1850 



DiNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



Princess Bonnie Set 



Hardy in the North, Magnificent in the South. Bloom all the time 



12 FINE FREE-FLOWERING ROSES FOR $1 



planting of Dingee dependable stock, we have prepared some 



value in that they include a number of our choice kinds for a 



Bonnie Collection is a favorite one. If you 



would have twelve of the very choicest Roses, 



hardy and free-blooming — worth as much as five 



times as many in cheap and imknown kinds 



possessing little or no merit — we strongly urge 



you to order the Princess Bonnie Set. Everj' 



Rose in this collection is hardy with protection. 



Princess Bonnie. Solid crimson, deep and vivid. 

 Pink Maman Cochet. Rich pink, changing to 



silvery rose. 

 Meteor. Deep velvety crimson, strikingly bright. 

 Mad. Abel Chatenay. Rosy carmine, shaded 



darker; of great beauty. 

 Perle des Jardins. Clear golden yellow. 

 Henry M. Stanley. Clear amber-rose, changing 



to apricot-yellow. 

 Pearl Rivers. Ivory-white, shaded with rose. 

 Princess Hohenzollern. Deep satiny red, with 



pink center. 

 Queen's Scarlet. Rich, deep, velvety red. 

 Climbing Clothilde Soupert. Ivory-white shaded 



to silvery rose; double flowers. 

 Virginia. A light yellow, with tinge of saffron 



at the center. 

 Pink La France. Silvery pink, tinged with crim- 

 son; fragrant. 



More complete description of all of the above 

 Roses will be found on other pages of this book 



Dingee Roses are the best for home 

 planting, surer to grow and quicker to 

 bloom than any others, and the success 

 in Rose-culture of those who have 

 planted them is ample testimony in 

 support of our claim. To encourage 

 those who may have failed with other 

 Roses, and to more widely foster the 

 special collections which offer unusual 

 small amount of money. Our Princess 



For $1 we will send, 

 postpaid, one each of 



SPECIAL OFFER. 



the 12 splendid new Roses described above ; strong, 

 one-year-old plants, one each of larger size, $1.50 

 postpaid. For $3.50 we will send by express at 

 purchaser's expense, one each of the 12 Roses de- 

 scribed above, strong, two-year-old plants, on 

 own roots. No finer specimens will be foimd in 

 this c ountry, and this low price beats all others. 

 l!i!r"Please order as "Princess Bonnie Set." 



ETOILE DE LYON ROSES 



Keystone Set 



The Best Kinds for Outdoor Planting 



12 HARDY EVERBLOOMING ROSES 

 FOR $1 



supply of blooms through the entire season 



Keystone. The only hardy, everblooming yellow 



climber. 

 Aline Sisley. Rich, rare shade of violet-red, bright- 

 ened with crimson-maroon. 

 The Queen. Flowers pure snow-white; large and 



double. 

 Etoile de Lyon. Rich golden yellow; immense 



bloomer. 

 Triumph de Pernet Pere. Fine, clear magenta-red, 



passing to bright crimson. 

 Mme. Eugene Marlitt. Rich crimson-red, bright 

 and permanent. 



More complete description of all of the above Roses will be found on other pages of this book, 

 QPETI A! nFFFR For $1 we will send to any address, one plant each of the 12 vigorous, strong, one- 

 jriH>.li\L. wrrE.IV. year -old Roses described above; one each larger size, $1.50, postpaid. For $3.50 we 

 will send by express, at pu rchase r's expense one each of the 12 varieties described above, strong, two-year- 

 old plants, on own roots. IJHT'Please order as "Keystone Set." 



The Roses included in this collection are noted tor their 

 earliness and freedom of bloom, beauty of buds and flowers, 

 both in form and color, strength and uniformity of growth, 

 hardiness, constancy and profusion of bloom. They are 

 among the very best of everblooming Roses, and no mat- 

 ter where you live, you can't go wrong in planting this col- 

 lection. It is especially valuable for the beginner in Rose- 

 culture, whose knowledge of kinds is limited. The Keystone 

 Collection is hardy with protection, and affords a continued 

 . Be sure to reserve for it a place in your garden. 



Sir Thomas Lipton. The best pure white Rugosa; 



flowers large and perfectly double. 

 Comtesse Riza du Pare. Coppery rose, shaded with 



soft blush. 

 White Maman Cochet. Snowy white, with slight 



suggestion of pale blush. 

 Mad. Jules Grolez (Red Kaiserin Augusta Victoria) 



Cherry-red; distinct and charming. 

 Clothilde Soupert. Ivory-white, shading toward thfe> 



center to silvery rose. 

 Mile Cecil Berthod. Deep golden j^ellow; large 



and double. 



