^ FOUNDEI 

 1850 



DiNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



-OUNDEQ 

 1830 



Dingee-Special-Size-Rose-Plants 



FOR 



Planting for Immediate Effect 



Each One a Specimen or Star Size Plant and now 



Growing in 6 and 7 inch Pots, Strong, 



Well -Shaped Bushes, 



The demand each year for extra heavy, own root Roses of the leading kinds seems to increase, and in 

 order to try and meet this demand we have built five mammoth greenhouses, each 25 feet in length, 

 devoted entirely to growing these special size plants, each one in a 6- or 7-inch pot and grown on its own roots. 

 Each one a specimen plant for those who desire Roses for immediate eflrect, grown by our special methods, 

 in specially prepared soil, where they are given all the care and skill at our command, with the result that they 

 are now plants that may be termed three-year-old, and unsurpassed for planting where quick results are desired. 



These Roses have been trimmed where necessary to form a shapely plant and range in height from 2 to 3 

 ■feet, according to their growth. They are shipped with all the soil in which they have been growing left on 

 the roots, wrapped in oil paper, and they reach you in prime growing condition. When planted they produce 

 the same effect as if they had grown there. 



Price of these Special Size Roses, on this and preceding page, from pots 6 and 7 inches in diameter, on own 

 roots, except where noted, 75c. each; $7.50 per dozen, by express at purchaser's expense. These Roses cannot 

 be sent by Parcel Post. 



Under this heading we offer plants of different classes in extra-large plants, and only a brief description of 

 each. Elsewhere in this book you will find a fuller description if desired by referring to the index pages. The 

 Tea and Hybrid Tea Roses are neither as hardy as the Hybrid Perpetuals, nor do they make as large plants; but 

 hardy with carefu! protection. The climbing Roses, especially Philadelphia Crimson Rambler, Tausendschon, 

 Crimson Rambler, etc., are hardy everywhere -and we supply extra heavy three- and four-year-old plants of 

 all of them. The Cochet Roses are particularly fine. 



Hybrid Teas 



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American Beauty. Rich crimson, charmingly shaded 

 and veined. Delightfully fragrant. 



Aurora. Flowers large and full. Brilliant pink, A 

 vigorous grower. 



Bessie Brown. The color almost pure white, flushed 

 sometimes with pink. 



Charles Dingee. The best Rose for outdoor cul- 

 ture. Color rose tint shading off into a creamy white. 



Col. R. S. Williamson. Large, fragrant flowers of 

 soft, rich carmine. 



Countess of Gossford. Beautiful clear salmon-pink 

 shaded with saffron. 



Etoile de France. Deep, full flowers. Color a clear 

 shade of red. 



Farben Konigen. Queen of colors. Buds long and 

 pointed, opening large and double. Color bright rosy 

 carmine overlaid with a satiny silver sheen. Very 

 free bloomer. 



Helen Gould. Color warm rosy crimson, always in 

 ■bloom. 



Helen Cambier. Colors are varying, ranging from a 

 salmon-rose to coppery rose, with often a saffron hue. 



Jonkheer J. L. Mock. A giant Hybrid Tea of won- 

 derful merit. Color a clear imperial pink, outer edge 

 of petals tinted light. 



Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. The greatest hardy 

 white Rose in existence. 



Killarney. (Pink.) The Irish Queen. Color bril- 

 liant shell pink. 



Lady Hillingdon. Apricot-yellow shaded orange on 

 outer edge of petals, becoming deeper and more in- 

 tense towards the center of the bloom. 

 C- Lady Ashtown. Beautiful pink. Splendid bloomer. 



La France. (Pink.) Lovely shade of silvery pink. 

 Exceedingly sweet and handsome. 



Mad. A. Chatenay. Strong grower and free bloomer. 

 Color rosy carmine with darker shadings. 



Mad. Jules Grolez or Red Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. 

 Color a distinct and charming shade of cherry-red. 

 Flowers of fine formation. A remarkably good grower. 



Mad. Schwaller. A beautiful combination of salmon- 

 rose with edges touched with violet-carmine. 



Mad. Segond Weber. Buds are pink or salmon-flesh. 

 When fully open a warm deep pink. Continuous 

 bloomer. 



Magnafrano. Color bright shining rose with rich 

 shadings of deeper tones. 



Mary Countess of Ilchester. Strong, vigorous 

 grower. Color warm crimson-carmine. 



Meteor. Dark velvety crimson with deeper shadings. 

 One of the best outdoor crimson Roses. 



Mme. Jenny Guillemot. Brilliant saffron yellow. 

 Magnificent buds, long and pointed. 



Mme. Melania Soupert. Bright golden yellow suf- 

 fused with faint tinge of pink. 



Mme. Rene Collette. Buds rich pink shaded salmon, 

 opening light orange shaded pink. 



Mrs. Charles RusselL Beautiful shade of rosy pink. 

 Magnificent blooms. 



