New Guide to Rose Culture for 1 903 



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bloom the bush presents a sight that fau-ly dazzles the eye. 



Rose that has been sent from Europe for a long while. Perfectly distinct 



NEW 

 HARDY 

 EVER-BLOOMING 

 HYBRID TEA ROSE 



Virginia R. Coxe 



The Sweetest and Most Vivid 

 Crimson Rose in the World* 



Introduced by 

 The DIngee & Conard Company. 



This wonderful new variety is indeed a pearl 

 of the fii'st water. It originated in Germany, 

 and by special permis^sion of the originator, 

 Peter Lambert, we have given it a name by 

 which it will be known and gold in this 

 country. Having secured control of the stock 

 in America, we named it in honor of Virginia 

 R. Coxe, a talented American woman, a de- 

 scendant of the famous Randolph family of 

 Virginia. 



A description is inadequate to portray the 

 beauty of this lovely variety, especiaUy the 

 flowers, which are the glory of the plant. 

 For intense, dazzling color there is no 

 other Rose to compare 

 with it. The flowers are large, 

 full and moderately double, 

 are handsomely made, oi 

 splendid substance, and are 

 produced on extraordinarily 

 long stems that shoot out beyond 

 the foliage in free yet handsome 

 disorder. The color is fiery 

 cramson, shaded with a 

 dark velvety sheen, pro- 

 ducing the most gorgeous 

 effect ever seen in any 

 Rose, and which com- 

 pletely overshadows va- 

 rieties that have been con- 

 si d e r e d heretofore the 

 most briUiant of theh class. 

 The fragrance is distinct 

 and deliciously sweet, more 

 so than any Rose in our 

 collection. It grows to a 

 height of fom- to five feet, 

 13 perfectly hardy in all 

 sections, and blooms all 

 the time. When in full 

 This is the most up-to-date and meritorious 



PRICES 



strong plants, 20 cents each; 3 for 50 cts. ; 7 for $1, postpaid. 

 Two=year=old plants, 35 cts. each; $3.75 per dozen, by Express. 



