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CHOICEST ROSES 



Our collection of Roses is second to none in the country, as 

 we have eliminated all undesirable sorts and are offering nothing 

 but those that make fine flowers and are free bloomers. 



Plant in an open, airy situation unshaded by trees. Roses are 

 very partial to clay loam, but will do well in any ordinary soil 

 if enriched with bone. Dig the soil up thoroughly to the deptli 

 of 12 or 15 inches, as rose roots penetrate deeply. Bush Roses 

 may be best arranged together in beds or borders. The size and 

 shape of a bed, wherever planted, should be made to fit the situa- 

 tion. Plant, as a rule, about 18 inches apart; for example, one 

 dozen roses will nicely fill a bed eight feet long by three feet wide. 

 2-year-old roots, 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. 

 1-year-old roots, 25c. each; $2.75 per dozen. 

 By express, not prepaid. 



Tf wanted by mail, add 8c. each to price of one-year-old roots, 

 and 15c. each to price of two-year-old roots for postage. 



CAPTAIN CHRISTY (Hybrid.) 



Of delicate flesh color, rosy center. Flowers extra large, 

 ble, full and sweetly scented. 



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PINK MAMAN COCHET (Tea.) 



Such beauty and exquisite form as is possessed by this 

 variety is well nigh marvelous, and cannot be seen in any 

 other Rose we know. The buds are beautiful; large, full and 

 firm and elegantly pointed; as they expand they show great 

 deptli and richness. Flowers superb when open, extra large, 

 perfectly double and of splendid substance. Perfectly hardy 

 in all sections of the country. The color is clear, rich pink, 

 changing to silvery-rose. 



WHITE MAMAN COCHET. 

 Or Priscilla — The Charming New White Tea Rose. 



It belongs to the Tea class, being a child of that grandest 

 of bedding or outdoor Roses, Maman Cochet, and is hardy in 

 Northern Ohio with slight protection in winter. Its habit is 

 exceedingly strong and upright, like its parent, and it pos- 

 sesses the same large, beautiful healthy foliage, and is a most 

 profuse and constant bloomer. The flowers are of enormous 

 size, remarkably round and full; pure, clear, snowy-white 

 throughout, and are delightfully tea-scented. It is by far the 

 finest and most reliable white bedding Rose yet produced. 



AMERICAN BEAUTY (Hybrid.) 



This variety has been rightly described as an ever-blooming 

 hybrid perpetual. The flowers are very large and double; 

 color, a deep rich rose. The fragrance Is delightful. 



MY MARYLAND (Hybrid.) 



A new seedling, particularly good for winter 

 forcing. The color is a soft salmon-pink, light- 

 ing up beautifully as the flowers expand. It is 

 of splendid growth, sturdy and healthy, with 

 large foliage, and delightf ully perfumed. 



RHEA REID. 



In this new American variety we have a de- 

 cided acquisition — a rose of the type of the 

 American Beauty, but of the easiest culture. 

 It never mildews or black-spots, and opens its 

 large flowers perfectly under all weather con- 

 ditions. In color it varies with the temperature 

 — in summer a bright cherry-rose, while in win- 

 ter it is a rich crimson-scarlet. 



KILLARNEY. 



New, hardy, ever-blooming Irish Hybrid Tea 

 Rose. Perfectly hardy; makes a strong, upright bush, with 

 beautiful deep bronze green foliage. Is free-flowering, bear- 

 ing its large, long-pointed buds and massive flowers on long, 

 stiff, heavy shoots; an exquisite shade of deep, brilliant, 

 sparkling shell-pink. Has a delightful tea fragrance. 



HELEN GOULD (Tea.) 



This is probably the most beautiful and satisfactory Rose 

 for general planting ever introduced in America. The flowers 

 are full and perfectly double, the buds beautifully made, long 

 and pointed. The color of a ripe, red watermelon. 



ULRICH BRUNNER. 



.Bright cherry-red; flowers large and full; a good, strong 

 grower and always does well. 



VICK'S CAPRICE. 



This is the only hardy Rose that has any variegation. It 

 is a vigorous grower, and bears large and fragrant flowers of 

 bright rose, distinctly striped with a rich crimson. 



ETOILE DE FRANCE. 



In this new French variety we have a most valuable addi- 

 tion to our collection of Hardy Hybrid Tea Bedding Roses. 

 It is a strong, vigorous grower, with good dark foliage and 

 flowers which are full and double and as beautiful in the bud 

 as in the full bloom flower, and borne on strong, upright 

 shoots in the greatest profusion. In color it is of a rich, 

 velvety-crimson with vivid cerise-red center. 



METEOR (Hybrid Tea.) 



A velvety-red ever-blooming Rose, of the deepest glowing 

 crimson. As fine as a Hybrid; flower of medium size, very 

 double, and petals slightly recurving. A beautiful open Rose, 

 a free bloomer, and promising well as a pot Rose. It has no 

 tinge of violet or purple to mar its beauty. It promises to be 

 a reliable ever-blooming Rose, free from bad qualities. 



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