NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE FOR 1906 



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^THE PRINCESS BONNIE SET 



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



Twelve Superb Free-Flowering Hardy Roses for $1.00 



To foster the love for Roses, to encourage ail who fear failure of a trial, and to prove that the D. &, 

 C. Roses are the best for home planting, surer to grow and quicker to bloom than any other, we 

 make this splendid offer. If you would have twelve of the very choicest Roses in cultivation, 

 varieties that are hardy and free-blooming — worth five times their number in cheap, unknown 

 varieties, with little or no merit— we would strongly urge you to plant the Princess Bonnie Set. This is 

 the grandest offer of the year. The twelve exquisite Ro.ses described below are famed the world over for 

 their sweetness, their general beauty and wonderful freedom of bloom. "\^^ith them success is certain. 

 Throughout the entire growing season they will yield their beautiful flowers in the greatest profusion. 

 Plant them and you will become a Rose enthusiast. Ail hardy with protection. A liberal planting of one- 

 year-old Roses is sure to taring good returns. 



PINK MAMAN COCHET 



Tine Queen of Pink Garden Roses. — This is be^'ond 

 question the best pink garden rose in the woi^d. In 

 the open ground it quickly makes strong bushes, 

 producing on long, stiff stems, in wonderful pro- 

 fusion, flowers that are so perfect as to defy accu- 

 rate description. The buds are beautiful, large, full 

 and firm, elegantly pointed, while the open flowers 

 are extra large, perfectly double and of splendid 

 substance. The color is clear, rich pink changing 

 to silvery rose. Blooms all the time. Perfectly 

 hardy. "Worth a dozen ordinary pink Roses. 15 cts. 

 each"; two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



PRINCESS BONNIE 



The Only Hardy, Ever-Blooming Red Rose. — The 



brightest, hardiest, sweetest, free-blooming Rose in 

 existence; such is Princess Bonnie. Color solid 

 crimson, deeper and more vivid than Gen. Jacque- 

 minot; fragrance far sweeter than La France; pro- 

 duces more perfect flowers than Clotilde Soupert, 

 the most prolific of all Roses. For beauty and" ex- 

 quisite fragrance it is positively not equaled by any 

 Rose we know, while for continuity of bloom and 

 vigorous healthy growth — whether planted indoors 

 or in the open ground — it even surpasses a Geran- 

 ium. It blooms all the time; 15 cts. each; two- 

 year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



METEOR 



One of the brightest colored and most brilliant 

 Roses we have. It is highly recommended for bed- 

 ding and planting as well as for growing in pots 

 and conservatories. Color is deep velvety crimson; 

 exceedingly bright and striking; both buds and 

 flowers are large, elegantly formed and borne on 

 nice long stems. Constant bloomer. Price. 15 cts. 

 each; 4 for 50 cts.; 2-year-old plants. 35 cts. each. 



QUEEN'S SCARLET 



A Rich Velvety Scarlet. Ver>' bright and hand- 

 some. Strong upright grower. Hardy and vigorous. 

 A constant and profuse bloomer. 10 cts. each; 6 for 

 50 cts.; 2-year-old plants 30 cts. each. 



DUCHESS DE BRABANT 



A Fine Old Favorite. — This variety unites in a 

 pronounced degree the highest attributes of a gar- 

 den rose, being verv' vigorous, never fails to produce 

 flowers, healthy, rarely diseased in any way. pro- 

 duces large full blossoms, beautiful in bud or open 

 flower and delightfully fragrant. The color is an 

 attractive shade of soft, rosy pink, deepening to 

 bright rose; 10c. each; 2-year-old plants, 30c. each. 



SOUV. PRESIDENT CARNOT 



Large, full, double, exquisitely shaped flowers with 

 'hea\'>-. thick, shell-like petals. The buds are long 

 and pointed like Xiphetos — perfection in every line. 

 The color is new, delicate rosy blush, shaded a trifle 

 deeper at center of the flower. Fragrance delicious, 

 strong grower and free bloomer; has no weak point. 

