^SDIAnONQ.UST R03ES. 



The DIAMOND LIST ROSES ARE SCARCE AND VALUABLE sorts, which have been thor- 

 oughly TESTED, AND ARE RECOMMENDED AS RELIABLE VARIETIES OF GREAT BEAUTY AND EX- 

 CELLENCE. AS THEY ARE WORTH MORE THAN ORDINARY KINDS, THEY ARE OFFERED IN THIS 



List, called for convenience the DIAMOND LIST. Persons who wish the Choicest 

 and Best Varieties cannot do better than order from the DIAMOND LIST. We offer 

 Two Complete Sets of Diamond List Roses, one set of Twenty-five Ever-blooming Roses, 

 and one set of twenty-five hybrid perpetual roses, fifty diamond list roses in all. 



DIAMOND LIST EVER-BLOOMING ROSES. 



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The Bride. —A 



:; = SUPERB NEW 

 PURE WHITE 

 TEA ROSE, be- 

 lieved to be one of 

 the best PURE 

 WHITE ROSES 

 ever introduced. Thebudsand 

 flowersare unusually large, finely 

 formed, very double and full, and 

 deliciously perfumed ; it is a 

 strong, healthy grower and free 

 bloomer. Every lover of rare 

 and beautiful Roses wants THE 

 Bride. The artist has added 

 some Orange Blossoms as being 

 appropriate to "The Bride," 

 but they are of course only imaginary. 

 20 cts. Two-year, 40 cts. 

 Empress Marie of Russia.— A splendid 

 new variety introduced from Europe, 

 and highly recommended ; fine, stately 

 flowers, extra large, very full, and de- 

 lightfully sweet ; color, fine canary yel- 

 low, passing to white, delicately tinged 

 with pale lemon ; very beautiful . 20 cts. 

 Charles Rovolli. — A charming Tea Rose ; 

 large, globular flowers, very full and 

 double; delightfully fragrant; color, a 

 NEW EVER-BLOOMING ROSE, THE BRIDE, price, 20 CTS. love]y sh ade of brilliant carmine, chang- 



ing to silver rose, centre and base of petals clear golden yellow ; very beautiful. 20 cts. 

 Souv. de Mad. Pernet.— An elegant Rose; large, bold flower; fine, full form, very double and sweet; 



color, soft rosy crimson, tinged and shaded with clear yellow. 20 cts. 

 Queen of Bedders.— This splendid Rose originated in England; the plant is a short, upright grower, 

 branching freely, every branch terminated by a cluster of "beautiful buds and flowers ; the flower is 

 large, full and regular ; color, bright glowing crimson ; it blooms constantly from early Summer to late 

 Autumn. 20 cts., $2 per doz. Two-year, 40 cts., $4 per doz. 

 Souvenir de Victor Hugo. — A splendid Ever-blooming Rose introduced from France ; color, lovely 

 citron red, with beautiful amber and fawn shading. Large tulip-shaped flowers, delightfully scented 

 and a very free bloomer. 20 cts. 



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