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Tfe Dingee C$ Con^d Co., West Grove, Pa. 



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FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS the Rose has been our specialty. In growing them so they could be 

 sent safely by Mail to all parts of the United States, we are the pioneers. Our establishment has 

 _^3 kept pace with the lapse of years, until to-day seventy greenhouses are required to meet the 

 demand for the " D. & C. " Roses. In number of varieties, quantity and quality of stock we 

 may fairly claim to be the leaders in our, particular line. For want of space it is impossible 

 to describe in detail the vast number of varieties comprising our collection, On this and following page will 

 be found a large number of varieties of the Ever-blooming class, briefly described. All of them are distinct, 

 and because of the brief description it is not to be inferred that they in any way lack merit. With the 

 introduction of new varieties, it is our policy to discard those that are synonymous or inferior to existing 

 sorts of their class and color, whether they be old or new. Our collection, therefore, contains none but the 

 very best Roses in cultivation. We recommend those in this list to be among the best of their class, all true 

 to name, and for general cultivation, particularly in the open ground, they are sure to give absolute satisfac- 

 tion. The first or mailing=size plants will give a profusion of bloom this year, and the only 

 difference between them and the two=year=old plants is the comparative yield of flowers. Plant 

 liberally of one=year old Roses. The results they will give will be surprising. 



OUR METHOD OF GROW^ING^ 



is deserving of special mention. We claim to produce the best Roses that it is possible to grow. No pots 

 less than 2}4. inches in diameter are used, and, indeed, a large proportion of our stock is repotted into 

 3 -inch pots before they are sent out. No discussion is needed to prove that such plants are far superior in 

 every way to plants grown in the narrow confines of 1^ and 2-inch pots. It would not be serving the best 

 interests of our customers or ourselves for us to attempt to compete with cheap Roses by employing cheap 

 methods. We shall therefore continue to adhere to our life-time rule of growing the best Roses at the 

 lowest possible prices. When new methods that are as yet unknown shall have been discovered, whereby 

 good Roses can be grown cheaper than they now are, we assure our friends that we will be the first to give 

 them the benefits of lower prices. Ji@^For every dollar's worth ordered, select to the value of 

 twenty cents additional. For particulars see Premium Offer, page 45. 



Owmg to our knowledge of varieties, we can usually make a better selection for our 

 customers than they themselves could make. Where the selection is left to us, we shall 

 send the very best sorts, those that we think will give the best results in the locality 

 where they are to be planted. We shall be glad to know, however, if the purchaser has 

 any preference as to varieties, in which case the kinds selected will, if possible, be 

 included. 



We can supply all the varieties named on this and the page following at 10 cts» each ; 



Jg@^ any 6 for 50 cts.; 15 for $1, postpaid; two-year=old plants at 30 cts. each; $3 per 



dozen, purchaser's selection; our selection, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen, by Express. 



Abbe Roustan.— Creamy white, shaded with rosy blush. 

 Adrienne Christophle.— A shade of apricot, citron and 



fawn. 

 Alphonse Karr.— Bright rose, medium size and full. 

 American Banner — White, striped bright red ; pretty. 

 Archduchesse Isabella.— Perfectly double ; white shaded 



rosy carmine. 

 Archduc Joseph.— Color, rose with blush tint; center 



copper. 

 Bella.— Pure snow-'white,long; pointed buds. 

 Belle Fleur d' Anjou. — Silvery rose, large and good. 

 Camile Roux.— Brightcarmlne rose, with fiery-red center. 

 Captain Lefort.— Violet crimson, tinted with salmon. 

 Charles Rovolli,— Brilliant carmine, shading to rose. 

 Comtesse Anna Thun.— Golden orange yellow, shaded 



saffron and crimson, 

 Comtesse de Caserta.— Purplish red, clouded coppery 



yellow. 

 Comtese de Frigneuse.— Golden yellow. 



Comtesse de Witzthun.— Pale canary yellow. 



Comtesse Eva Starhemberg,— Yellow, buff and yello-vv 

 center, edged rose. 



Comtesse Festetics Hamilton. — New, carmine red, copper 

 hue in center. 



Comtesse O. Gorman. — New, China rose, golden center. 



Comtesse Riza du Pare— Coppery rose, shaded violet 

 crimson. 



Corinne. — Fleshy color, shaded rose and copper. 



Docteur Rouges.— New, red and saffron, looks like a Cac- 

 tus Dahlia. 



Duchess of Edinburgh.— Glowing, brilliant crimson. 



Edmund de Bianzat.— Violet crimson, center rose. 



Edmund Sablayrolles. — Purplish red, shaded pink. 



Edward Gentler. -Yellow, shaded apricot and crimson. 



Edward Littaye.— Pink and carmine changing to rose. 



Elyse Heymann.— Outside yellow, inside pink, shaded 

 saffron rose. 



