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PLANT SECTION 



pluiu ni*r»nte*<i to reach you in good growing condi 



Larger aod more BriltUnt than La Trance. 



PLANTS BY MAIL ONLY 



To glTe the bMt stiKk* and get tbem freah to 

 oa. we aend them only br mall, and do not 

 arrj- them In onr store 



ROSES 



Hardy Hybrid Tea Roses 



Price of all Tea Eoses. except where noted: 

 I-jear mailing size. 10 cts. : 

 strong 2-3rear plants. 33 ct>. 



Snme firms are sending ont mailing size ros^s 

 that are bardlj more than rooted cuttings: we 

 do not handle that kind: our plants are grown 

 In .t-incb pots, are strong and vigorous and 

 ready to bloom at once. These are sent to 70U 

 postpaid at the price. It will be better, bow- 

 •■Ter. for yon to have tbem come by express, as 

 ;ill tbe soil can tben be left on the roots. 

 which is a great adTant.ige. 



Oor two-year roses were all In bloom last 

 summer, and are wintered outdoors, where they 

 bare an entire rest; tbese are not like the ex- 

 baosted bot-bonse plants sold by some; they go 

 by express at your expense at tbe price giyen. 



Killamey. Pink. A phenomenal Hybrid Tea 

 Rose, especially as to the coloring, wbicb is an 

 exquisite shade of deep sbell-pink. Tbe Sowers 

 are enormous, the petals frequently measuring 

 2% Inches deep. Wonderfully strong, throwing 

 up heaTy shoots crowned with long, heavy buds. 

 Free-flowering and perfectly hardy. Price, strong 

 I-year plants, by mall. 1.5 cts.; heavy 2-year 

 plants. 40 cts.: extra-heavy .3-year plants, 60 ct». 



SasboTSt. Yellow. Tlie new queen of the 

 yellow roses. For years I have been hoping for 

 a perfect yellow Rose. Never before have I seen 

 any to equal this. The color Is oranee-copper. 

 golden orange and golden yellow, all Intense 

 shades and extremely brilliant. The bloom Is 

 full and doi3ble. and holds Its color until the 

 petals are ready to drop; the bud is long and 

 p^iinted. It Is pre-eminently a long-stemmed 

 Rose. Price. 1-year plants, from 3-inch pots, 

 2.' cts. : strong 2-year plants. 60 cts. 



American Beauty. Crimson. Largest, sweet- 

 est and best of all hardy Roses. It Is a gen- 

 uine, hardy, ever-bloomlng Rose. For Immen- 

 sity of size, rich color, exquisite form and de- 

 llctons fragrance It stands without an equal. 

 It l« a inl'^k and bushy grower and a continuous 



Moonii"r. makes magnificent buds and large. 

 deep, double flowers, and Is valuable both for 

 house and garden culture. Color a rich, rosy 

 crimson, shaded and veined In the most charm- 

 ing fashion: very fragrant. Price, 15 cts.; 

 larger size, 2'> cts.; 2-year plants. 40 cts. 



Jcmkheer J. L. Mock, Pink. Tliis Is a giant 

 Itose from Holland, and grows to great size, 

 isually outstripping all the varieties around It. 

 The flowers are big and round, of tfee general 

 type of La F'rance, and a bright pink faced 

 with carmine. They are bfjrne freely on long 

 stems, and are valuable as cut-flowers, the 

 firm, heavy texture of the petals making them 

 keep well. .\lso excellent for bedding. It Is 

 almost thornle.ss. Price, 1-year mailing size, 

 from 3-lnch pots, 25 cts.; strong 2-year plants, 

 50 cts.; extra 3-year plants, 75 cts. 



Wm. H. Smith. Light pink. New, hardy 

 ever-blooming Rose. Color deep ivory-white, 

 overlaid with clear, bright pink. As hardy as 

 Kaiserln Augusta Victoria, and a vigorous and 

 rampant grower. I have a fine stock, and offer 

 it at a reas'jiiable price. Guaranteed to bloom 

 this year. Price, 3-Incli pots. 10 cts.; heavy 

 mailing size, from 3-Incu pots, 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. ; splendid, strong 2-year plants, 

 40 cts. ; extra fine 3-year plants, on their own 

 rof.ts, 60 cts. 



My Maryland. Pink. One of the finest of 

 peach-pink Roses. The flowers are large and 

 double, of perfect form, with a bright but tender 

 peach-pInk tint, which becomes lighter and even 

 more attractive as the flower expands. Tbe 

 plant makes a robust growth with many canes, 

 and every shoot bears one or many of the perfect 

 blooms which come throughout a long season. 

 Grown originally for cut-flowers, It has proved 

 perfectly hardy out-of-doors. Price, strong 

 1-year plants, 15 cts.; 2-year plants, 40 cts. 



General McArthur, Red. One of the bright- 

 est, vivid crimson-scarlet Roses In existence. 

 Of free-branching habit of growth, very vigorous 

 and healthy. Every shoot produces a large, 

 double, well-formed flower, which, combined 

 with Its fragrance and hardiness, makes this 

 essentially one of the greatest red Roses for 

 outdoor planting. The fragrance cannot be 

 excelled by any Rose. Price. 1-year mailing 

 size, 15 cts.; strong 2-year plants, 40 cts. 



