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EVERBLOOMING TEA ROSES, continued 



NIPHETOS. This variety is always scarce. In color 

 it is snow-white, sometimes very faintly tmted 

 with pale yellow, Noted for its size and purity. 



PERLE DES JAUNES. When first open, it is a 



deep, tawny yellow, then changing to almost clear 



yellow. The' buds are long and pointed.. 

 SAFRANO. Valued very- highly for its beautiful 



buds and handsome flowers. The color is a bright 



Safrano, continued 



apricot-yellow, passing to orange and fawTi, some- 

 times tinted with rose. A splendid old-time Rose, 

 that has never been replaced by any newcomer of 

 its class or color. It is a variety especially adapted 

 to outdoor planting; vigorous and healthy, and 

 has the force necessary to produce a continuous 

 crop of flowers from early summer until late in 

 autumn. 



Marie van Houtte 



It is a strong and sturdv grower, blooming constant-y, 

 with great freedom. The color of the flowers, which are 

 large, full and double, is pale canary-yellow, passing 

 rich, creamy white, shaded with pale rose. 

 SAXONIA. Verj' distinct, full and double; strong grower; 

 produces beautiful white flowers, \\ath petals edged with 

 bright rose. It was sent to us as an improvement over 

 that most popular Rose, Golden Gate, and is really very 

 well worth planting. 15 cts. each,; two-year-old plants, 

 35 cts. each. 

 SOUV. DE CATHERINE GUILLOT. Flowers large, full, 

 finelv shaped and ver>' fragrant. Free bloomer and 

 \'igorous. Color copper^'- carmine; center shaded orange. 

 Riohlv colored and thoroughly distinct. 15 cts. 

 50 cts. for 4; two-year-old plants, 35 cts. each. 



HEAD GARDENER, GATHERING MARIE VAX HOTJTTE ROSES 



The Rose bushes you sent me came yesterday, and I could hardly believe 

 they had been wrapped up and packed at all, they are all as fresh apparently 

 as when they left your greenhouse. I thank you heartily for the Pink Baby 

 Rambler and Climbing Wootton. — Mrs. S. W. Kearny, San Antonio, 

 Texas, Feb. 19, 1908. 



♦SOUVENIR DE FRANCOIS GAULAIN. The color ! 



is unusually bright, and quite remarkable for a I 

 Tea Rose — rich, velvety crimson; the flowers are 

 very fragrant, large, full and very double, pos- 

 sessing a depth that makes their color all the 

 more attractive quite hardy, healthy and 

 strong. A Rose of great value to the home grower. 

 The strong, healthy plants are quite hardy. 



SOUVENIR D'UN AMI. A \'igorous grower and 

 profuse bloomer; for growing in open ground it is 

 simply luxuriant. The flowers are large and 

 globular, similar to that of the Queen, except in 

 color; very full and sweet; in color is a deep rosy 

 flesh, beautifully shaded with rich cannine; 

 edges and reverse of petals silver rose. 15 cts. 

 each, 50 cts. for 4, SI for 9; larger size, 20c. each. 



1 A pl.^ TTsipIi ^°^ ^^^ Roses ofifered on this page, except where noted, 50 cts. for any 6, $1 per doz. ; 

 ±\J CLo. LL/dCil larger size, 15 cts. each, 50 cts. for 4, postpaid; two-year -old plants. 35 cts. each. 

 Varieties marked with a star (*) in three -year -old plants, 65 cts. each. Add 10' ; to the total amount of 

 your order, and we will deliver the goods free to any express oflace in the United States or Canada. 



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