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The Princess Bonnie Set 



Hardy in the North, Magnificent in the South. Bloom all the time. 

 TWELVE SUPERB FREE-FLOWERING HARDY ROSES FOR $1 



TO foster the love for Roses, to encourage all who fear failure of a trial, and to prove that the D. & C. 

 Roses are the best for home planting, surer to grow "and quicker to bloom than any other, we make this 

 splendid offer If you would have twelve of the very choicest Roses in cultivation, varieties that are 

 hardy and free-blooming— worth five times their number in cheap, unknown varieties, with little or no 

 merit— we would strongly urge you to plant the Princess Bonnie Set. This is the grandest offer of the year. 

 The twelve exquisite Roses described below are famed the world over for their sweetness, their general beauty 

 and wonderful freedom of bloom. With them success is certain. Throughout the entire growing season they 

 will yield their beautiful flowers in the greatest profusion. Plant them and you will become a Rose enthusiast. 

 All hardv with protection. A liberal planting of one-year-old Roses is sure to bring good returns. 



PINK MAMAN COCHET 

 The Qneen of Pink Garden Roses.— This is 

 beyond question the best pink garden rose in the world. In 

 the open ground it quickly makes strong bushes, producing 

 on long, stiff stems, in wonderful profusion, flowers that are 

 so perfect as to defy accurate description. The buds are 

 beautiful, large, full and firm, elegantly pointed, while the 

 open flowers are extra large, perfectly double and of splen- 

 did substance. The color is clear, rich pink chang- 

 ing to silvery rose. Blooms all the time. Perfectly 

 hardy. Worth a dozen ordinary pink Roses. 15 cts. each; 

 two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



PRINCESS BONNIE 

 The Only Hardy, Ever-Blooming Red Rose.- 



The brightest, hardiest, sweetest, free-blooming Rose in ex- 

 istence; such is Princess Bonnie. Color solid crimson, 

 deeper and more vivid than Gen. Jacqueminot; fragrance 

 far sweeter than La France; produces more perfect flowers 

 than Clotdde Soupert, the most prolific of all Roses. For 

 beauty and exquisite fragrance it is positively not equaled 

 by any Rose we know, while for continuity of bloom and vig- 

 orous healthy growth— whether planted indoors or in the open 

 ground— it even surpasses a Geranium. It blooms all the time; 

 15 cts. each; two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



METEOR 



One of the brightest colored and most brilliant Roses we 

 have. It is highly recommended for bedding and planting as 

 well as for growing in pots and conservatories. Color is 

 deep velvety crimson; exceedingly bright and strik- 

 ing; both buds and flowers are large, elegantly formed and 

 borne on nice long stems. Constant bloomer. Price 15 cts. 

 each; 4 for 50 cts.; 2-year-old plants, 35 cts. each. 



QUEEN'S SCARLET 

 A Rich Velvety Scarlet. Very bright and handsome. 

 Strong upright grower. Hardy and vigorous. A constant and 

 profuse bloomer. 10 cts. each; 6 for 50 cts.; 2-year-old 

 plants, 30 cts. each. 



DUCHESS DE BRABANT 

 A Fine Old Favorite.— This variety unites in a pro- 

 nounced degree the highest attributes of a garden rose, be- 

 ing very vigorous, never fails to produce flowers, healthy, 

 rarely diseased in any way, produces large full blossoms, 

 beautiful in bud or open flower and delightfully fragrant. 

 The color is an attractive shade of soft, rosy 

 pink, deepening to hright rose; 10 cts. each; 

 two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



SOUV. PRESIDENT CARNOT 



Large, full, double, exquisitely shaped flowers with heavy, 

 thick, shell-like petals. The buds are long and pointed like 

 Niphetos— perfection in every line. The color is new, 

 delicate rosy hlnsh, shaded a trifle deeper at center 

 of the flower. Fragrance delicious, strong grower and free 

 bloomer; has no weak point. 15 cts. each; two-year-old 

 plants, 35 cts. each. 



PRINCESS HOHENZOLLERN 



A strong vigorous grower, with beautiful dark green fo- 

 liage. Extra large flowers of perfect form. Delightfully fra- 

 grant, often borne in clusters. Color bright deep sat- 

 iny red with pink ce liter, 15 cts. each; 4 for 50 

 cts. two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



CLIMBING CLOTILDE SOUPERT 



A climbing offspring of Clotilde Soupert and one of the 

 grandest Roses in cultivation. This variety has the same vig- 

 orous constitution as its parent, combined with its truly 

 wonderful freedom of bloom and extreme hardiness. In a 

 single season small plants will grow 15 to 25 feet, produc- 

 ing cluster after cluster of deliciously sweet, round full and 

 double flowers of a magnificent ivory-white shad- 

 ing towards the center to silvery rose. 15 cts. 

 each; two-year-old plants, 35 cts. each. 



GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE 



A fine new Rose of great value to the general planter. Vig- 

 orous grower, and valuable the whole year round. Com- 

 mences to bloom almost as soon as set out and continues 

 until severe freezing weather. Ranks with Princess Bonnie 

 and Clotilde Soupert for freedom of bloom. Flowers are 

 large, full and double, beautiful both in bud and full-blown 

 flower. Color pare orange yellow. 15 cts. each; 

 two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



PRINCESS DE SAGAN 



A Rich Crimson Tea Rose.— Crimson is a scarce 

 color among Tea Roses, and for that reason, as well as for 

 its vigorous growth, this is a Rose of great value and beau- 

 ty. The color is rich, velvety crimson, brilliant- 

 ly beautiful. It blooms quickly and abundantly; in fact, is 

 one of the freest blooming of Tea Roses. The flowers are 

 very prettily made, while the buds are exceedingly hand- 

 some. In its color it is unexcelled for outdoor culture. 10 

 cts. each; two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



PERLE DES JARDINS 



This magnificent yellow Tea Rose still retains its position 

 as one of the very finest and most beautiful Roses of its 

 color ever introduced. The color is clear golden- 

 yellow, an indescribably rich and beautiful shade; the 

 flowers are extra large, full globular form, with great depth 

 and substance, richly perfumed and exquisitely beautiful io 

 every way. Succeeds well in open ground. 15 cts. eachj 

 two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA 



One of the most beautiful of all Roses for open-ground cul- 

 ture; it is a strong, healthy grower and as hardy as any of 

 the Hybrid Perpetual Roses, while it blooms with unbroken 

 continuity from early Spring until severe frosts; in fact it is 

 as free-blooming as any Tea Rose. It is celebrated the world 

 over for its elegant, large, pointed buds and large, full, dou- 

 ble flowers. Color, delicate creamy white: deliei 

 ously fragrant. As a cut (lower it stands without peer. It it 

 the parent of our celebrated new Hardy Climbina Rose Mrs. 

 Robert Peary, 15 cts. each; two-year-old plants, 35 cts. 



. . . SPECIAL OFFER . . . 



For $1.00 we will send, postpaid, to any Post-office 'with their arrival in fresh and growing condi- 

 tion guaranteed), one each of the twelve splendid new Roses described above ; six sets for $5.00. 



STRONG, TWO-YEAR OLD PLANTS— For $3.35 we wil send, by Express only, one each of the 

 twelve Roses described above, strong, two-year-old plants, on own roots. No finer specimens will be 

 found in this country, and this low price beats all others. Owing to the large size of plants, they can 

 be sent by Express only, at purchaser's expense. PLEASE ORDER AS "PRINCESS BONNIE SET." 



