it a rival of American Beauty, and even more dazzling 

 in appearance. Considered the standard deep Crimson Rose 

 in the florists' shops, selling at all times for high prices. In 

 the garden its flowers are as fine as those found in the green- 

 houses. Perfectly hardy. 20c each, 3 for 50c; larger size, 25c 

 each, postpaid; two-year-old plants, 45c each by express. 



SOUV. DE MME. ERNEST OUDIN ^FInwers large, full and 

 double, of a beautiful shade of silvery-white, with the petals 

 edged pale heliotrope and shaded light blue. 25c each; larger 

 size, 35c each; two-year-old plants, 45c each. 



WM. ASKEW — Carmine-pink, resembling American Beauty in 

 form and foliage. 30c each; $1.00 for 5; two-year-old plants, 

 60c each. 



WM. SHEAN (Hybrid Tea) _T.arge, pointed flowers of Kil- 

 larney pink. Full and free. Grand. 25c each; two-year-old 

 plants, 60c each. 



WINNIE DAVIS — Fine apricot-pink, shading to the flesh tint 

 at the base of petals. 20c each; two-year-old plants, 45c. 



SOUV. DE MARIA ZAYAS _Flnwer^ very large, full and of 

 perfect form. Color, bright carmine, veined darker. Beauti- 

 ful in the extreme. 25c each; larger size, 35c each; two-year- 

 old plants, 60c each. 



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