NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE. 



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Therese Lambert. — Elegant and very handsome in form and color; delicate rose color, base of petals 

 finely tinged with old gold, centre pale silvery salmon ; very fragrant, large, very full and good ; one of 

 the best. 20 cts. 



Primrose Dame. — This is a beautiful English Tea Rose of a remarkably pretty anS unusual color, fine 

 soft golden yellow, passing to coppery gold, faintly flushed with amber and fawn ; the flowers are 

 large, regular. and full, very double, deliciously sweet, and borne in great profusion; altogether an ex- 

 ceedingly beautiful Rose, and very rare. 20 cts. 



Madame Jules Cambon. — Large finely formed flowers, very pretty and sweet; color, salmon rose, pass- 

 ing to clear pink with carnation shading; rich and handsome. 20 cts. 



Charles de Thezillat. — Superb globular flowers, extra large, full and sweet; lovely creamy yellow, with 



bronze-red centre; very beautiful; ex- 



LUCIOLE. PRICE, 2K CTS. 



quisitely sweet. 20 cts. , 



Mad. Therese Deschamps.— Flowers 

 large, semi-double with immensepetals, 

 finely imbricated; color, lovely magen- 

 ta red, beautifully veined with silvery 

 white ; delightfully perfumed. 20 cts. 

 Anna Cook. — A very charming new 

 Rose ; medium size, full imbricated 

 flowers; very sweet and beautiful buff 

 pink or pale rose, delicately shaded 

 with amber and coral red ; very desir- 

 able. 20 cts. 

 Madame Ag-atha Nabonnand. — This 

 superbly beautiful Rose resembles in 

 color the delicate hues seen in the in- 

 side of the fairest deep-sea shells ; rosy 

 flesh, bathed in golden amber; im- 

 mense egg-shaped buds ; broad shell- 

 like petals, and large full flowers; ex- 

 ceedingly sweet. 20 cts. 

 Luciole. — A grandly beautiful Rose, in- 

 troduced two years ago ; the flowers 

 are extra large, somewhat cupped 

 form, but quite full and double ; color, 

 clear cherry red, with rich golden- 

 yellow centre, elegantly shaded; de- 

 lightfully perfumed, and very hand- 

 some. 25 cts. ; Two-year, 40 cts. 

 Prices as giveii.— 5 for $1 ; 12 

 for $2 ; set of 15 for $2.33 ; -witli 

 the Bfovelty set, pas:e 27, and 

 the Two Beautiful rremium 

 looses, 27iiiall, for$6.2o;T'w^o- 

 year size (except noted), 35 

 cts. each ; set of 15 for $4. 



The Cherokee Rose, 



The Cherokee Rose is a strong, 



erect-growing shrub, with deep glossy 

 green leaves, and bearing large pure white 

 roses in great profusion ; the flowers are 

 single, but very beautiful and wax-like. It 

 is much esteemed in many parts of the 

 South and Southwest, where it is extensive- 

 ly used for hedges, etc. It is a beautiful 

 shrub and worthy of more general planting. 

 Requires protection in Winter north of 

 Washington, D. C. Price, 20 cts. each; 

 ^2 per doz.; larger size, 30 cts.; §3 per doz. 



The Lady Banks or Banksian Roses ^:^\:^tnZ^t^f:Sk 



coast, where the Winters are not too severe. They require two or three years' growth to bloom to perfec- 

 tion and are then very beautiful. As the flowers are produced on the old growth, they should be pruned 

 very little, merely cuttmg away what is absolutely necessary. 



Alba or White. — Pure white Violet-scentedjloivers ; beautiful, perfect form, 15 cts.; 4 for 50 cts.; 8 for ^i. 

 Lutea or Yellow. — Fine clear yellow; very full and beautiful. 15 cts.; 4 for 50 cts.; 8 for $1; the 

 two varieties for 2j cts. 



Microphylla Boses. 



The White Microphylla and Red Microphylla Roses are hardy, 

 vigorous and bushy varieties ; suitable for cemeteries, olti walls, 

 mounds, rock work, etc. They have small, glossy, green foliage and are nearly evergreen in habit; the 

 flowers are semi-double, very pretty and sweet. Each, 15 cts.; the two varieties for 2£ cts.; 4 for 50 cts. 



A NEW ENGRAVING OP OUR ESTABLISHMENT AND GROUNDS is shown on last 

 page of cover. The picture heretofore seen on this page was printed from a drawing made in 1877. The 

 new engraving shows additions and changes made in our Greenhouses, Packing-houses, etc., since then. 



