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^e Dingee & Cons^rd Co., West Grove, Pa, 



The Princess Bonnie Set 



Hardy in the North<^ Magnificent in the Souths Bloom all the Time 

 TWELVE SUPERB FREE-FLOWERING HARDY ROSES FOR $1 



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TO foster the love for Roses, to encourage all who fear failure of a trial, and to prove that the D. & C. Roses are the best 

 for home planting, surer to grow and quicker to blooin than any other, we malie this splendid offer, if you would have 

 twelve of the very choicest Roses in cultivation, varieties that are hardy and free-bloon)iug— worth five times their 

 number in cheap, unknown varieties with little or no merit— we would strongly urge you to plant the Princess Bonnie Set. 

 This is the grandest offer of the year. The twelve exquisite Rose^ described below are famed the world over for their sweet- 

 ness, their general beauty and wonderful freedom of bloom. With them .success is certain. Throughout the entiie growing 

 season they will yield their beautiful flnwers in the greatest profusion. Plant them and you will become a Rose enthusiast. 

 All hardy with protection. A liberal planting of one-year-old Roses is suie to bring good returns. 



PRINCESS BOT^XIE 



Tlie Only Hardy Ever-Blooming Reel Rose.— The 



brightest, hardiest, sweetest, tree-blooming Rose in existence ; 

 suf'h is Princess Bonnie. Color solid crimson, deeper and 

 more vivid thnn Gen. Jacqueminot.; fragrance far sweeter 

 than La France; produces more perfect flowers than CloHlde 

 Soupert, the most prolific of all Roses. For beauty and ex- 

 quisiie fragrance, it is positively not equaled by any Rose we 

 know, while for continuity of bloom and vigorous, healthy 

 growth— whether planted indoors or in the open ground— it 

 even surpasses a Geranium. It blooms all the time! See 

 complete description, page 44. 15 cts. each ; two-year-old 

 plants, 30 cts. each. 



CORAI.I.INA 



A constant and profuse bloomer, particularly during the 

 Kail The flowers are large, full and finely lormed, making 

 beautiful buds. The flowers are deep rosy crimson, espe- 

 cially rich and handsome. This i>< a splendid bedding Rose. 

 10 cts. each. Two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



CHAMPIOT^ OF XHE 1JVORI.D 



This is a free-blooming hardy Rose of great merit, intro- 

 duced recently, blowers of large size; color a lovely, 

 clear deep pink. One of the liest of all Roses for outdoor 

 cultivation. 15 cts. each ; two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



OEVOIVIENSIS 



The Cliarining Magnolia Rose.— We doubt if there is 

 scarcely any one who does n>.t know of the beauty of this 

 famous old favorite. There is no other variety like it, and 

 none more beautiful or desirable If there is one variety 

 more than another that we are partial to, it is Uevoniensis. 

 It is fine anywhere. Planted outdoors it gives an abundance 

 of its beautiful flowers all throutzh the sea.son. Tlie color 

 is a lovely cr>»amy white withi ro.sy center ; lar^e, very 

 full and oouble, and deliciously sct-n'ted. Tliis is the one 

 Rose that shouhJ be seeu in e\ery garden. 15 cts. each ; two- 

 year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



MAO. E. DURAIVXHON 



An oddly colored Rose. This variety is one of the most 

 unique colored Roses in existence. It resembles Mad. Mar- 

 goifii). somewhau, particularly as to the rich coloring, which is 

 a trifle deeper in this varieiy. It is indeed a heaut fnl Rose, 

 more delicately shaded than Mad. Marqottin, and a most de- 

 sirable variety. The color is citron yellow with bright 

 rfd center, "delicately blended, 10 cts. each. Two-year- 

 old plants, 30 cts. each. 



MAID OP MOIVOR 



Superb flowers formed after the fashion of Bridesmaid. 

 Beautiful in bud ; produced on long, stiff stems. Tlie color 

 is rich glowing pink. One of the best of the new ever- 

 blooming Tea Roses. 15 cts. each. Two-year-old plants, 35 cts. 

 each. 



QOI.DEX GATE 



A. magnificent Rose, with large, full, finely formed flowers ; 

 buds long and beautiful. Color ricU creamy white, ex- 

 quisitely tinged with golden yellow and clear rose, 



making a flower of indescribable beauty Blooms freely. 

 15 cts. each ; two-year old plants, 30 cts. each. 



KAISERI?>( AUOUSXA VICTORIA 



One of the most beautiful of all Roses for open-ground 

 culture; it is a .strong, healthy grower, and as hardy as any 

 of the Hybrid Perpetual Roses, while it bloom- with unbroken 

 continuity from early Spring until severe frosts; in fact, it is 

 as free-blooming as any Tea Rose. It is celebrated the world 

 over tor its elegant, large, pointed buds and large, full, double 

 flowers. Color delieate, creamy white; deliciously fra- 

 grant. As a cut flower it stands without a peer. It is the 

 parent o1 our celebrated new Hardy Clivibiin] Rose. Mrs. Robert 

 Peary. Price, 15 cts. each : two year-old plants, 35 cts. each. 



CEIMBING CI.OTII.OE SOUPERX 



A climbing oflspring of Clotilde Soupert, and one of the 

 grandest Roses in cultivation. This variety has the same vig- 

 orous constitution as its parent, combined with its truly won- 

 derful freedom of bloom and extreme hardiness. In a single 

 season small plants will grow 15 to 25 feet, producing clustt r 

 after clusrer of deliciously sweet, round, full and double floweis 

 of a magnificent ivory-wlii*e, ^liading towards ilie 

 center to silvery- rose. 20 cts. ear-h ; two-year-old plants, 

 40 cts. each. 



MARAM BADIN 



A fine variety. Flowers large and full ; color bright rar- 

 mine, center rose shaded w^itli delicate violet. Buds 

 very long and graceful. Better than Madam Cusin or Mrs. 

 Pierpont Morgan. Habit of growth and bloom free. 20 cts. 

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



MARIE GUIIvI^OX 



We consider this variety one of the grandest Roses of its 

 color in cultivation. A trial will convince any one that this 

 endonsement is not extravagant. The snow-ivliite flowers 

 are full and extra large, very double and sweetly scented ; 

 has many rivals, but no equals for open-ground cultivation. 

 "•0 cts. each ; two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



EXOII.E OE I^YOI^ 



This magnificent Tea Rose is rich golden-yellow; a 



strong, healthy and vigorous grower, immense bloomer, bear- 

 ing flowers and buds early and late; the flowers are very 

 deep, rich and full, excellent substance, full and sweet; 

 surely one of the best and most beautiful Tea Roses lor general 

 planting ever introduced. Remarkably hardy both as to be^t 

 and cold, frequently standing the Winters here uninjured in 

 open ground without protection ; blooming nicely all ihrou.Lih 

 the hottest part of the Summer. 10 cts. each; two-year-old 

 plants, 30 cts. each. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



For $1 "we "will send, postpaid to any Post-office ("witli tlieir arriva n 

 fresli and g:ro\%'in§: condition gfuaranteed), one eacli ot the t^welve splen- 

 did nevk' Roses described above ; 6 sets for ^5. 



SXROISG XWO-YEAR-OIvI> PI.AXXS.— For $3.25 we will send, by 

 ExprCvSS only, one eacli of tbe twelve Roses described above, strong- two- 

 year-old plants, on own roots. Xo finer specimens will be found in this 

 country, and this low price beats all others. Owing to the large size of 

 plants, they can be sent by Express only, at purchaser's expense. 

 J9@"^PI.EASE OROER AS ** PRINCESS BOXBJIE SEX.'» -^^a 



