New Guide to Rose Culture for I903 



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KCTiTONE JET 



Fifteen Hardy Ever-Blooming 

 Roses for $1 — The Best Ever 

 Offered for Outdoor Planting 



HIS is the most popular collection of Ruses we have ever olfered. It represents great value for little money. Of 

 the hundreds of varieties tested in our trial grounds during the past season, the fifteen beautiful Ever-bloom- 

 Roses comprising the Keystone Set were selected as the best for open-ground cultivation For earliness and 

 freedom of bloom, beauty of buds and flowers both in form and color, as well as for strong, uniform growth, hardi- 

 ness, ( onstancy and prolusion of bloom, they are the best among the Ever-blooming Tea Roses. This collection will 

 appeal to the beginner in Rose culture whose knowledge of varieties is limited. Ihey are the best of all Evtr-blooming 

 Eases for general out-door planting. If you want a continual supply of flowers the entire season, plant the Keystone 

 Collection. Plant one-year-old Roses liberally. They are sure to be satisfactory. 



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Blooms with astonishing freedom, bearing its large, globu- 

 lar flowers in immense clusters. The color is creamy 

 -wbite, tiliglitly tinged with, lixiff in the center; vigor- 

 ous growth ; splendid for general planting in the open ground 

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



COQUETTE i>E I. YON 



One of the finest Yellow Tea Roses in cultivation for open- 

 ground culture. The color is a pure canary yellow, 



wonderfully beautilul and distinct. The flowers are extra 

 large, finely formed, deep and double, 10 cts. each ; two-year- 

 old plants, 30 cts. each. 



CI^IMBIP^O BRIDES ]»I AID 



This variety is identical with Bridesm-aid, except that it 

 is a rapid climber, attaining a height of 10 to 15 feet in a 

 single season, and blooms freely the first year. Produces in 

 wonderful profusion beautiful clear, dark pink flo-wers, 

 which in the bud or when fully open, are simply superb. 

 15 cts. each. Two-year-old plants, 35 cts. each. 



PERI.E DES JARDINS 



This magnificent yellow Tea Rose still maintains its position 

 as one of the very finest and most beautiful Roses of its color 

 ever introduced." The color is clear golden-yellow, an 



iudescribably rich and beautilul shade ; the flowers are extra 

 large, full globular form, with great depth and substance, 

 richly perfumc'i and exquisitely beautiful in every way. Suc- 

 ceeds well in open ground. 15 cts. each ; two-year-old plants, 

 30 cts. each. 



MARIE VAX HOUTTE 



This exceedingly lovely variety cannot be surpassed by any 

 Rot^e of its color, 'in the open ground it is truly magnificent. 

 The floweis are extra large, very double and full, and are 

 deliciously scented. The color is pale canary yellow, 

 passing to rich creamy white, shaded -with, pale rose. 

 It grows strong and sturdily, and blooms constantly. 10 cts. 

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



ElVFANT DE I. YON 



This is a very popular variety, wi'^h flowers having a pecu- 

 liar fragrance'and an odd color. It is a constant bloomer, 

 perfectly hardy, and a sort that should be in every collection. 

 The color is cveamy-rose, delicately shaded with 

 rich coppery-yellow^. This variety has the delicious 

 fragrance of Sweet Anise, very unusual and remarkable. 

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



CI^OTII^DE SOUPERT 



A variety that is known the world over as one of the best 

 Roses for open-ground cultivation. A strong dwarf grower, 

 producing cluster after cluster of the finest formed flowers 

 imaginable; large, round and flat, with beautifully imbri- 

 cated petals ; full and double, and deliciously sweet. Color, 

 ivory Avhite, shading- toward the center to silvery 

 pink. Absolutely hardy. 15 cts. each ; two-year-old plants, 

 30 cts. each. 



CORXEIvIA COOK 



A Rose with Few Equals— It is a rapid, strong-growing 

 variety, with splendid foliage, that rarely suffers from the 

 attacks of insects. For outdoor cultivation it is hard to beat. 