 15 cts. each; 2-year-old plants. 35 cts. each. 



PRINCESS HOHENZOLLERN 



A strong, vigorous grower, with beautiful dark 

 green foliage. Extra large flowers of perfect form. 

 Delightfully frag-iant. often borne in clusters. Color 

 bright deep satiny red with pink center. 15 cts. 

 each; 4 fci- 50 cts.; 2-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



CLIMBING CLOTILDE SOUPERT 



A climbing offsjji ing of Clotilde Soupert and one 

 of the grande-st Ro.ses in cultivation. This variety 

 has the same vigorous constitution as its parent, 

 combined with 'its truly wonderful freedom of bloom 

 and- extreme hardiness. In a single season small 

 plants will grow 1.5 to 25 feet, producing cluster 

 after cluster of deliciously sweet, round, full and 

 double flowers of a magnificent ivory-white shading 

 towards the center to silvery rose. 15 cts. each; 

 2-year-old plants. 35 cts. each. 



GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE 



A fine new Rose of great value to the general 

 planter. Vigorous grower, and valuable the whoie 

 year round. Commences to bloom almost as soon 

 as set out and continues until severe freezing 

 weather. Ranks with Princess Bonnie and Clotilde 

 Soupert for freedom of bloom. Flowers are large, 

 full and double, beautiful both in bud and full- 

 blown flower. Color pure orange yellow. 15 cts. 

 each; 2-year-old plant.<. 30 cts. each. 



PRINCESS DE SAGAN 



A Rich Crimson Tea Rose. — Crimson is a scarce 

 color among Tea Roses, and for that reason, as well 

 as for its vigorotis growth, this is a Rose of great 

 value and beauty; The color is rich, velvety crim- 

 son, brilliantly beautiful. It blooms quickly and 

 abundantly; in fact, is one of the freest blooming 

 of Tea Roses. The flowers are very prettily made, 

 while the buds are exceedingly handsome. In its 

 color it is unexcelled for outdoor culture. 10 cts. 

 each; 2-year-old plants. 30 cts. each. 



PERLE DES JARDINS 



This magnificent yellow Tea Rose still retains its 

 position as one of the very finest and most beauti- 

 ful Roses of its color ever introduced. The color is 

 clear golden-yellow, an indescribably rich and beau- 

 tiful shade; the flowers are extra large, full globular 

 form, with great depth and substance, richly per- 

 fumed and exquisitely beautiful in every way. Suc- 

 ceeds well in open ground. 15 cts. each; 2-year-old 

 plants, 30 cts. each. 



KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA 



One of the most beautiful of all Roses for open- 

 ground culture; it is a strong, healthy grower and 

 as hardy as any of the Hybrid Perpetual Roses, 

 while it blooms with unbroken continuity from 

 early Spring until severe frosts; in fact it is as 

 free-blooming as any Tea Rose. It is celebrated 

 the world ovt^r for its elegant, large, pointed buds 

 and largo, full, double flowers. Color, delicate 

 creamy white; deliciously fragrant. As a cut flower 

 it stands without peer. It is the parent of our cele- 

 brated new Hardy Climbing Rose ^'rs. Robert 

 Peary: 15 cts. each; 2-year-old plants. 35 cts. each. 



. . . SPECIAL OPrER . . . 



Per il.OO we will send, postpaid, to any Post-office (with their arrival in fresh and growing condition 

 guaranteed', one each of the twelve splendid new Roses described above ; six sets for iS.OO. 



STRONG, TWO-YEAR. OLD PLANTS For i3.25 we will send, by Express only, one each of the twelve 

 Roses described above, strong, two-year-old plants, on own roots. No finer specimens will be found in 

 ttils country, and this low price beats all others. Owing to the large size of plants, they can be sent by 

 Express only, at purchaser's expense. PLEASE ORDER AS "PRINCESS BONNIE SET." 



