Dingee Guide To Rose Culture 



Dingee Hardy Everblooming Tea Roses 



Tea Roses form the foundation of nearly all the 

 great Roses of today. Without them the lovely Hy- 

 brid Tea class would be impossible. The}- are 

 among the oldest and most highly cherished of all 

 Roses. They have made the Rose-gardens of Amer- 

 ica what the}- are. Their place and value is ever- 

 lasting. Rugged, healthy and hardy in growth, free 

 blooming (they bloom all the time), their flowers 

 are chaste and beautiful. You cannot well do with- 

 out them. They thrive gloriously in all sections. 



Their ease of propagation has, unfortunately, 

 caused them to be produced by some growers in 

 enormous quantities to meet a certain demand for 

 "cheap Roses," and these so-called cheap Roses have 

 brought untold disappointment to all who have 

 planted them, and have discredited the business of 

 ever}- first-class Rose dealer. Don't be misled into 

 buying these cheap, "one-eyed." "thumb-pots" Rose- 

 plants made to sell at popular prices. Plant good 



Roses, grown by a firm with a reputation to sustain. 

 Pay a fair price for high-class goods, with a guaran- 

 tee back of them — the Dingee kind — and you will 

 soon become a Rose enthusiast. 



Ours is the greatest collection of own-root Roses 

 in the world. This collection of hardy, everblooming 

 Tea Roses is the very life of our immense list. Tp 

 the beginner — the novice in Rose culture — the great 

 number of varieties may be confusing, but to elimi- 

 nate a single one. however, would do a distinct in- 

 justice to the introducer and to our collection, for 

 each variety has its own particular charm and merit. 

 If you find it difficult to make a choice, leave selec- 

 tion to us. 



Prices of all Hardy, Everblooming Tea Roses, except where 

 noted, first size plants, 25c each; 3 for $1.00, postpaid; two- 

 year-cld plants, 60c each, by express; $6.00 per dozen of 

 one or more varieties. Varieties marked * furnished in still 

 larger or star size at 90c each. 



Burbank 



A revival of Champion of the World, bearing a 

 great profusion of large crimson flowers; very frag- 

 rant, and produced in marvelous profusion the entire 

 season. Strong, upright grower. Extremely hardv. 

 *BON SILENE. A Grand Old Rose— The'color is 

 deep rose, changing to pale light rose. This variety 

 cannot be surpassed for bouquets and decorative 

 purposes. In the open ground it grows to perfec- 

 tion, producing large crops of beautiful flowers 

 from early spring until late autumn. One of the 

 favorites of the old-time gardens. 

 *BLUMENSCHMIDT— A splendid bedding Rose of 

 the Cochet type, glowing all summer with its 

 wealth _ of citron-yellow flowers, each petal of 

 which is edged with dainty rose. The individual 

 flowers are large and well formed, resembling in 

 many ways some of the handsomest Tea Roses. 

 The bushes are strong, vigorous growers and when 

 planted in quantity they soon form a most attrac- - 

 tive feature of the garden, being in constant bloom. 



* Etoile De Lyon 



It is of vigorous, sturdy growth, and seems able 

 to resist heat and cold equally well. It blooms 

 freely, producing beautifully formed flowers of a 

 rich golden-yellow. A great favorite everywhere. 

 BOUGERE — This is a fine variety for open ground 

 culture. Large, full and double flowers supported 

 on long, stiff stems and produced in great abun- 

 dance all through the growing season; color 

 bronze rose or violet-crimson shaded with lilac. 

 ^BRIDESMAID— This variety is valuable for cut- 

 ting and does finely in the open ground; a sport 

 from the old and popular pink Tea. Catherine 

 Alermet. but of a fine, clear, dark pink, much 

 deeper and more constant in color than Mermet. 

 The bush is a strong, sturdy grower, bearing all 

 summer a profusion of dainty, beautiful flowers on 

 long stems. 

 MISS' ALICE DE ROTHSCHILD— The color is 

 rich, deep citron-yellow, which intensifies as the 

 bloom expands. This color does not fade. 



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