NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE FOR 1906 



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Virginia 

 "." H- Goxe 



The Sweetest and Most Vivid 

 Crimson Rose in the World 



Introduced by The Dingee & Conard Co. 



New 

 Hardy 

 E V e r - 

 Bloom- 

 i n g 

 Hybrid 

 Tea Rose 



Dpi/^pe Strongplants, 15 cents each ; 4 

 KKIV-Lo for 50 cents ; 9 for $1, postpaid. 

 Strong two-year-old plants, 35 cents each ; 

 13-75 per dozen, by Express. 



This wonderful new variety is indeed 

 a pearl of the first water. ' It origin- 

 ated in Germany, and by special per- 

 mission of the originator, Peter Lam- 

 bert, we have given it a name by 

 which It will be known and sold in 

 _ this country. Having secured control 

 of the stock in America, we named it 

 n honor of Virginia R. Coxe, a talented 

 American woman, a descendant of the fam- 

 ous Randolph family of Virginia, an excel- 

 lent likeness of whom appears on this page. 

 A description is inadequate to portrav the 

 beauty of this lovely varietv, especially the 

 flowers, which are the glory of the plant. 

 For mtense, dazzling color there is no other 

 Rose to compare with it. The flowers are 

 large, full and moderately double, are hand- 

 somely made, of splendid' substance, and are 

 produced on extraordinarily long stems that 

 shoot out beyond the foliage in free yet 

 handsome disorder. The color is fiery crim- 

 son, shaded with a dark velvety 

 sheen, producing the most gor- 

 geous efiFect ever seen in any 

 Rose, and which completely 

 overshadows varieties that have 

 been considered heretofore the' 

 most brilliant of their class. 

 The fragrance is distinct and 

 deliciously sweet, more so than 

 any Rose in our collection. 

 It grows to a height of 

 four to five feet, is per- 

 fectly hardy in all sections, 

 and blooms all the time. 

 When in full bloom the 

 bush presents a sight that 

 fairly dazzles the eye. This 

 is the most up-to-date and 

 meritorious Rose that has 

 been sent from Europe for 

 a long while. Perfectly 

 distinct. All our Roses are 

 on own roots. 



THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., Baltimore. Md. 



Gentlemen:— You cannot say too much in favor of Helen Gould and Virginia R. Coxe. I have the plants you 

 sent me in 1900. The Virginia R. Coxe ia four feet high and it is as hardy as any Rose I have, and I have nearly 

 250 varieties. Yours truly, CAPT. C. H. SNOW. 



