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Autumn Edition, DINGEE GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE 



Dingee Pot-Grown Own-Root Roses 

 for Fall Planting 



A Two- Year-Old, Semi-Dormant, Pot-Grown Rose, 



For several years we have offerea our customers pot- 

 grown, own-root Roses for Fall Planting, and since then 

 they have proven so satisfactory that we cannot empha- 

 size too strongly the advisability of Fall planting during 

 the months of August, September, October and, in the 

 South and Southwest, November. 



We were the first in America to produce the Rose 

 plants suitable for this purpose. Since then the proposi- 

 tion has been introduced generally, but we still maintain 

 the lead in both quality and quantity of these famous 

 Dingee pot-grown Rose bushes for immediate planting. 



The Two-Year-Old Roses Offered 

 on the Following Pages 



have been specially prepared for Autumn planting and 

 are shipped by express, leaving the soil in which they 

 have been growing on their roots, and the change does 

 not check their growth in any way. 



Our list is exceedingly complete and embraces all the 

 leading varieties of Roses. These plants have been rest- 

 ing all summer and are now growing in large pots and 

 may be planted anywhere in the United States with en- 

 tire safety. One great advantage they have over field- 

 grown Rcses is that they h^ve been grown in pots or 

 crocks and may be transplanted at ycur convenience, 

 whilst field-grown plants are only good fcr planting late 

 in the Fall, after they have become dormant, which gives 

 them no_chance in the average locality to be shipped and 

 planted in time to become established before Winter sets 

 in. Our famous Dingee pot-grown Roses, planted in 

 August, September, October and November, according to 

 where you live, will become thoroughly established before 

 cold, weather, and you thereby gain one year in growing 

 and blooming capacity, and you will thus have an abun- 

 dance of bloom next Spring. 



The chief reason that we are able to prepare such a low 

 cost of this splendid assortment of Roses is our growing 

 equipment, which is now the foremost in America. 



The important point is plant early. Protect with 

 evergreen boughs, straw or litter, and then these varieties 

 will invariably go through the winter safely. All Roses 

 offered in this book are pot-grown and especially suited 

 for Winter blooming indoors, and have been specially 

 selected with that purpose in view. 



The Exquisite Killarneys, Great Winter Bloomers 



Pink Killarney 



This Queen of the Irish Roses excels any other of its 

 class and color yet introduced, and by many is recog- 

 nized as the most beautiful, hardy, everblooming Hybrid 

 Tea Rose now under culture. Each season since it was 

 introduced Killarney has increased in popularity, and 

 the demand has always exceeded the supply. We have 

 an immense quantity, however, and guarantee every plant 

 to be true to name. The bush is strong and upright, 

 with beautiful, deep bronzy green foliage, and the Rose 

 is entirely free-blooming, bearing immense, 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 fra- 

 grance, immense size, and have thick petals of great 

 substance. Killarney is unusually hardy and without 

 protection has withstood severe Winters as far north 

 as Boston. Strong one-year-old plants, 20 cts. each, 

 3 for 50 cts.; larger size, 30 cts. each, 4 for $1, postpaid. 

 Extra-strong, two-year-old plants, on own roots, 50 cts. 

 each. 



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 produced on long, stiff stems, 

 making an excellent Rose for cutting. Owing to its re- 

 semblance to the Killarneys, we have called it the Yellow 

 Killarney, as it makes a good companion for them. 

 20 cts. each, 3 for 50 cts.; larger size, 25 cts. each; two- 

 year-old plants, 45 cts. each. 



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 re- 

 fined and beautiful in form and texture. Strong plants, 

 20 cts. each, 6 for $1; larger size, 30 cts. each; two-year- 

 old plants, 50 cts. each. 



Qrt£tr»isi1 Off**fO ne each of these Killarneys, 3 in all, first-size plants, sent postpaid for 50 cts.; 3 

 jpcudl ~-££H£. Hizfi for 75 cts., postpaid. One of each, 3 in all, two-year-old plants, lient by 

 for $1.25. 



3 of larger 

 express, 



