FOUNDEI 

 1850 



DiNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



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The Lovely Killamey Roses 



The Rose for Every Home. (See Illustration in Colors on Opposite Pag'e.) 



^PINK KILLARNEY (The Famous Irish Rose)— 



This queen of the Irish Roses excels any other of 

 its class and color yet introduced, and by many is 

 recognized as the most beautiful, hard}', everbloom- 

 ing Hybrid Tea Rose now under cultivation. Each 

 season since it was introduced Killarney has in- 

 creased in popularity, and the demand has always 

 exceeded the supply. The bush is strong and up- 

 right, with beautiful, deep bronzy green foliage, and 

 the Rose is entirely free-blooming, bearing im- 

 mense, long pointed buds and massive flowers on 

 big, heavy shoots. The color is deep, brilliant and 

 sparkling shell-pink, of the most exquisite shade. 

 The flowers are of delightful fragrance, immense 

 size, and have thick petals of great substance. Kil- 

 larney is unusually hardy and without protection 

 has withstood severe winters as far north as Bos- 

 ton. Strong plants, 30c each; 4 for $1, postpaid. 

 Extra strong two-year-old plants, on own roots, 85c 

 each. 95c each by parcel post, with soil on roots. 



*WHITE KILLARNEY— An offspring of the Pink 

 Killarney and is one of the most exquisite white 

 Roses grown. The long, full buds are handsome 

 in shape and the full-open flower most refined and 

 beautiful in form and texture. Strong plants, 30c 

 each; 4 for $1, postpaid; two-year-old plants, 85c 

 each. 95c each by parcel post, with soil on roots. 



*YELLOW KILLARNEY (Mme. Jenny Gillemot) 



— A brilliant saffron-yellow Rose, opening canary 

 with dark golden shades. The buds are long and 

 pointed, beautiful in form and color, the flowers are 

 large, with immense petals. Hardy and vigorous, 

 it is in constant bloom all summer. Blooms pro- 

 duced on long, stiff stems, making an excellent Rose 

 for cutting. Owing to its resemblance to the Kil- 

 larneys, we have called it the Yellow Killarney, as 

 it makes a good companion for them. 30c each; 

 4 for $1, postpaid; two-year-old plants, 85c each, by 

 express. 95c each by parcel post, with soil on roots. 



Snpoinl Offer One each of these Killarnevs, 2 in ail, first size plants, sent postpaid for 75c. One of each, 

 ijp^K.La.L v^iL^i 2 in all, two-year-old plants, sent by express for $2.25; by parcel post with soil on roots 

 for $2.50. Three-year-old or specimen plants, by express, for $1.25 each. 



"CHARLES DINGEE" 



The Most Wonderful Bush Rose in the World 



(See the Colored Pliotograplii 



To honor the name of Charles Dingee, we have 

 produced a Rose better than any other variety in 

 cultivation. We say, without fear of contradiction, 

 that the Charles Dingee Rose is far-and-away the 

 best garden Rose for general planting in the world. 



It is always blooming, whether it is growing for 

 us or growing for j^ou. The flowers are beautiful 

 beyond description, immense in size, deep, double 

 and grandly formed. It is hardy everywhere. 



The Charles Dingee Rose is the result of cross- 

 breeding between Hermosa, that grand old hardy 

 pink variety, and White Maman Cochet, perhaps the 

 greatest of all white garden Roses — a superb par- 

 entage, which insures its offspring every point of 

 excellence. With the hardy, vigorous constitution 

 of a Hybrid Perpetual, growing to perfection in 

 almost any soil or situation, it has the most mag- 



Illu.^tration on Baek Cover) 



nificent foliage, absolutely free from disease, that 

 we have ever seen on any Rose. 



It is a tremendous grower, the best in our entire 

 list of over 800 varieties. If you have a place where 

 other Roses have failed in that spot, Charles Dingee 

 will flourish and produce its gorgeous flowers with 

 wonderful profusion. We have had it growing and 

 blooming in all its glory in a temperature very little 

 above freezing. Growing to a height of 2 to 3 feet, 

 Charles Dingee blooms continuously, producing im- 

 mense, deep, double, grandly formed flowers on 

 long, stiff, erect stems; both in bud and bloom their 

 beauty is nothing short of superb, practically im- 

 possible to describe because of the delicate blending 

 of colors — rose tints in the center of the flower, 

 gradually shading off into pale blush cream}^ white, 

 a color effect both entirely new and distinct, ex- 

 quisitely beautiful. 



r'giif JQTi We are the originators and sole owners of the Charles Dingee Rose. Imitations and so-called 

 dupHcates of it are intended to deceive. If a grower states that he can furnish another rose 

 which is the same, but under another name, don't accept such, but secure the true Charles Dingee. 



Strong one-year-old plants, 30c each; 4 for $1.00; $3.00 per dozen, postpaid. Large two-year-old 

 plants, on own roots, 75c each; $7.50 per dozen; 85c each by Parcel Post with soil on roots; extra heavy 

 three-year-old plants, magnificent specimens, ON OWN ROOTS, $1.25 each, by express. 



Gentlemen 



"GHAS. DINGEE" THE BEST 



GibsonviUe, N. C. 

 reference to the Charles Dingee Rose. Of my 



I can most emphatically endorse what you say with 

 200 Rose bushes, of all known varieties, I value the Charles Dingee the most, and the twelve that I have 

 in my garden are thriving well and giving a profusion of most beautiful and graceful blooms. 



Since I set them out four years ago they have withstood some very long and lasting freezing weather. 

 Another great thing I have found in their favor, for which I cannot account, is that they are not subject 

 to thrip, rose bugs and other diseases such as are very common to most Roses. 



Yours very truly, 

 50 C. N. COVE. 



