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New Caxnation, Mrs. Patten 



New Carnation, Moonlight 



New Carnation, Enchantress 



shaded place; cultivate and keep healthy during the 

 summer; water sparingly and pinch off all buds as 

 they appear. Upon the approach of cold weather, 

 take up the pots and remove as much of the surface 

 soil as can be done without disturbing the roots, re- 

 placing with fresh soil. Bring into a warm room and 

 water freely. After the period of bloom is over, cut 

 back and remove to a cool cellar; the follo\N-ing 

 spring they will grow with renewed energy, either 

 in open ground or in larger pots. 



GROWING ROSES FOR CUT-FLOWERS 



IX answer to those who contemplate taking up 

 tills branch of Rose-growing, or, in fact, the 

 g^o\^•iIig of any kind of cut-flowers, we would 

 recommend "Practical Floriculture," a thor- 

 oughly practical book, gi^-ing all the information 

 required pertaining to the culture of flowers in 

 general. We can fiimish this book (300 pages) for 

 §1.50, postpaid. 



THE BEST VARIETIES OF ROSES 



THIS is an all-important subject and must be 

 determined ver\' largely by personal preference. 

 It is impossible for any one to set a limitation 

 upon the varieties of Roses that will prove success- 

 ful in the various parts of the country, and we 

 have never yet seen the recommendations of any 

 two persons in this regard that have not differed 

 ver\' materially. There are some points that may 

 be well defined and which our patrons may follow 

 with entire safety. To our minds all Roses are 

 desirable, but tastes differ materially. To enumerate 

 the varieties that we consider the most desirable for 

 the various sections of the countrv- would be to 

 simply duplicate, in a large measvire, the descriptions 

 of the varieties which follow in this book. We 

 might say, in a general way, that it has been our 

 endeavor in making each page of it to set forth 

 prominently the most desirable varieties, which we 

 have thoroughly tested, but we are frequently told, 

 with a great deal of reason, that there are so many 

 varieties offered that it is sometimes impossible to 

 make an intelligent selection, or one that the writer 

 feels confident in making. 



In the South, where all Roses are hardy and need 



little or no protection, it is entirely a matter 

 of personal preference. All classes do well, but it is 

 impossible for the planter of the North to grow, 

 unless the situation be very exceptional, such Roses 

 as the Climbing Teas and Noisettes, which include 

 Marechal Niel, James Sprunt, Chromotella and 

 others of that type, but in more moderate cli- 

 mates these Roses frequently do very well and 

 continue to grow and increase in beauty year after 

 year, notably Gloire de Dijon, which we have seen 

 here in. Pennsylvania growing to wonderful per- 

 fection. Therefore, we would say to our friends 

 in warm climates that all classes, so far as safety 

 during the T\-inter is concerned, will thrive. 



To our friends in the belt of states in the middle 

 and western localities, where the winters are not 

 so severe as those in the extreme North, in a general 

 way, Tea Roses, Hybrid Tea Roses, Polyanthas, 

 Bourbons and Chinas, with proper protection, wiU, 

 in nine cases out of ten, come tlirough the winter 

 safeh'. 



We call particular attention to the hardy t^-pe of 

 Climbing Roses, such as Wichurianas, and the 

 Rambler Roses, which are hardy everywhere. We 

 also desire to make special mention of the Cochet 

 Roses, and we recommend them as the best of 

 all garden Roses of any class, as hardy pretty gen- 

 erally in all sections of the country'. 



The Hybrid Teas, of course, are more hardy 

 than the Teas, while the Polyanthas we have seen 

 gro-n-ing to perfection year after year in the open 

 groimd in northern New York. Climbing Roa|g, 

 such as Climbing Meteor, Climbing Clotilde Sou- 

 pert, Climbing Wootton, Mrs. Robert PearA', Climb- 

 ing Helen Gould and Tausendschon also come' under 

 this class. 



No matter where you live, either in the North, 

 South, East or West, this wonderful class, including 

 our new Rose Charles Dingce, should be planted. 

 Not infrequently we have customers tell us of the 

 hardiness and ^'igor of these Roses, even in the ex- 

 treme North, and for that reason we recommend 

 them as hardy, outdoor Roses for all localities. 



If we were limited to five varieties of Roses, we 

 would at once select the Cochet Roses, which we 

 show in colors on page 55 of tliis book, as our 

 preference; but, as our great new Rose, Charles 



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