The ^^Internationar' Collection. 



Six Superb Roses for 50c postpaid 



ETOIIE DE FRANCE— A grrand, new, velvety crimson Rose, hardy and everblooming. This grand new 

 Rose was raided by the well-known rose hybridist, Mons. J. Pernet-Ducher, of Lyons, France, and 

 issued in 1904. Exhibited at Turin, Italy, at an international exh bition in May, 1904, it was award- 

 ed a gold medal. The same month it was awarded a first class certificate of merit by the National 

 Horticultural Society of France, honors given only to varieties of pre-eminent merit. It is vigorous 

 in growth, foliage plentiful and of a handsome bronze-green; somewhat prone to mildew in dry 

 weather; long stems, stiff and erect, with very few thorns. The flowers are very large, petals of 

 splendid substance, magnificient cupped form, very full and expanding freely; color, superb vel- 

 vety crimson, the center of the bloom a vivid cerise. The buds are long and pointed, borne 

 singly and erect, making it very valuable for cut flowers. Taken all in all, it may be safely said 

 that it is the best Rose of its class and color as yet offered. 



ETOILE DE LYON— This magnificent Tea Rose is a rich golden-yellow, a strong, healthy and vigorous 

 grower, immense bloomer, bearing flowers and buds early and late. The flowers are very deep . 

 rich and full, excellent substance, very sweet. Surely one of the very best and most beautiful of 

 yellow Tea Roses for general planting ever introduced. Remarkably hardy, both as to heat and 

 cold, frequently standing the winters uninjured in open ground without protection, and blooming 

 nicely all through the hottest part of the summer. 



CRUSS AN TEPLITZ (GREETING FROM TEPLITZ) -SPLENDID NEW RED EVERBLOOMING ROSE. 

 This, the reddest of all red roses, is to the amateur, who has no greenhouse and depends on his 

 garden for flowers, one of the most important varieties yet introduced. It is a rose for everybody, 

 succeeding under the most ordinary conditions. In color it is the richest scarlet, shading to vel- 

 vety crimson as the flowers mature; a free, strong grower, quite hardy, and a most profuse bloomer, 

 the mass of color produced being phenomenal; the foliage is extremely beautiful. 



KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA— IhXs beautiful Rose has not only a royal name, but is a royal Rose 

 as well. We have white Roses that have elegant buds, but when full blown are not at all what is 

 desired. Then, again, we have white Roses that are elegant when full blown, but have poor buds. 

 This Rose combines both these good qualities. Is a continuous bloomer, producing successive 

 crops of buds and flowers in the greatest profusion. Buds are beautifully formed, with large 

 petals of best substance. It shows no centre when fully open; color, pure snowy white; and when 

 you add a rich perfume, coupled with a vigorous growth, v/hat more could you ask. This rose is 

 an easy winner over all competitors in its color, and we predict that more of it will be planted than 

 all other white Roses combined. 



KILL ARNEY— Flowers are rich, rosy pink and very large. Plant: A vigorous grower, free bloomer, 

 and entirely hardy in vicinity of New York City or farther South. This splendid new Irish Hybrid 

 Tea Rose created a mild furore when first introduced, two years ago, and has certainly come to 

 stay. It is a strong, vigorous grower and perfectly hardy, having stood out here during the past 

 two winters without piotection. There is no Rose we know in this class that blooms more freely 

 than Killarney and the large size of the flowers and substance of petals are remarkable, petals 

 measuring 2^^ inches deep. The buds are large, long and pointed. The color is exquisite, a bril- 

 liant imperial pink, almost sparkling, and beautiful beyond description. 



WELLESLEY (Hybrid Tea) —A seedling of "Liberty." crossed with "Bridesmaid, "retaining the form 



of "Liberty'' with the fullness of "Bridesmaid." and in color is a beautiful shade of pink. It is a 



very vigorous, healthy grower, remarkably free flowering, and possesses unusually fine keeping 



qualities, which makes it a magnificent rose for cutting purposes. 



When an entire collection is not desired, selection of any of the varieties offered in this collection 



may be made at the following rates: 10c each, three for 28c. 



Two New Hardy Red Roses from Ireland. 



Price 15c each, the two for 25c, 



HUGH DICKSON (Hybrid Perpetual)— The most remarkable addition to red H. P.'s in many -a year. 

 A vigorous grower with handsome foliage, deep red on the young shoots, changing to deep green 

 with age; a free perpetual bloomer; color brilliant crimson shaded with scarlet; very large and of 

 exquisite form, with large smooth petals slightly reflexed on the edges; does not burn in the sun; 

 very fragrant. Awarded gold medal of the National Rose Society. 



J. B. CLARK (Hybrid Perpetual)— On exhibition J. B. Clark has been shown with flowers 7 inches 

 in diameter and 5 inches deep. Think of it! There is no description adequate to cover such a 

 phenomenal Rose as this. It is a strong, upright grower, with splendid, heavy, dark bronzy- 

 green foliage, but the glory of the plant is its flowers. They are extraordinary in size, beautiful- 

 ly formed petals of great depth and substance; the half opened bud full and elongated, with a 

 high pointed center. 

 The color is new— intense deep scarlet, heavily shaded blackish-crimson like the sheen on a 



plum, giving the expanded flower an indescribably beautiful appearance. Fragrance intensely 



sweet. ' 



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