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The Ever-blooming Teas are a very important class and among our most beautiful and valuable Roses 

 for general planting; they begin to bloom almost as soon as planted, and continue throughout the whole 

 season ; they are noted for their exquisite delicacy of coloring, which includes the charming tea shades of 

 yellow, fawn and cream ; also for their delightful fragrance, which surpasses that of all other Roses ; they 

 are not entirely hardy, and will not usually bear Northern Winters without shelter or careful protection ; but 

 some varieties are more hardy than others, and in favorable situations they often survive for many years, 

 and many people keep them successfully by covering with leaves or brush, or by lifting and storing them 

 in the cellar. It is from this class of Roses that we get all the best varieties for house culture and growing 

 under glass ; those particularly recommended for forcing for cut flowers are marked with an asterisk (*). 

 The varieties described below are believed to be the best now known for general use ; they are mostly 

 strong, vigorous growers ; constant and profuse bloomers; producing lovely buds and flowers of the most 

 exquisite shades and surpassing sweetness ; their first season's bloom more than repays their entire cost, 

 and they are so easily and cheaply replaced, that if you can't keep them over, it pays to get them new every 

 year ; they are so exquisitely beautiful that no lover of Roses will willingly do without them. 



Abbe Roustan. — A splen- 

 did Rose ; large, full globular 

 flowers, very double and sweet; 

 coler beautiful creamy white, 

 elegantly shaded with rosy 

 blush ; sometimes tinged with 

 purplish red. 10 cts. each. 



Aline Sisley. — A splendid 

 Rose ; flower is large, very full 

 and double, exceedingly sweet ; 

 color a rare shade of violet red, 

 brightened with crimson ma- 

 roon ; makes elegant, large 

 pointed buds; very beautiful. 

 15 cts. each. 



American Banner. — 

 White flowers, each bud and 

 flower distinctly striped with 

 bright red. 15 cts. each. 



Andre Schwartz. — "The 

 True Tea Jacqueminot;" the 

 color is brilliant, glowing scar- 

 let, passing to rich crimson ; 

 very bright and striking; a con- 

 stant and profuse bloomer; 

 flowers large, full and sweet. 

 15 cts. each. 



Anna Oliver. — A superb 

 Rose; very large, full form; 

 very double and good substance; 

 color lovely, creamy blush, 

 shaded with deep carmine, 

 tinged and edged with silvery 

 rose ; very fragrant. 10c. each. 



Aurore. — A very pretty and 

 valuable Rose; full, medium 

 size; very double and sweet; 

 color silvery rose, beautifully 

 shaded and veined with clear 

 pink; an excellent bedding 

 Rose. 10 cts. each. 



Bon Silene. — Noted for the 

 great size and beauty of its buds, 

 which are valued very highly 

 for bouquets and decorative 

 purposes; deep rose color ; sometimes bright rosy crimson, 

 occasionally pale light rose. 15 cts. each. 



Bougere. — This is a superb Rose; extra large, very dou- 

 ble and full ; exceedingly sweet tea scent ; color bronze rose, 

 or violet crimson, delicately shaded with lilac. 15 cts. each. 



Catharine Mermet. — A very beautiful Tea Rose, valued 

 highly for its elegant buds ; color clear shining pink, with 

 delicately shaded amber and fawn centre ; large, globular 

 flowers; one of the very finest varieties; a strong, healthy 

 grower and a good bloomer; equally desirable both for open- 

 ground planting and forcing under glass. 15 cts. each. 



Captain Lefort. — A magnificent new ever-bloomer ; with 

 splendid, large, full flowers, very handsome and sweet ; 

 color a lovely shade of rich violet crimson, softly tinted with 

 fine rosy salmon ; elegant long pointed buds ; lovely for cut- 

 ting. 15 cts. each. 



Charles Legrady.— This splendid Rose is almost unex- 



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celled for general planting; 

 color fine chamois red, richly 

 shaded with violet crimson ; 

 very sweet, and a constant 

 bloomer; extrafine. isc.each. 

 Charles Eovolli. — A 

 charming Tea Rose ; large, 

 globular flowers, very full and 

 double ; delightfully fragrant ; 

 color a lovely shade of brilliant 

 carmine, changing to silver rose, - 

 centre and base of petals clear 

 golden yellow. 15 cts. each. 



Comtesse de Caserta. — 

 Large, very beautiful flowers, 

 fine full form, very double and 

 fragrant ; color dark purplish 

 red, elegantly clouded with pale 

 coppery yellow. 10 cts. each. 



Comtesse Riza du Pare. 

 — A fine variety, imported from 

 France ; color bright coppery 

 rose, tinged and shaded with 

 soft violet crimson ; the flower 

 is large, very full and sweet, and 

 a profuse bloomer. 15c. each. 

 Cornelia Cook. — This 

 beautiful Tea Rose is in great 

 demand for its magnificent buds, 

 which are of immense size and 

 of the most lovely and perfect 

 form imaginable ; color pure 

 creamy white, sometimes faintly 

 tinged with pale lemon and 

 blush; very double. 15c. each. 

 Devoniensis (Magnolia 

 Rose). — Beautiful creamy white 

 and rosy centre ; large, full and 

 double, delightfully sweet tea 

 scent ; one of the finest Roses. 

 15 cts. each. 



Duchesse de Brabant. — 

 Soft, rosy pink, petals edged 

 with silver ; very sweet ; one of 

 the best. 15 cts. each. 

 Etoile de Lyon. — This magnificent Tea Rose is rich 

 golden yellow, a strong, healthy and vigorous grower, im- 

 mense bloomer, bearing flowers and buds all through the sea- 

 son continuously, early and late ; the flowers are of grand size, 

 very deep, rich and full, excellent substance, exceedingly 

 sweet ; easily and surelv one of the very best and most beau- 

 tiful yellow Tea Roses for general planting ever introduced. 

 Remarkablv hardy both as to heat and cold, frequently stand- 

 ing the Winters here uninjured in open ground without pro- 

 tection, and blooming nicely all through the hottest part of 

 the Summer. 15 cts. each. 



Francisca Krugrer. — A strikingly handsome Rose, and 

 one of the very best for open-ground culture, especially 

 adapted for beds or masses ; the splendid flowers are deeply 

 shaded copper yellow in color; very large. 15 cts. each. 



Mad. Etienne. — A strong, healthy grower ; free and con- 

 stant bloomer : handsome and desirable, 10 cts, each, 



