FOUNDEI 

 1850 



DiNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



TOUiVDED 

 1850 



Burbank. 



Burbank 



A rival of Champion of the World, bearing a great profusion of 

 large crimson flowers; very fragrant, and produced in marvelous pro- 

 fusion the entire season. Strong, upright grower. 

 Extremely hardy. 



CORNELIA COOK— Of rapid growth, with 

 splendid foliage that rarely suffers from the 

 attacks of insects. The flowers are borne in 

 great profusion and are very desirable. The 

 color is pure creamy white, tinged with lemon 

 and blush. One of the most beautiful Roses, 

 unsurpassed for outdoor culture, 



CHRISfWE DE NOUE— Flowers deliciously 

 sweet, large and handsome; fine pointed buds. 

 Color deep purplish-red. 



COMTESSE DUSY— A strong grower and free 

 bloomer; flowers large, deep, full and double; 

 color pure satiny white. 



*COMTESSE RIZA DU PARC— This magnifi- 

 cent Rose has many admirers; the color is cop- 

 pery rose, with tints and shade of soft blush. 



C. P. STRASHEIM— One of the strong-growing 

 Tea Roses, always in bloom. Flowers large, 

 full and double. Color primrose yellow, almost 

 white, giving the flower a distinct and finished 

 appearance. 



DEVONIENSIS (The Charming Magnolia Rose) 



— Planted outdoors, it produces an abundance 

 of large, very full and double flowers all 

 through the season. The color is creamy- 

 white, with rosy centers and very fragrant. 



EMPRESS EUGENIE— This Rose is a favorite 

 and should be in every garden. The plants are 

 sturdy, thrifty growers, with healthy, dark 

 green foliage. They bloom profusely. The 

 flowers are a deep, rich pink, very attractive 

 and pretty. 

 This is one of the best yellow Tea Roses for open ground 



culture. The flowers are extra large, deep and double: color /--^ ' ^ 



pure canary-yellow. Unlike other yellow Roses, it is a strong, 



vigorous grower. 



DUCHESS DE BRABANT— A very vigorous and healthy 

 variety, producing large blossoms which are beautiful in 

 buds or open flower. The color is a fine shade of soft, rosy 

 pink, which deepens to bright rose. 



DUCHESSE MARIE SALVIATI— A constant bloomer, and 

 a sturdy, vigorous grower, producing beautiful, yellow flow- 

 ers, tinged with orange, changing to buff, and prettily 

 flushed with pale rose. 



Crossville, Tennessee, February 25, 1917. 

 Gentlemen: — This year I wish to set out a Rose garden, for which 

 purpose I wish you would send me your "New Guide to Rose Culture." 

 Years ag^o I bought Roses from you and they gave me so much satis- 

 faction that I will buy from you this year. 



Very truly, MRS. JOS. B. JOHNSTON. 



^Coquette de Lyon 



Price, first size one-year plants, 15c each for all Roses on 

 this page; 50c for any 4, postpaid; two-year-old plants, 40c 

 each, by express; $4.00 per dozen of one or more varieties. 

 Varieties marked * furnished in still larger or star size at 75 

 cents each. 



Coquette de Lyon. 



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