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THE "TOP-NOTCH" COLLECTION 



OF HARDY EVER-BLOOMING ROSES 



' Shown in Colors on the Opposite Page 



The " Top Notch " collection of ever-blooming Roses shown on the Colored Plate will, we trust, find favor with our customers. 

 While it contains some of the finest new varieties, it also contains older sorts which have made a reputation for themselves as splendid 

 bedding varieties — hardy and ever-blooming — throughout the country. As is our custom in making up collections for the Colored- 

 Plate we have selected varieties showing marked contrasts in color combined with hardiness, vigor of growth and abundance of 

 bloom, so that purchasers may rest assured in obtaining this collection they procure sorts which, in the limited number contained 

 in the collection, will give them a variety unexcelled in all the prime qualities of the best garden Roses. The numbers on the Colored 

 Plate are a Key to the varieties as numbered below. 



Our Colored Plate Collections are famous throughout the country; they give universal satisfaction, as is evidenced by the 

 number of congratulatory letters we receive annually from purchasers. Even the smallest size will, under ordinary conditions, 

 give an abundance of bloom, but the larger sizes will, of course, bloom earlier and more profusely. We will send FREE with each 

 collection our pamphlet on " The Garden Culture of the Rose," which gives full detailed instructions on planting and care. 



No. 1. NEW HARDY EVER-BLOOMING ROSE, 



WM. R. SMITH. 



This magnificent 

 variety is an Amer- 

 ican-raised, pedi- 

 gree seedling. It inherits hardiness, constitution, fine habit, 

 grand foliage and superb flowers. Where there are so many 

 good qualities it is difficult to emphasize the leading one, but in 

 this variety we would name its ability to resist disease. The 

 color is a deep ivory white overlaid with a good, bright shade of 

 pink. As a summer Rose it ranks with the best. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7. .50 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, 

 $4.50 per doz.; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



No. 2. HARDY EVER-BLOOMING ROSE, 



LAURENT CARLE. 



A fine new Hybrid Tea 

 Rose which is destined to 

 become very popular. It 

 is a fine, vigorous grower of erect, branching habit and splendid 

 dark green foliage. The stems are long and rigid holding the buds 

 and flowers well erect. It is beautiful in the bud and they ex- 

 pand into large flowers of perfect form, just full enough to open 

 freely, splendid for summer. The color is a brilliant reddish 

 carmine with a soft velvety finish, one of its distinctive charac- 

 teristics. It has a delightful fragrance. This variety is full of 

 promise and must appeal to all lovers of fine Roses. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, 

 $6.00 per doz.; 3d size, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



No. 3. THE NEW HARDY EVER 

 BLOOMING GARDEN ROSE, 



RADIANCE. 



This grand variety was intro- 

 duced by us in 1909 and has 

 attained first rank in this 

 country and in Europe. 

 RADIANCE is a seedling from CARDINAL, a brilliant rosy- 

 carmine, displaying beautiful, rich and opaline pink tints in the 

 open flower; the form is fine, largest size and full, with cupped 

 petals. The bud is large, brilliant, radiant; the stems are long, 

 buds and flowers borne erect on the strong stems, the foliage is 

 abundant and of splendid substance, a dark, healthy green. It 

 blooms constantly, delightfully fragrant and is so healthy that it 

 may be said to be immune against disease. Add to these 

 qualities that of hardiness and vigorous growth, then the grand 

 qualities of this peerless Rose are plainly told. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, 

 $5.00 per doz.; 3d size, 25c. each, $2.25 per doz. 



No. 4. NEW HYBRID TEA ROSE, 



MRS. AARON WARD. 



One of the most delightful 

 Roses of recent years and ab- 

 solutely distinct; if it never 

 bore a flower, the plant would still be an object of beauty with its 

 close-set foliage, dark and glossy 1-eaves, with maroon reverse. 

 The habit is admirable, very freely branched, making a perfect 

 shrub in form, and rustling with health. The wonderful color 

 catches the eye at once — a deep, golden-orange shading out to 

 creamy yellow and white at the edge of the petals; the buds are 

 cupped and very deep, showing the glowing heart to the best 

 advantage. Remarkable for its freedom of bloom, every shoot 

 produces a flower, and its keeping qualities when cut. 



Price, 1st size, $1.00 each, $9.00 per doz.; 2d size, 75c. each, 

 $7.50 per doz.; 3d size, 40c. each, $4.00 per doz. 



No. 6. HARDY EVER-BLOOMING WHITE ROSE, A hybrid Tea 



KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Rose, soft pearly- 

 white, lightly 

 tinted with lemon in the center, just enough to relieve the white; 

 remarkably fragrant, a strong, healthy grower, with bold, beauti- 

 ful foliage. The habit is free; the beautiful, perfectly-shaped 

 flowers are borne in profusion on long, graceful stems, so that it 

 will be invaluable for cut flowers. Professional florists have been 

 quick to perceive the great value of this peerless variety, and it is 

 now more eagerly sought after than almost any Rose on the 

 market. 



Price, 1st size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 40c. each, 

 $4.00 per doz.; 3d size, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



No. 6. NEW FIERY CRIMSON HARDY EVER- A very rich, fiery 

 BLOOMING ROSE, scarlet shading to 



CHATEAU DE CLOS VOUGEOT. d^'^P velvety crim- 

 son; surpassing m 

 color the famous " Jubilee " Rose which we introduced in 1807. 

 Words are inadequate to describe and pigments are not made 

 which could reproduce the wonderful coloring and texture of this 

 truly remarkable Rose. The velvety finish on the petals, the 

 conflagration of color, the fine shape, the size, the dark green, 

 heavy foliage so strong and healthy as to be immune from the 

 two scourges of Roses, black spot and white mildew, all stamp it 

 as a variety of pronounced merit. The flowers are large, full 

 and globular and arc borne singly on good stems. It is de- 

 lightfully fragrant, a prolific and continuous bloomer. This is a 

 magnificent novelty in Roses and must appeal strongly to all 

 lovers of fine Roses for its very dark yet brilliant coloring, its 

 hardiness and ever-blooming qualities. 



Price, 1st size, $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz.; 2d size, 75c. each, 

 $8.00 per doz.; 3d size, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. 



A variety which has 

 quite a name already 

 winter-forcing Rose. 



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as a 



In the 



No. 7. NEW HYBRID TEA ROSE 



MRS. DAVID JARDINE. 



garden it stands out amongst pink Roses by reason of its fine, 

 habit, splen<lid flowers and generally attractive appearance. 

 The color is bright rosy pink shading to rich salmon-pink on the 

 outer petals. A strong grower, large flowers, fine buds and very 

 free flowering, richly fragrant. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, 

 $6.00 per doz.; 3d size, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



Ko. 8. HARDY EVER-BLOOMING ROSE, 



MME. EUGENE MARLITT. 



One of the best of the 

 newer Roses for gar- 

 den purposes. It is ex- 

 ceptionally healthy, vigorous and free blooming. The flowers 

 are large, very double and full. The color is a rich, bright car- 

 mine, with reddish tone, and does not fade or bleach in the 

 hottest weather. It is quite hardy and delightfully fragrant. 

 Price, 1st size, 60c. each, .$6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 40c. each, 

 $4.00 per doz.; 3d size, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



SPECIAL OFFER. 



PRICE OF THE " TOP NOTCH ' 



COLLECTION OF EIGHT HARDY EVER-BLOOMING ROSES. 

 SECOND SIZE, $4.00; THIRD SIZE, $2.00. 



FIRST SIZE, $8.60: 



