New Guide to Rose Culture for 1903 



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THE Polyanthas are a lovely and distinct class of Ever- 

 bloomingr Koses, distinguished by their dwarf, bushy 

 habit of growth, medium size and very double flowers, which 

 are delightfully fragrant, and are borne in large clusters and 

 masses, frequently seeming to cover the whole plant with a 

 sheet of bloom. They are good, vigorous growers and con- 

 stant and most profuse bloomers, very pretty and highly 

 recommended for general planting, also for edges and borders 

 to beds of the larger growing varieties. Will survive the 

 Winter in favorable situations, with usual protection. 



Price, except Ti^Iiere noted, 10 cents eacli; O for 

 50 cts. ; $1 per dozen; two-year-old plants, 30 

 cts. each ; $3 per dozen. 



Clotilde Soupert.— So well known that no description is 

 needed ; with the exception of Pink Soupert, the best, 

 biggest and freest blooming of all Polyanthas. See ex- 

 tended description elsewhere. 15 cts. each. (See page 32). 



Etoile d'Or.— This elegant Rose is certainly a great acquisi- 

 tion ; full, round flowers, perfectly double, borne in large 

 clusters ; pale chrome yellow, with rich citron-red cen- 

 ter ; blooms quickly and profusely, and besides being ex- 

 ceedingly beautiful, entirely distinct. 



Flora.— A charming Polyantha Fairy Rose ; the flowers are 

 quite large, very full and round, delightfully perfumed and 

 borne in immense clusters. The color is fine ivory white, 

 delicately tinged with soft rosy blush. 



Florabunda.— A beautiful variety ; flowers pale rose color, 

 medium size, very double and fragrant, and borne in im- 

 mense clusters ; blooms constantly. 



George Pernet.— Very beautiful flowers, medium size, very 

 full, with fine imbricated petals ; lovely buff rose^ deli- 

 cately shaded lemon and fawn ; extra flne. 



Gloire de Polyantha.— Splendid Fairy Rose ; flowers large, 

 perfectly double and deliciously sweet ; color fine citron 

 rose, elegantly flushed pale carmine. 



Jeanne Driven.— A lovely Rose ; perfect, full form, very 

 double and sweet ; color pure white, faintly tinged with 

 crimson ; a distinct and valuable sort. 



Little Pet.— A very charming Fairy Rose ; flowers of perfect 

 form, very double and lull; pure creamy white, some- 

 times delicately tinged with salmon rose, 



Mad'Ue Cecile Bruner, — Larger flowers than most of the 

 others, perfectly double and delightfully fragrant; color 

 rosy pink on rich creamy-white ground ; a great bloomer; 

 very satisfactory for bedding. 



Marie Pavie.— Medium size, very full and double, borne in 

 large clusters and masses ; excellent for cutting ; color rich 

 creamy white, finely flushed with carmine rose ; de- 

 lightfully perfumed, very pretty and bright. 



Mignonette.— A splendid variety, one of the very best ; full 

 regular flowers, perfectly double and deliciously perfumed ; 

 color clear pink, passing to white, tinged with pale 

 rose; an immense bloomer, very valuable. 



Miniature.— This is the smallest of all Roses, but perfect 

 form, regular compact fairy-like flowers, double and fra- 

 grant; flowers in wreaths and clusters seem to cover the 

 whole plant ; color cream rose flushed red. 



Perle d'Or.— Charming and very distinct ; color coppery 

 gold, changing to fawn and salmon ; flat-rayed form, very 

 double and elegantly perfumed ; a constant and profuse 

 bloomer. 



Princess Elizabeth Lancelotti.— A grand, new, large-flower- 

 ing variety, like Clotilde Soupert, full and double. Creamy 

 white, canary center. 



The 14r varieties named ahove, postpaid, for $1, 



Oswego Falls, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1902. 

 Oentlemen .—I take pleasure in telling you that every one 

 of the " Trial Collection of 16 Roses" is doing finely, and 

 furnished me with roses almost every day. All have 

 bloomed with the exception of one, which I potted for 

 Winter blooming. Yours truly, F. A. LAMSON. 



The Moss Rose is a strong, vigorous grower, perfectly hardy, 

 and therefore justly esteemed as very desirable lor outdour 

 culture in open ground. Most varieties bloem but once in 

 the season, and usually not the first year, but the flowers and 

 buds are very large and handsome. Moss Roses like rich 

 ground. Like the Hybrid Perpetuals, they are highly valued 

 because of their permanency. 



Price, ao cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts. ; 7 for $1 ; two- 

 year-old plants, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per dozen. 



Blanche Moreau (Perpetual).— This fine variety is highly rec- 

 ommended ; flowers are produced in clusters, and are 

 large, full and sweet ; the color is pure white ; both flowers 

 and buds have an abundance of lovely deep-green moss. 



Crimson Globe. — A decided acquisition among Moss Roses ; 

 deep crimson flowers ; large full, and perfectly globular ; 

 vigorous habit of growth. 



Crested Moss.— Beautiful flowers ; large and full, of a fine 

 rose color. 



Common Pink Moss. — Of vigorous habit ; one of the best ; 

 flowers large and full, of a pale rose color. 



Comtess de Murinais.— Oneof the best and most satisfactory 

 pure white Moss Roses; the buds aie elegantly mossed; 

 flowers large, full and fragrant. 



Captain Ingram.— Habit vigorous, compact and bushy ; flow- 

 ers medium to large ; color rich crimson, turning as the 

 flowers mature to purple ; a free bloomer. 



Glory of Mosses.— A magnificpnt Moss Rose ; extra large and 

 perfectly double ; color deep rosy carmine, shaded pur- 

 plish crimson ; very mossy and fragrant ; one of the finest. 



James Veitch. — One of the finest Perpetual Moss Roses ; extra 

 large flowers, very fragrant and full; color bright carnation 

 red. This is one of the best perpetual-blooming Moss 

 Roses, as it bears its fine flowers continuously. 



Nuits d'Young. — A velvety, purple Moss Rose; very 

 double, and of moderate habit of growth. 



Perpetual 'White Moss.— Medium size, blooming in clusteis. 

 White, tinged with flesh. 



Salet Moss.— One of the very best. Beautiful light rose, 

 medium size, flat form, and very free blooming. 



Zenobia.— Beautiful satiny-pink ; large, full and globular ; 

 flowers are exceedingly fragrant; an excellent Moss Rose 

 for pot culture. 



THE GENUINE WHITE SOUPERT 



(Clotilde Pfitzer). 

 A free blooming, hardy, pure white Polyantha Rose, with 



unusually large flowers, produced in clusters ; distinct flat 

 form and delicious fragrance. Numerous varieties have been 

 offered as White Soupert that are not entitled to this dis- 

 tinction, but in this variety imported from Germany we have 

 the genuine White Soupert, identical in every way with 

 Clotilde Soupert, except in color, which is ivory white. 

 This grand variety is not offered elsewhere, and is a valued 

 addition to the Soupert family, (see page 32) exceedingly 

 popular owing to their free and continuous blooming qual. 

 ities, hardiness and varied colors. 



Strong plants, 15 cts. each ; 4t for 50 cts. ; 9 for SI. 

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



The finest Rose vou have is the one you say the least 

 about. I refer to Marie Pavie (Polyantha). It is the 

 sweetest, most remarkable bloomer I have ever seen, and 

 as hardy as Hermosa. When you get out your new cata- 

 logue say a kind word for it. You sent it to me years ago 

 as a premium ; otherwise I would not have found it. 



Phcenixville, Pa. Yours, D. TQCKER HOFFMAN. 