Bed La France, or Duchess of Albany. 

 Carmine. A fine rose of unusual merit, one 

 that will survive, »vlth slight protection, tbe 



winters of any locality. It Is identical 

 in every respect with La France, except 

 in color, wblcb Is a pretty red when In 

 bud form, but when open It changes to a 

 larmlne. A flue bedder. Price, moiling 

 size, 15 cts. ; strong 2-year plants, 40 cts. 



Richmond. Red. This Is among the 

 most brilliant of scarlet-crimson Roses, 

 and will always be Included In the first 

 half dozen most desirable red Kosei. 

 rbe bloom Is moderately full, of graceful 

 liablt and borne on long, still stems. 

 This variety Is used In Immense numbers 

 as a cut-Bower, and is of equal value tn 

 the garden. Price, 1-year mailing slae, 

 13 cts.; strong 2-ycar plants, 33 cts. 



Cardinal. Red. Can be recommended 

 MS better than Liberty, and, in the open 

 »:round, equal to Meteor. It is a strong, 

 robust grower, with large and massive 

 flowers, dellclously fragrant, full and 

 ilouble to the center. Of easy cultura 

 and extremely free flowering. Price, 

 mailing size, 15 cts.; strong 2-year 

 plants, 40 cts.; 3-year-old plants, CO cts. 



Irish Fireflamo. The dainty, lovely 

 single rose that Is used so beautifully In 

 corsages and for table arrangement; the 

 bud Is wonderfully long and slender, and 

 of marvelous color, combining all sorts 

 of yellow, bronze and red shades. Price, 

 lycar-old plants only, 25 cts.; 2 years 

 old, 40 cts. 



Betty. Yellow. Color a coppery rose, 

 overspread with golden yellow. Its 

 blooms are extremely large, fairly full 

 and of glorious form. Vigorous, erect 

 and free-branching habit; flowers all 

 season, and Is dellclously perfumed. 

 I'rlce, mailing size, 15 cts.; 2-year 

 plants, 40 cts. 



Hadam Constant Soupert. Yellow. 

 One of the most beautiful Roses in exist- 

 ence. Strong, robust, and bears great 

 iiuantitles of flowers. The buds are very 

 long and pointed and of perfect form, on 

 long, stiff stems, opening Into large 

 blooms of a splendid deep yellow, edged 

 and feathered peach-pink; sometimes 

 variable In color with less yellow. 

 Price. 1-year mailing size, 15 cts.; strong 2- 

 year plants, 40 cts. 



EtoUe de France. Red. This French variety 

 Is a most valuable addition to the Hardy Hybrid 

 Tea bedding Roses and a fitting companion to 

 such bigb-grade varieties as Klllarney and La 

 France. It Is a strong, vigorous grower, with 

 good dark foliage, and flowers wbicb are full 

 and double, and as beautiful In the bud as In 

 the full-blown flower, and borne on strong, up- 

 right shoots In the greatest profusion. In color 

 it is distinct from all Roses In this class, being 

 of a rich, velvety crimson with a vivid cerlse- 

 red center. Price, mailing size, 15 cts. ; strong 

 2-year plants, 40 cts. 



Bessie Brown, White. Flowers profusely in 

 the open ground all through the summer. The 

 color is pure white, sometimes faintly flushed 

 pink; petals enormous and well shaped. Price, 

 mailing size, 3-inch pots, 15 cts.; 2-year plants, 

 40 cts. 



Mrs, A. E. Waddell, Yellow. A sturdy, 

 vigorous-growing bush. The buds open a clean, 

 rosy salmon, deepening to scarlet; outside of 

 petals a little lighter. Flowers large, splen- 

 didly formed. Price, strong mailing size, 15 

 cts. ; heavy 2-year plants, 35 cts, 



Radiance. Pink. John Cook of Baltimore 

 has produced more good Roses than any other 

 man in this country, but he never has given us 

 a better Rose than Radiance. It Is a contlnuoue' 

 bloomer and an extremely vigorous grower, sur- 

 passing Wm. R. Smith iu that respect, Th* 

 blooms are very large; clear, silvery pink, some- 

 what resembling the grand new Rose, Jonkbeer 

 J. L. Mock, but lighter In color. This la a 

 variety of the greatest Importance. Price, mail- 

 ing size, 20 cts.; 2-year plants, 50 cts.; 3-year 

 plants, 65 cts. 



Rhea Reid. Crimson. A magniflcent garden 

 Rose. "As large as American Beauty, as double 

 as La France, and as red as Richmond," Is the 

 way this beautiful Hybrid Tea Bush Rose has 

 been described. The color is vivid scarlet- 

 crimson, and the flowers are marvels of beauty; 

 large, bold and of splendid substance. It has 

 a strong, disease-resisting constitution, makes a 

 rapid growth and throws up a profusion of 

 canes from the roots, and is always blooming. 

 Price, 1-year mailing size, 15 cts.; strong 2- 

 year plants. 40 cts. ; extra 3 years, 60 cts. 



