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Hie Dingee G Conard Co., West Grove, Pa. 



ALL HARDY 



NEW AND RARE 



ALL HARDY 



Hybrid Perpetual Roses 



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UNDER this heading we offer a magnificent collection of Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses. In this 

 list are included the finest varieties in the world, which we have secured at enormously high 

 prices. All are hardy, and with their grand, bold, fragrant flowers they ofler a greater reward to 

 Rose lovers than those of any other class. With a little care they last almost indefinitely. We 

 advise our patrons to plant liberally of them. We ofler plants on their own roots — the only kind that 

 gives uniform satisfaction. 



BLANCHE DE MERU, No. 79 (Verdier).— Large, 

 finely formed, rose crimson flowers, after the style 

 of Paul Neyron. Color bright rose carmine. 

 Splendid varietj% 30 cts. each; 2 for 50 cts. ; two- 

 year-old plants, 50 cts. each. 



COQUETTE BORDELAISE, No. 80 (Duprat Sons). 

 — Looks like a Camellia. Flowers very large, 

 fragrant and regular. Color lively carmine rose, 

 broaaiy edged and spotted with white. A re- 

 markable variety. 30 cts. each; two-year-old 

 plants, 60 cts. each. 



CRIMSON GLOBE, No. 81.— As suggested by the 

 name, the flowers present an appearance oi a 

 large crimson globe, exceedingly double and full; 

 rare and beautiful. 30 cts. each; 2 for 50 cts.; 

 two-old plants, 50 cts. each. 



EXPOSITION DE POVINS, No. 82 (Cochet-Cochet). 

 — Very vigorous; flowers large, very full, superb 

 form; color velvety red. Awarded a Diploma of 

 Honor. One of the grandest Roses offered in this 

 book. 25 cts. each; two-year-old plants, 50 cts. 

 each. 



ELLEN DREW, No. 83 (Dickson & Sons).— The 

 color is charming and distinct, light silver pink 

 with peach shading. The flowers are large and 

 of excellent substance. The habit of growth is 

 strong and healthy. Unusually good. 25 cts. 

 each; 3 for 60 cts. 



HAILEYBURY, No. 84 



(G. Paul & Son.) 

 A beautiful Rose of extraordinary merit. Blooms 

 with the greatest freedom, almost as freely as a 

 Hybrid Tea. The flowers are of a charming, re- 

 fined, round shape; color bright crimson; a good, 

 strong grower. A Rose that you should have. 25 

 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts.; two-year-old plants, 40 cts. 

 each. 



JUBILEE, No. 85 (Henderson). — A new Rose of 

 wonderful beauty, bearing large flowers five to 

 six inches across, very full and double; buds long 

 and graceful. Color glowing velvety crimson, 

 fragrance delicious. Was awarded a gold medal 

 bv the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 25 



. each; 3 for 60 cts. 



MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY, No. 86 



(Dickson & Sons).^IMagnificent from every stand- 

 point. Flowers of great size, perfectlv formed 

 and carried on very stout, erect foot-stalks; color 

 ivory white; petals of great substance; shell- 

 shaned and reflexed; highly perfumed and free- 

 blooming. A vigorous grower with splendid foli- 

 age, we might say mildew-proof. Has won nu- 

 merous prizes, certificates, etc. 40 cts. each. 



MARCHIONESS OF LORNE, No. 87 (Wm. Paul & 

 Son).- — A remarkably free-flowermg variety, with 

 cup -shaped flowers of an exceedingly rich rosy 

 color, slightly shaded in the center with vivid 

 carmine. They are large very sweet and full, 

 and in the bud exceedingly handsome. 25 cts. 

 each; two-year-old plants, 50 cts. each. 



MERRIE ENGLAND, No. 88 (Harkness & Sons).— 

 A charming novelty. Totally distinct from every 

 other variety. Color rosy crimson, very distinct 

 and plentifully striped silvery blush; some of the 

 petals have occasional broad, silvery markings, 

 others flushed like a carnation; flowers large; 

 form and quality the best. 30 cts. each; two- 

 year-old plants, 65 cts. each. 



MRS. R. G. SHARMAN CRAWFORD, No. 89 (Dick- 

 son <§: Sons).— Deep, rosy pink; outer petals pale 

 flush; base of petals white; large and of perfect 

 form. Received gold medal of the National Rose 

 Society. 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts.; two-year-old 

 plants, 50 cts. each. 



OSCAR CORDEL, No. 90 (P. Lambert*. —Bush very 

 strong, dense and bushy; shoots straight; strong 

 spines thinly placed; leaf and growth as Mer- 

 A^eille de Lyon; flowers very large, full, round and 

 cup -shaped; petals large and round; color bright 

 carmine, very rich. Sweet-scented and free- 

 flowering. 35 cts. each; two-year-old plants, 65 

 cts. each. 



PAUL'S EARLY BLUSH, No. 91 



(G. Paul & Son.) 

 A superb Ro.se in every respect — the kind we have 

 too few of. Color light silvery blush; large, fine, 

 bold shape, producing its flowers among the first 

 and continuing throughout the season. Won first 

 prize International Exhibition. We would recom- 

 mend our customers to plant freely of this variety. 

 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts; 5 for $1; two-year-old 

 plants, 40 cts. each. 



PRINCE BISMARCK, No. 92 (Lambert).— This va- 

 riety possesses extraordinary merit. It is a great 

 improvement over Margaret Dickson, which it re- 

 sembles in habit of growth, form and size of 

 flowers. The flowers are very large, magniflcent- 

 ly foi'med and of great substance. It is a vigor- 

 our grower, strong and thrifty, with fine foliage. 

 The flowers are pure waxy white in color, of 

 globular form, somewhat cupped, but well filled. 

 Plants of this variety are exceedingly scarce, and 

 we doubt if it can be secured true to name else- 

 where in this country. Strong two-year-old 

 plants in limited supply, $2 each. 



REV. ALAN CHEALES, No. 93 (G. Paul & Son).— 

 Very large. Peony -shaped Rose of extraordinary 

 novelty and beauty of color; pure lake with re- 

 flexed silvery, white-shaded back petals; vigor- 

 ous and free blooming. 40 cts. each; two-year- 

 old plants, 75 cts. each. 



ROSY MORN, No. 94 (Wm. Paul & Son).— Delicate 

 peach color nicely, shaded with salmon-rose, just 

 the color of the rising sun; flowers large and full. 

 Very sweet. 30 cts. each; two-year-old plants. 50 

 cts. each. 



ROGER LAMBELIN, No. 95 



(Verdier.) 

 This is a decided curiosity among Roses and a 

 novelty of most striking order. The color is very 

 dark crimson with narrow band of white forming a 

 sharp contrast. The petals fringed irregularly like 

 a double Petunia or a Carnation. Odd and unique. 

 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts.; two-year-old plants, 50 

 cts. each. 