 The flowers are borne with great profusion, and in form, size 

 and substance are perfect; they are perfectly double. The 

 color is pure creamy white, sonaetiines faintly tinged 

 -with pale lemon and blush. Indeed, this is a most beau- 

 tiful Rose. 10 cts. each ; two-year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



PRIXCESS DE SAGAN 



A Rich Crimson Tea Rose — Crimson is a scarce color 

 among Tea Roses, and for that reason, as well as for its 

 vigorous growth, this is a Rose of great vitlue and bpauty. 

 The color is rich velvety crimson, brilliantly beautiful. 

 It blooms quickly and abundantly ; in fact is one of the 

 freest blooming of Tea Roses. The flowers are vtry prettily 

 made, while the buds are exceedingly handsome. In its 

 color it is unexcelled for outdoor culture. 10 cts. each ; iwo- 

 year-old plants, 30 cts. each. 



EMPRESS OF CHINA 



A remarkably strong-growing varietj', attaining a height of 

 15 to 25 feet ni a single season ; produces hundreds of finely 

 formed buds and flowers ; color soft dark red, changing 

 1o lighter red or pink like an apple hlossoni. A great 

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



SA:XTA ROSA 



Hardy everywhere with slight protection. Santa Hosa is a 

 Rose wondertully improved in size, brilliancy of color and 

 perfection of form, with i:/^f7-??iosa's reckless habit of blooming 

 at all seasons. It grows and blooms almost as freely as 

 grass. Flowers rich shell pink, inclining to crimson ; 

 full, double, reflex petals. A compact grower ; free from 

 rust, mildew or any defect. 15 cts. each ; two-year-old plants, 

 40 cts. each. 



BRIDESMAID 



One of the Finest Outdoor Roses— A delightful Tea 

 Rose, a sport from the old and popular pink Tea, Catharine 

 Mermet, but of a tine, clear, dark pink, much deeper and 

 more constant in color than Mermet. 10 cts. each ; two-year- 

 old plants, 30 cts. each. 



SOUVENIR DE FRANCOIS 

 GAUI^AIN 



A Magnificent Sort,— This is an ideal Rose having merit 

 of a high order. In open-ground trials it bloomed constantly. 

 In growth it is strong and healthy, with large handsome 

 foliage that remains on the plant till the first frost comes. 

 The color is unusally hright, rich velvety crimson ; 

 the flowers are exceedingly fragrant, large, full and very 

 double, possessing a depth that makes their c. >lor all the 

 niore striking; quite hardy. 15 cts; each. Two-year-old 

 plants, 30 cts. each. 



AI.INE SISI.EY 



One of the Best Red Roses.— The flowers are very large 

 full and double. The color is a rich, rare shade of violet 

 red, hrightened wiih crimson marof)n. The fragrance, 

 is exceedingly sweef, and more pronounced than is found }n 

 most Teas. It blooms with wonderful freedom. A grand red 

 variety. 10 cts. each ; two-year-old plants, 30 cts each. 



PINK I.A FRANCE 



A Famous Variety.— Has become famous as one of the 

 greatest of Roses for general planting. It is exceedingly 

 sweet and handsome, both flowers and buds being of grand 

 size ; the color is a lovely shade of silvery pink, 

 tinged with crimson : delicious fragrance ; very mil and 

 wonderfully beautiful ; commences to bloom so(m after plant- 

 ing and continues until stopped by freezing weather. Hardy 

 with protection. 15 cts. each ; two-year-old plants, 35 cts. 

 each. 



Cpppi Al OFFFR — For$i we will send, postpaid to any address, one plant each of the 15 vigorous Roses described 



ort-uimi- ui I i-n above ; 3 collections for $2.75 ; 6 collections for $5. 



T'WO-YEAR-OLD PLANTS— For $3.75 we will send, by Express, one each of the 15 varieties 

 described above, strong, heavily rooted, two years old, on own roots. 



NOTICE— Our two-year-old Roses deserve special mention; they are unusually strong and vigorous; as fine as we 

 have ever grown. 



