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THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., WEST GROVE, PA. 



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FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS the Rose has been our specialty. In growing them so they 

 could be sent safely by Mail to all parts of the United States, we are the pioneers. Our estab- 

 lishment has kept pace with the lapse of years, until to-day seventy greenhouses are required 

 to meet the demand for the "D. & C." Roses. In number of varieties, quantity and quality of 

 stock we may fairly claim to be the leaders in our particular line. For want of space it is imipossible 

 to describe in detail the vast number of varieties comprising our collection. On this and following 

 page will be found a large number of varieties of the Ever-blooming class, briefly described. All of 

 them are distinct, and because of the brief description it is not to be inferred that they in any way 

 lack merit. With the introduction of new varieties, it is our policy to discard those that are synony- 

 mous or inferior to existing sorts of their class and color, whether they be old or new. Our collec- 

 tion, therefore, contains none but the very best Roses in cultivation. We recommend those in this 

 list to be among the best of their class, all true to name, and for general cultivation, particularly in 

 the open ground, they are sure to give absolute satisfaction. The £rst or mailing-size plants 

 wfU give a profusion of bloom this year, and the only difference between them and the 

 two-year old plants is the comparative yield of flowers. Plant liberally of one-year-old 

 Roses. The results they will give will be surprising. 



is deserving of special mention. We claim to produce the best Roses that it is possible to grow. No 

 pots less than 2^ inches in diameter are used, and, indeed, a large proportion of our stock is repot- 

 ted into 3-inch pots before they are sent out. No discussion is needed to prove that such plants are 

 far superior in every way to plants grown in the narrow confines of i^ and 2-inch pots. It would not 

 be serving the best interests of our customers or ourselves for us to attempt to compete with cheap 

 Roses by employing cheap methods. We shall therefore continue to adhere to our life-time rule of 

 growing the best Roses at the lowest possible prices. When new methods that are as yet unknown 

 shall have been discovered, whereby good Roses can be grown cheaper than they now are, we assure 

 our friends that we will be the first to give them the benefits of lower prices. 



^^^ For every dollar* s worth ordered, select to the value of twenty cents additional, 

 For particulars see Premium Offer, Page 47. 



IMPORTANT Owing to our knowledge of varieties, we can usually make a better selection for 



our customers than they themselves could make. Where the selection is left to 



us, we shall send the very best sorts, those that we think will give the best results in the locality where 

 they are to be planted. We shall be glad to know, however, if the purchaser has any preference as to 

 varieties, in which case the kind selected will, if possible, be included. 



We can supply all the varieties named on this and on the page following at 10 cts each ; any 6 for 50 cts. 

 15 for $1, postpaid ; two-year-old plants at 30 cts. each ; $3 per dozen, purchaser's selection ; our 

 selection, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen, by Express. 



Abbe Roustan.— Creamy white, shaded with rosy blush. 

 Adrienne Cbristophele.— A shade of apricot, citron 



and fawn. 

 Alpbonse Karr.— Bright Rose, medium size and full. 

 American Banner.— White, striped bright red; pretty. 

 Archduchesse Isabella. — Perfectly double; white 



shaded rosy carmine. 

 Arcbdno Joseph.— Color, rose with blush tint; center 



copper. 

 Anrore.— Very double, silvery rose shaded and veined pink. 

 Bella. — Pure snow-white, long pointed buds. 

 Belle Fleur d'Anj on.— Silvery rose, large and good. 

 Camile Ronx.— Bright carmine rose, with fiery-red center. 

 Captain Lefort.— Violet crimson, tinted with salmon. 

 Charles Rovolli.— Brilliant carmine, shading to rose. 

 Comtesse Anna Thun.— Golden orange yellow, shaded 



saffron and crimson. 

 Comtesse de Casertai^PurpUsh red, clouded coppery 



yellow 



Comtesse de Frigneuse.— Golden yellow. 



Comtesse de "Witzthun.— Pale canary yellow 



Comtesse Eva Starhemberg.— Yellow, buff and yel- 

 low center, edged rose. 



Comtesse Festeties Hamilton.— New. carmine red, 

 copper hue in center. 



Comtesse Oo Gorman.— New, China rose, golden center. 



Corinne.— Fleshy color, shaded rose and copper. 



Doctenr Rouges.— New, red and saffron, looks like a 

 Cactus Dahlia. 



Dnchess of Edinburgh.— Glowing, brilliant crimson. 



Edmund de Bianzat.— Violet crimson, center rose. 



Edmund Sablayrolles.— Purplish red, shaded pink. 



Edvpard Gontier.— Yellow, shaded apricot and crimson 



Edward Littaye.— Pink and carmine changing to rose. 



Elyse Heymann.— Outside yellow, inside pink, shaded 

 saffron rose, 



Ernest Metz.— Clear satiny pink, edged with blush. Center 

 flamed witk crimson. Beautiful loo«r potgted buds. 



